Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, October 26, 1939

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 26, 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page two Winnipeg free press thursday october 26, 1939 listing c by Peter b. Whittall prime minister Mackenzie King will be heard Over the National network of the Canadian broadcasting corporation in two broadcasts dealing with Canadian War and Effort s. The first broadcast at 8.30 ., Friday will Deal with Canada s War and the second address the Date and time of which has not yet been announced will Deal with Canada s War efforts. Friday s broadcast will be a pc hide to a series of talks Canada at War to be inaugurated on the Csc National network sunday at 8 George Mccullagh of Toronto will open the series sunday and will speak again on the same series Friday nov. 3 at 6.45 Or. Mccullagh was scheduled to speak on the network this Friday but last minute arrangements postponed Iho inauguration of the series until sunday. Fyr Bismarck 550 speakers and subjects to be dealt with under the general heading of Canada at War will be announced in this column As they arc made available by the Csc. U Keith Mcconn Cli control room Engineer from Curc who was recently put in charge o x the station s transmit Ter at Middle Church has just returned from a belated Holiday trip to Minneapolis. It must have been a sort of Busman s Holiday for Keith brings interesting Keith Mcconn Cli and intimate details of Waco s new Foo foot antennae. This will be Good news to All listeners in this area As Waco is the nearest Columbia broadcasting system outlet that can be heard with any degree of Satis faction. War Detroit comes in fairly Good when reception is Good but Keith tells me that Waco s new Tower will push the signals into Here with redoubled Power and clarity. The station will switch Over to the new antennae within the next week or so. A sep. St. Paul up in the graveyard end of your dial is making plans to step up to Watts. In the meantime you might try Waco some evening soon at 810 kilo cycles and see if it comes in any bettor. Mike Peterson ukulele playing member of the old rhythm rebel setup on the Csc has also just re turned from South of the Border Down Mexico Way. Mike however did t get quite As far As Mexico but he did get to Fargo. He and Jack Mooney electric steel guitar and Charlie Trotman Tenor guitar were presented As guest artists on a programme Over v Day last sat urday. Mike and his ukulele will occupy a guest spot on the Csc s old time barn dance from sky s big studio this saturday at 11 Mike who really gets around with his Tike tells me that he is no longer a member of the Ropele hawaiians featured Over Curc. He left to head the hawaiian troubadours. Thursday sky Winnipeg 910 News from London via Short v. W. Jackson nature talks. For today cd cd. Classics. Of inspiration. Frolic. Visiting microphone Unity Chest Headquarters. Allen. Tunes. Up and listen. Alone Ink spots. Man s family the Boulevard news of 1940 Abc. Holly Crosby s music Hall news bulletins Csc Toronto dust violin interlude Csc. Minstrel show Csc Winni in rhythm. And places a the news Carlyle Allison Csc. Orch. Bulletins and Sjon Oll. Com Csc Curc Winnipeg 630 Brevi ties. Ames at the console. Sellers True stories. Paradise. Bits bits supper hour serenade. Wing. News. Theatre guide. Fashions. The hour. Talk at eventide. Today s almanac. The hour. Island with the Ropele hawaiians in Canta Talle direction Isa Dorc Lavitt. Requested quintet. By Rev. H. Miles of miracles in Africa. Be announced. Sunny boys. Doug Ferguson s Orch. Morrison s sport Parade treasure Chest. Russell Orch. Hills when Day is done. Weather and sign off. Wbk. Watrous 540 News from London via Csc Short v Soncs for today. Larry Cross vocalist. Marjorie Daines pianist and Stan Wilson Emit Arist co. Stock quotations. Bits Orch. Ensemble Crackerjack a. Instrumental Novelty croup direction Lou in Lei Csc. Press news Csc Winn pest. The West was Voung talk t a e j Garland Csc 9vc Man s family the Boulevard Csc. News of 1940 Abc Crosby a music news bulletins Csc. Toron dust violin interlude Csc. Toronto. Show Csc. Winnipeg. In Rev thru Csc Van and places in the news talk by Carble Allison Csc win dance Orch. Organ recital Csc dance Orch. Csc. . 4.00 dance Orti Kitty Keene. 4.45 Johnnie Johnson Singer. The guest Book. 5.15 Malcolm Claire. News. 5.30 Jack Armstrong. Salon silhouettes. Fred Waring in time. 0.15 local and world news. A sep St. Paul the strollers. 7.00 to be announced. 7.3u to be announced. Good news of Lime. 9.00 Chilton interludes. 