The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-20

Statistical paragraph .. WATRs mid-month report on its contribu- tionS to war the effort reveals some interesting figures. During the first half of May, the local Mutual sta- tion has broadcast more than $50 announcements and programs total- ing 16 hours in support of various governmental agencies established for successful prosecution of the war The Treasury Departments campaign for the sale of War Bonds and Stamps continues to hold top place on the list, due largely to the concentrated Quota Campaign now being conducted in Waterbury. Any listener whose set was tuned con- Stantly to WATR during the first two weeks in May heard 155 sep arate War Bond announcements and about two dozen War Bond programs totalling eight and half hours =. Other subjects connected with the war which received attention from WATERS program department in- clude sugar and gas rationing, re- cruiting information for the armed forces, Navy relief, civilian defense, price control, U. s. O. campaign, auto pooling, Red Cross, recruiting of nurses, the war against waste, salvage of vital materials, and the Buy Coal Now" campaign.
 Bulldog Drummond," scOurge Of
 the underworld, who returns to
 Mutual and WATR in 8 new series
 next Monday night at 8:30, made
 his bow to the reading public I'm
 1920, created by Lieut.. Col. H. 0.
 McNelle, a World War I veteran,
 out of sheer boredom. Weary of
 civilian life, McNeiIe started writ
 ing of an ex-Officer like himself,
 who sought excitement. A series
 of nine novels followed, most of
 which have been transferred to the
 screen. Radio shifted Drummond
 from London to the American
 scene Last year.
 James G. Backus, who used to write for the Dinah Shore programs and was an actor on "Gangbusters," has been signed as narrator on '"This Nation at War;" new series which the Blue Network is presenting in cooperation with the N. A. M., start ing May 26 Adventures of Nick Carter, pulp-story detective, are re- ported being readied for regular net work consumption Alec Temple ton is set for guest appearance on the Blue Barron show over Blue this Sunday at 2:3O Reason for the | sudden switch from "Roxie Hart" to Personal Appearance" as Dottie | Lamour,s Playhouse vehicle last Fri | day night has been revealed. .Mau- rine Watkins, author of the original play, Chicago" refused Charles | Martin permission to do a radio | adaptation of the movie version.
 Paul Hartman cracked 8 nifty recently when an audience too .
 few extra moments to get the point
 of joke: You'll have to laugh
 faster than that-I'm i'm 1-A!" ...
 Fred Waring begins his fourth
 straight year of Pleasure Time"
 br0adcaSting i'm June ,. Tyrone
 Power will make his final radio
 appearance before going on active
 duty with the Navy on Monday night. He'll star in "YOung Tom
 Jefferson" on "Cavaicade of Amer
 ica." <. Robert Gay, who was
 scheduled to sing the lead in
 WATERS broadcast of 'SThe Old
 Maid and the Thief" tomorrow
 night, has swapped that assign
 Enent for small supporting role
 in the U. S. Army. Leonard Stokes
 will replace Gay, although he's had
 only six days i'm which to learn the
 difficult role i. John Paul Dick
 son, Mutual correspondent who, had been interned by the Naxis in
 Berlin, is now i'm Lisbon awaiting
 passage home on the Drottning-
 holm.
 New series of dramatic programs. "This is Your Enemy" starts on WATR Sunday night at 10:30. Each will present 8 different side of life in Nazi dominated terri tory, starting with eT'he Treatment Of Women Under the Na1 Regime" . Eddie Cantor's broadcast will originate ct San Francisco's Presidio before an audience of service men tonight. Dinah Shore will sing the novelty song, Conchita Marchetta Loleta, etc.", originally scheduled for last week Father Flanagan, of Boys Town, will help the Quiz Kids celebrate their tooth broadcast to- night over BLUE at "Pass In Review" WATERS new army camp series. will come from Camp Lee, vlFglnis. tonight at e;ao A deaq< '