The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-26

The Queen Marys departure on hel
course, predominant the days progr
events and an address to the Ma
tional Conference on Social Work
At 745 tomorrow morning CHS
and NBC-WEAF will air descrip-
tons of the one hundred fifty-Sixth
RUNNING of the English Derby at
EPSON Downs, with the British
Broadcasting Co.'S best sports an
nouncers at the microphones. Both
networks will switch from the Derby
to Southampton docks to describe
preparations for the Queen Marys
sailing, with WFBM and WIRE
joining the networks at 8:15 for the
international broadcasts.
At 8 NBC-WJZ and CHS (WFBM
at Gid again will switch to the
Queen Mary for last-minute de-
scriptions before sailing orders are
given.
The sailing orders will be heard
at 10 on NBC-WEAF (WIRE). Prog
ress Of the vessel and description of
activities on board will be described
by NBC-WJZ at Sis in the last pro-
gram from the Queen Mary tomor-
row. Both networks have arrange
ments for several ship-to-shore pro-
grams during the voyage, at times
to be announced.
WITH exception to MICS Ra-
w dio City in New York, the
queen Mary is one of the worlds
greatest communication centers. 1t
is completely equipped to talk"
with 81 wave bands, ID radio opera
tors, four powerful transmitters,
photographed lifeboats, and ra-
Incorporated direction finder It's
powerful signals will be heard
throughout the world. For bene-
At of short wave dialers, the call
letters are GBTT.
Passengers in any of the Queen
Marys 500 staterooms may talk by
telephone to persons in almost any
part of the world, and to prevent
eavesdropping by short wave en-
thusiasts, words will be scrambled"
In transit, but will be heard cor
rectly at the telephone connec-
tons.
Henry Wickham Steed, noted
journalist, is to speak from Lon
don at 2:45, NBC-WEAF (WIRE),
addressing his remarks particu-
larly to the National Conference
on Social Work, meeting in At
lantic City.
A FTER many years the definite
4 n announcement about ice Pen
ner's program next fall has been
made. Without the famous duck
he will be heard on CHS each Sun
day evening during the fail and
winter, probably beginning the first
Sunday in October. With him will
be Bob Crosby's orchestra. Harry
Conn, who writes for Jack Benny,
will be the script man. Joe doesn't
want to tell too much about the
series; some one might use his
ideas during the summer.
Eddie Guests last welcome VAL
ley program of the type that has
become familiar to listeners dur
ing the last year, will be aired at
$3.50 tonight by NBC-WJZ
(WLW). Beginning next week,
Welcome Valley will begin a
salute to cities, similar to many
others now aired. There will be
one difference, however. The best
talent of the station in the town
saluted will be featured. Detroit,
Mr.. Guests home town, will be the
first honored, with The Girl
Friends on the program next
Tuesday.
Radio FOOtnotes The Dooley-
Bowling Revue, after originating in
Chicago during the winter and
spring, will move to New York to-
night, NBC-WEAF (WIRE) at 8,
where the comedians will join
Benny Goodman's band.
Vox Pop interviewers, Jerry Bel
cher and Parks Johnson, find many
persons get microphone fright and
can't answer the simplest questions.
One girl recently couldn't recall
"who delivered Lincolns Gettysburg
address"
Song writer's bemoan the fact
that radio snortens the life of their
songs, and in the same breath plead
with orchestra leaders to play their
songs to give them popularity.