The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-04

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The Constitution as Stabiliz-
ing Factor in American Life" is
to be Prof. David P. Barrows'
subject for the first program. Mr..
Barrows formerly was president
of the University OF Southern
California. He has Travelled ex-
tensively. and is the author of
numerous books and articles on
governmental subjects.
Both conservative and liberal
views of tie Constitution will be
presented turing the series. The
talks are to be heard each Tues
day night until June 9.
THE winner of the Fibber Nc
IL Gee and Molly amateur song
writing contest, Charles Alvin
Reber, lives in Pittsburgh. There
were more than 10000 other en-
tries in the contest.
Reber is to receive a cash award
OF 500 and royalties. He has
composed more than 100 other
songs, none of which brought him
a cent. He was working in a
cemetery when his landlady tele-
phoned him news OF his victory.
THE Old Kitchen Clock" his
song, was inspired by an old time
piece which hung in the kitchen
of his grandmother's home.
A trained nurse, Mrs. Sara
Kaufman, will be the first woman
to be interviewed by Phillips Lord
for the three minute thrill fea-
ture of the NBC- WEAF- WIRE
broadcast at tonight. She is TO
tell a story of her escape from
death ut the hands of American
Indians.
A PICTURE of his father is
"A Edgar A. Guests m o S t
coveted possession. 1t is the only
picture of his father in existence,
and it came to the poet through
an unusual chain of circum-
stances.
When Mr.. Guest was boy, he
took many pictures, including
several of his father, with his own
small camera, but after his father
died in 1897, none of these pic
lures could be found.
But his father who had worked
in foundry, had taken one snap
shot of himself to his office, had
turned it over to the drafting de-
partment which made blueprint
copies of the picture.
A few years ago, fellow work.
err. going through the desk that
belonged to Guests dad, came
across one remaining blueprint
picture, still in excellent con-
dition, and forwarded it on to
Eddie.
Mr. Guest, the poet-philosopher
of Welcome Valley, is to be on
NBC at 7:30 tonight.
n
Helen Hayes has drawn from
the period of the French Revolu-
ton for her presentation tonight.
She is to be heard in double
role in "The Minuet," one-act
drama, to be presented as play
within-a play on the New Penny
broadcast at $3.50 on NBC-WJZ.
Another husband-wife combi-
nation will come to the micro
phone tonight when Ben Bernie
presents on his program two
guest artists, Bebe Daniels and
Ben Lon. The broadcast by
MEOW w is to be at 8.
Bernies guests are known as
Hollywood's happiest couple. Be-
fore leaving the Aim capital for
a personal appearance tour, Miss
Daniels completed one of the
featured parts in Music Is
Magic" and Mr. Lyon played in
Dancing Feet and Navy Wife"
A CAMPAIGN to make a name
N for herself as a solo star
is to be launched tonight at 9
when Jane PickenS. member OF
the Pickens Sisters. appears on
Sigmuld Romberg'S program over
NBC-WLW. She will sing an aria
from Flotow's Martha" the we'll
known 1.-The Last Rose of Sum-
mer.
Eventually Miss Pickens hopes
to sing in operetta and opera on
the stage.
Possibilities in television pro-
grams are good. but there is little
unanimity in opinions on types
of programs which would be most
popular with listeners, results OF
the New York World-Telegram
Radio Editors poll show.
Many editors urged the present
type of studio program be seen
as we'll as heard, while many
others believed that the present
type Of show would be dull enter
tainment IL seen as well as heard.
Plays were demanded by several,
and football games and other ma
jor sports events were mentioned
as good broadcasts by others.
The airing of motion picture
films easily could fall into the
same unpopular place now held
by broadcasts of monograph rec
ords II done extensively, several
editors stated.
RCA and NBC are to CO.