The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05

gallantry in action.
The Lockbourne ground school is
considered by flyers as one Of the
best in the world. Each section OF
Flying Fortress, from tail rudder
to fuel system, is individually
mounted to operate exactly as it
does in the completely assembled
Bit.
While the chief purpose of the
field is to turn out instructors for
the BIT, the base still has num-
Der Of regular transition students
who are just learning how to fly
these air giants.
Sweet River an absorbing
serial of life in a typical American
small town, began over Station
WATR and the BLUE Network last
Monday, Jan. 8, from 1000 to 1918.
1t will be heard Monday through
Friday at this time.
believe 1t or NotP-Bob Rip
leySs fact-finding feature which has
become an American institution, will
be heard Mondays through Fridays,
9:15 to $3.50 p. m, EWT, over WATR
starting Monday, January II.
Highlighting the programs each
night will be the amazing new Won
ders culled from a world at war by
the men whose whole life Is a con-
slant worldwide hunt for facts,
and answers to V-Mail questions
sent to Robert L. Ripley from United
Nations fighting men. Each night
Ripley will match the news head
lines with story which occurred
at the news point.
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Short Believe 1t Or Not" dram
atizations will be reenacted and par
Elephants in the real life incidents
will appear on the broadcasts twice
weekly.
A large sized orchestra will supply
musical backgrounds. The programs
will originate from WOR, New York.
Ripley's Believe 1t Or Not!" APP
pears in hundreds OF newspapers,
has been a national best-seller, and
network listening favorite. He
has travelled over half million
miles always hunting for facts.
Where his fans got them Spike
Jones still doesn't know, but among
the holiday gifts received by him
from dialers were a dozen wash
boards which the City Slickers will
use during their broadcasts with
Bob Burns on 1.-THE Arkansas Trav-
eler" programs over NBC Thursday
nights. Spike. by the way, has just
won the title king OF Corn" for
the second year in row In the
Downbeat magazine poll.
Letters from boys overseas are
raving about the reply given by
Jimmy Durante TO Bob Hope when
the iaLJer JTled TO compare noses on
a Command Performance" waxing.
Said Durante, Nov, Robert, you
know you can't compare noses.
Yours Is merely started basic train
ing-mine is ready for Ohicer Can
didate SCHOOL,"
Morton Gould, maestro Of the
CHS Carnival" orchestra, was the
surprised and pleased recipient OF
FIRST edition Of Haydn's 1.-THE Crea-
tion," an oratorio published In 1900.
The gift, a rare collectors item,
was presented to Morton by his
musicians at a ceremony following
the programs dress rehearsal the
other day.
Members Of the NBC Symphony
orchestra got together and waved
a special holiday recording for DR..
Frank Black, who usually conducts
the group when Toscanini and Stok-
owski are not on the podium. The
record consisted Of numbers which
were heard for the first time on the
air under DR.. Blacks baton.
The buttons on Billy Mills vests
are under q strain these days. The
city Of Flint. Mich, Billys home
town, recently presented the con-
ductor with plaque inscribed ITO
O native son who has contributed
much to the music consciousness OF
our CITY,"
Harry w. Fiannery, CHS news
analyst has been requested to speak
before q group Of p. B. ]. men
working on German espionage cases
telling Of his experiences as an
American newScaster in pre-war
Berlin.
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