The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-06

San Francisco, July 6-The ex- perts of '1nformation Please" will make their final appearance of the season at this city's Opera House Monday, July 12, in an effort to boost their total of more than a quarter of a billion dollars in War Bond sales.
 After the broadcast, they will take an eight-week vacation-their first in more than five years on the air-and will return to the NEG network September 13.
 Jan Struther, author of Mrs. Miniver" and one of the favorite guests of Information Please" will join the regulars-John Kieran, Franklin P. Adams and Oscar Le- want. Clifton Fadiman will fire the questions.
 NBC's Bob Hope won top place in Movie-Radiy Guides annual Star of Stars" poll.
 Hope scored no three counts. In addition to being named Star of Stars" he was voted best comedian, and his Pepsodent Program was selected as My Favorite Program ,
 The full results will be published in the July issue of Movie Radio Guide.
 NEG favorites took the lions share of top places. Bing Crosby uas voted Best Male Singer of Pop ular Songs; Dinah Shore, Best Woman Singer of Popular Songs" Y" Bill Stern, Best Sports Commenta- tor";; Information Please" Best Quiz Program; Vic and Sade," 7" Best Daytime Serial" and Don Wilson, Best Announcer"
 Among the NEG regulars who al so won places in the Star of Stars" classification were Don Ameche, Jack Benny, Red Skelton.
 In the My Favorite Program" se- lections were One Mans Family, "Fibber McGee and Molly, Infor- nation Please" Kraft Music Hall" and Those We Love.
 Following Hope as Best Con- edian' were Skelton, Benny, Fibber McGee and Molly, Edgar Bergen, Eddie Cantor and Garry Moore.
 Among those to score as favorite male singers of popular songs were Dennis Day, Frank Mum, Harry Babbitt, Barry Wood and Curley Bradley.
 On the distaff side were Ginny Simms, Frances Langford, and Ma rion Mann.
 Truth or Consequences" "Dr I. O." Kay Kysers College of Musi- cal Knowledge People are Funny Battle of the Sexes" and What's My Name" scored in the quiz clas- sification.
 Road of Lite,' "Portia Faces Life" Ma Perkins, Story of Mary Marlin" and "Those We Love" won plaudits among daytime serials.
 Among Best AnnouncerS" were Ken Carpenter, Harlow Wilcox, Bill Goodwin, Harry von zell, Bob Brown a: > I1;hard Stark. Knowledge" Waltz Time" Hour of Charm" "Voice of Firestone," ;" Kraft Music Hall" and the Bell Telephone Hour" took top honors among musical programs.
 On the dramatic side were "One Mans Family" ''Those We Love, , MT. District Attorney" and "Ald- rich Family"
 H. V. Kaltenborn won a place among best news commentators
 Margaret Speaks, Vivian della Chiesa, Lucille Manners and Jean Dickenson were among those taking top honors as best woman SoloistS singing classical songs, while on the male side were Richard Crooks John Charles Thomas, Frank Munn and Conrad Thibault.
 Those bands reckoned as best on the air included Kysers, Tommy Dorsey, Sammy Kaye, Fred Waring, Horace Heidt, Abe Lyman and Xav- fer Cugat.
 Another NEG sports commenta- tor to find a place among the lead CTS was Clem Mccarthy.
 In the category called "Favorite USO Program" NEG shows chosen included the Philip Morris pro- gram, Bob Hope and "The Army Hour"
 Among those selected as Best Actress" were such NEG regulars as Claudia Morgan, Nan Grey and Alice Frost. The Best Actors" in cluded Les Tremayne, Don Ameche Hugh Studebaker. Les Damon and Jay Jostyn.
 A turkey dinner is total loss Without giblet gravy and cranberry sauce,
 Two treats which arc held in re- serve by the waiter
 Till you've finished your turkey and mashed pOtater. Ogden Nash. Judy Canova. just back from a country wide War Bond Selling tour