Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-29
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his Oath as an aviation Cduct
caused wet eyes among the hard-'
boiled announcerS and engineers
al the station Thursday night.
The reaction of the radio audience
was soon apparent as telephone
calls poured in. asking for copies
OF his brief talk
Michigan has been good TO
me-" said Tom. 'heaped more
hOnorS on me than I deserved.
have tried In keep my head,
realizing that only I'm America
Ssuld I have had this chance.
1 hope my small bit Tin this
war; will make IL possible for
boys Of the future 10 have the
same opportunities"
DR.. Frank Black. who has called
the turn on many radio changes,
thinks the minstrel show will
make comeback during the war
With so many of the younger set
in army camps he thinks the old
Sters will welcome the blackjack
style of entertainment.
Mutual has renewed Gabriel
Heater for another year and
CKLW will continue to carry his
newscaStS at 9 p. m.
Dinah Shores sponsor wants an.
other product-a body deodorant
plugged on her show. but Dinah
objects. Right now her program
Is boosting a laxative, which makes
IL appear from this distance that
Dinah's press agent is just trying
10 get her name IN type-a pur-
pose which he hereby accomplishes.
The sunrise service from the
oraYian church at Winston
Salem. n. C., will form a part of
WJR's Easter service. 1t has been
conducted in substantially tn e
same manner since 1773 and has
been on the air for several years.
John B. Hughes. Mutuals ex-
pert on affairs of the Far East,
returns to CkLW April and will
! be heard thereafter on Tuesday
and Thursday.
Major Bowes has turned over
his yacht Go Dec" to the navy
MS -Llllu IOiltIiDullpIlt
Joe Kelly. emcee of the National
Barn Dance. was a boy soprano
when years old and toured the
country until the voice cracked.
II was never worth much except
for talking purposes thereafter.
WJR's Stories America Loves"
has been shifted 10 1918 n. m.
ana thr Gas spot will be taken
ove- by two General Mills shows
Harvey and DELI on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. and a
Rel Cross program, Thus We
Live" on Thursday and Friday.
Hal Peary. star of THE Great
Gildersleeve" (WWD. is sched-
I'D TO take his famous character
10 the screen.
The lead in WJR's Joyce Jor-
dan" has been taken by five stars
during its long run. Betty Winkler
is replacing Ann Shepherd and be-
fore Ann were Helen Claire. Els
peth Eric and Rita Johnson.
George Callison. announcer and
night supervisor at WXYZ. left
for his home in New York last
week and will enlist in the army
from there.
Don Dunphy did the blow-by-
blow of the Louis-Simon fight over
.Iutual-CKLW for free Like Joe
Louis he turned over his check to
the army fund.
Detroit public schools are doing
a constructive work in the Amer
lean Unity Through Music" series
on WWJ at ! o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Wayne University is conducting
additions 10 pick the most tai
ented undergraduate on campus.
The winner will appear on Fred
Aliens Sunday night show on
WJR April 10.
Donald Dickson will sing Cole
Porter songs when he guests with
Andre Kostelanetz on WJR at 4 80
today.
George Gushing, WJR news edi-
tor, suggests that the Army Air
Corps might adopt the slogan used
by Tom Harmons radio sponsor
Something new has been added ="
The Army Hour starts next Sun
day over NBC-WWJ with pick-ups
from all over the world They
hope 20 be able 10 contact Cen
eral Macarthur on the first broad
cast
Mrs. r. y. r. was scheduled TO
close her radio series last week
but will rem a n for two more
broadcastS
Hymns Of All Churches. about
which many have inquired. is now
WWJ feature at GAS p. m.
Monday through Friday
We the People" dropped by
is sponsor. will be the summer
replacement for Screen Guild The
alter on WJR.
CKLW's two top thrillers The
Shad low" and Bulldog Drum
mond are off the air, bit will be
back in the autumn
Mr. District Attorney j. listed
seventh IN popularity IN the latest
CrosSley poll far above any other
program OF its type.
Mishel Piastro. violiniSt. will bC