Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-26
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will De head man on WJR's III
Our Opinion" discussion at 1873
ID. m. Sunday. In Detroit for
speech at the Fair Grounds Coli
scum, Mr.. McNutt consented 4
tell the radio audience about Tn,
great task that lies before him II
lifting man power TO the wa
effort. Also entering the discus
sion will be Wendell Lunt, di
rector Of Michigan's Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission
and Royce Howes, military writer
for The Free Press. George
Cushing, WJR news editor, vii
lead the discussion.
Nelson Eddy heads the new
Old Gold show which opens or
WJR at eight o'clock "Wednesday
night. The noted singer, of stage,
screen and radio, will have set
ting BETTING an artist of his
class and il will be interesting 10
watch the surveys. Best radio
minds believe he win rank near
the top.
DR.. Walter Damrosch will be
honored by Ohio State University
MAY 5 for distinguished service
in music, radio and education"
WXYZ viii carry the program
here Fred Allen, Lux The
alter. Great Moments in Music,
Gene Autry and Gay Nineties are
now available by short wave TO
Uncle Sans armed. forces
throughout the world Eugene
List will be the first soloist when
Howard Barlow's Columbia Sym
phony starts its sixteenth season
on WJR Sunday afternoon. He's
now a private in the army and
was Ford soloist the Sunday the
Japs bombed Pearl Harbor i
News from our boys in Australia
is now available on CKLW at
Ills D. m. on Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday Kay Kyser,
in Chicago on the way TO the
East. had his band doing street
corner shows to boost war bond
sales.
Clarence w. Avery, president
OF the Murray Corporation and
the Detroit Board of Commerce,
will be the IF. o. F. Detroit" pro-
gram on WJR-CBS and short
wave around the globe Saturday
at $50 p. m. F1restone mas
renewed its Monday night show
on NBC-WWJn for the fifteenth
year despite tire rationing. It's
the second Oldest program on the
networks Don't be too sur
prised il you answer your door
bell and find Dorothy Lamour
there to sell you a war bond.
She's taking part in the house-to-
house campaign in various cities
and will take a city block. SheI
will not be wearing sorong u
Members of the Field Army for
Cancer Control will be the con-
testants on the WJR-WGAR Quiz
of Two Cities show at 2:30 Sunday
afternoon Jascha Heifetz
will be the first soloist in the
great artists series on the Tele-
phone hour (WWO Monday.
Because survey shows "Abie'sI
Irish Rose" on a decided upgrade,
sponsor will continue the show
until June II and reopen on Sep
tember 5 on NBC-WWJ u
Always something new in radio.
Bucknell College will be on WORI
today, telling how the faculty is
prepared to help in the war effort
Ed Murrow is back in Lon
don and will broadcast the first
of his new series on WJR-CBS at
six o'clock tonight. He takes over
the Silver Theater spot Fred
Allen competition is too much for
Irene Rich and so her sponsor will
switch her from Blue to CHS early
in June. WJR will carry on FRI
day nights Harlow Wilcox
adds the Blonde announcing
chore TO his list. Bill Goodwin
goes to the Paramount lot to
make a picture Against the
Storm" wWJ daytime serial
which drew a Peabody award. is
getting the once-over from Holly
wood.
The Army didn't like Artie
Shaw's idea of forming bands for
USO when his draft number is
near the top. so Artie is now seek
ing enlistment in the Navy :.
Barbara Stanwyck and Robert
Taylor (Mr. and Mrs. Taylor) will
head Lux Theater on WJR Mon
day night CKLW is drama
tizing a daily story from the
columns of The Detroit Times at
las p. m. The Missing Heir
program (WJR) has now handed
more than a million dollars TO
persons who were not aware they
had money coming until advised
on the air G.. M. O'Keefe of
the Marines will be the first of six
men from the armed forces on
Hour of Charm (WWD Sunday
night. Best of the six will get a
$500 prize for his camp base =.
Whitfield Connor, a Detroit boy
who comes home each weekend
for a part in Hermit's Cave on
WJR, is the new member of the
Helen Trent cast, originating in
Chicago.
CHS has been given the annual
radio award by the Phi Beta fra
ternity for broadcasts of the New
York Philharmonic concerts. Phi
Beta is a national music and
speech organization and numbers