The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
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By ED LEAMY

The Honorable Sumner Sewall, Republican Governor of Maine, and Professor Frederick l.. Schuman, author and professor of political science at Williams College, will be the debaters, when Americas Town Meeting of the Air" recreates the atmosphere of an early American town meeting, in its Thanksgiving broadcast over Station WATR, Thursday, November g, at 8:30 p. m. For 8 Successful World Organiz- ation, Must All Member Nations Ac- cept Democratic Principles?" is the discussion topic. Governor Sewall, 8 much-decorated combat ace in World War I, a commercial airlineS founder and executive, and for the last decade a leading figure in Maine's government, speaks for the affirmative. Professor Schuman, holder of the Woodrow Wilson Eel lowship of Government at Williams College, who observed on the scene the inauguration of Russia'S first Five Year Plan and the Nazi Revo- lution in Germany, upholds the neg ative. George V. Denny, Jr., founder of Town Meeting" will moderate this session, which will originate in a New England Town Hall.
 Because service men overseas cus- tomarily hear their radio programs by transcription sixweeks after their original broadcast, Kay Kyser and his guest star, Bob Hope, will do their Christmas broadcasting early this year, on Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge" tomorrow, November g, at 10 p. n., over NEG. With Hope as guest Santa Claus, an hour of hilarity, will be broadcast from the Navy's Sixth War Loan Exhibit, ''The Pacific Theater," in Chicago. For the first time since the war be- gan. an audience composed fifty per cent of civilian War Bond pur- chasers will see Kyser and Hope in action on broadcast. The entire broadcast, less only the commercial messages, will be transcribed for ship ment overseas, and every effort will be made to deliver the records to all the fighting fronts in time for Christmas broadcts. Appearance of Hope on the Kyser show represents a swap with Kyser appearing on the Hope show the preceding night.
 Orson Welles, actor, writer and producer, tries something new when he co-stars with Orson Welles in Sinclair Lewis Willow Walk ' on This Is My Best" tonight at 9:30 p. m., over Station WATR. He plans robbery, and as an accom- plice," creates a mythical twin brother who is an evangelist. "Wil- low Walk" is an unusual type story for Lewis, first American author to be awarded the Nobel Prize for dis tinction in world literature.
 Operetta favorites make up the Hour of Charm" when Phil Spi- talny and his all-girl orchestra broadcast from Hollywood, over NEG, Sunday, Nov. 26, at 10 p. m. Evelyn and her magic violin, the oontralto voice of Francine and the two-piano team, Ruth and Louise, are featured with the orchestra and choir, in program which includes waltzeS from Die Fledermaus;; {" "One Kiss" from "The New Moon" Rose Marie" from Rose Marie; /" Summertime from "Porgy and BeSs;" "Serenade" from "The Stu dent Prince;;" "Old Man River" from Show Boat and the hymn of the evening, Tn the Garden ' which is dedicated tC the Head quarters Squadron of the Army Air Forces, at Boiling Field, Washing ton, D. c.
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