9.10 dance Orch 10.00 european commentary by Bauk 10.15 news weather and dance music silent National network Abc 7.00 one Man s family dramatic serial. A bad Csc. Including sky. Wbk. Tribune forum Wiz. 7.30 those we love dramatic serial starring Nan Grey. Wear a May wow. Joe Penner programme the tip top show. Wiz went. Wham Kaka. Good news or 1640, with Fanny Brice Connie to Awili. Orch and guest stars. Wear Csc including sky and wbk to 10.15 Herald Tribune forum Wiz. Bins of Rosus s music Hall with John Scott Trotter s Orch and guest stars. Wear Csc. Including sky and wbk. 10.00 Fred Warang in pleasure time. Repeat Towmas Koa. Day. European commentary by Bauk have. Wear fyr. 11.58 War news summary. Wear and Wiz networks. Columbia networks ices Ask it Basket with Jim Mcwilliams wbb. Knox. War Waco. Fab. As it seems dramatizations. Wbb. Waco War. 7.55 Elmer Davis news available to full 8.00 major Bowes Amateur hour fab Waco. Isl Wjk. 9.00 Columbia workshop dramas Waco War. Fab. Wax. Pm of. At work series War. Waco. Knox 10.00 Paul Sullivan reviews the news War. A Civ n1 Anity wbb Whas fab. Knox. Paul Sullivan fab Knox. Ask it Basket. Repeat to isl. 11.00 strange As it seems repeat to isl. Paul Sullivan. Isl. . Press news wbb. War. Isl. Whas. Thursday around the world Berlin 5 News and economic re vew n 25.4 m. English. Did 11.77 Meg., Prague 5.55 Evening concert. Olr4a, 15.23 Meg., 19.7 m. Budapest 6 Overture from Char s land of smiles hat4, 9.12 Meff. 32.8 m. Floc 6.30 news in English opera selections topical Talta 2ro h.81 Meg., 25.4 Mike fl.83 Meg. No Madrid 7.25 news in English. Eat d.86 Meg., 30.4 m. London 7.30 variety feature. Gap. 15.14 Meg., 19.8 m. God 11.75 Meg., 25.5 a gab. 9.51 Meg., 31.5 m. London at the Black dog. God. 11.75 Meg., 25.5 m. Csc. 9.58 Meg. 31.3 m. Gab 9.51 Meg. M. London 10.00 news bulletins. God 11.75 Meg. 25.5 Misc. 5.58 Meg. 31.3 m. Gab. 9.51 Meg. 31.5 m. Tokyo 11.40 Programme. Jzyk. 15.16 Meg. 19.7 m. Friday sky Winnipeg 910 . Bulletins. Up and live with Tommy Benson. Programmes. Do p. Coats. Man 1 married. Of the week. Jack. xxxv come True. Keene. Davies wild pianist. Kitabel s briefcase. Claire stories and songs. Armstrong. Ensemble Waring in pleasure time. Baby Snooks and daddy Fanny Brice and her radio daddy the harassed Hanley Stafford the Best news on Abc s Good news show broadcast Over sky every thursday. Here we see them in one Corner of lbs s palatial Holly Wood studios trying on halloween masks. Baby Snooks negativism in to the last pouts her disapproval. 9.45 Allan Enron organist. Peggy s Point of View. 10.15 the gospel Singer. Home folks frolic getting the most out of life or. Stidger 11.00 gems from the opera Marie Antoinette 11.45 old refrains. Musical workshop. . On the mall. Of life. 12.45 news messages and weather. Bus sister. 1.15 life and love or. Susan. Concert Hal of the air. 2.00 the Story of Mary Marlin. A Perkins. Pepper Young s family. The guiding Light. Club matinee Canadian ballads 3.45 bbl news. 4.15 University of the air series subject beautify your surroundings tables Grace o. Ron Ninger 4.30j-Cky studio strings with Constance Stefanik Soprano. 5.00 music graphs. 5.15 master singers. 5.30 Jimmie Allen. News. Symphony of Melody. Curc Winnipeg 630 . 7. Breakfast table newscast. 7.35 around the breakfast table with Jack Thompson. The three of us. 8.45 morning news 9.00 tonic tunes. Your doily round top. Band Parade 9.40 opening markets. The Winnipeg Home acco Deana. 10.30 Good morning matinee 10.45 morning g. R. Calvert. 11.00 the Balladeer Csc Ross Trio 11.30-Rmjdf session Marjeta. Ll.45rr-echoes from the music room. Jack Orch. . Sam. News. The hit revue. 1.15 Mobile unit interviews. 1.30 news of the hour. 1.35 a theme and a song. Meditations. 2.30 the Monitor views the news. 2.45 closing Stock quotations. Music lovers Corner. Tin pan Alley goes to town 3.45 Harmony Hall. 4.00 the Junior musical club. The Little show Rigmai. 4.30 Doc Sellers Trua stories. Uncle Bob. Gus Lazaro ensemble dance Orch. Gray Gordon s Orch. 5.30 supper hour serenade Howie Wing. Market news wbk Watrous 540 . 8.30 morning varieties recordings. The Man i married 9.15 Canadian press news Csc. Allison contralto Orch. And. Songs recorded pro gramme fcb. Morning matinee the most out of life or. Stidger by Ernest Colton Csc. Rose Trio Toronto Trio Csc. Happy Gank Csc. . Of life press news Csc. Winni sister serial drama and love of or. Susan serial drama broadcast markets pro Ducer information Canadian press agricultural news specialized weather forecast for farm regions and music Csc Martin Perkins Young s family guiding Light matinee. Variety show Abc Csc ballads talk by Raith Walker Harvey Csc and Sade in by news from London via co fair entertains Csc Stock quotations Csc Lazaro ensemble Orch. Three cheers. Ensemble Rhy Tim time Csc. Toronto fyr Bismarck 550 . News summaries. Savers. In the news. Signals. Pot inn. Club. Man i married. Agent farm news news and top o the dial. And Bob. And weather. Viennese ensemble. Morin Sisters. And his City Fellers. Police bulletins and aunt Sammy. Ross Trio. Farm and Home hour. . Randolph. And noon concert. Travels. Music appreciation hour. Marlin. Perkins. Young s family. Guiding Light and Jane and music. And Sade. Deaths and funerals Robert Simpson 69, of 392 Victor Street former editor and owner of the Melita. Progress weekly news paper published at Melita Man., died monday at Winnipeg general Hospital. Or. Simpson who also taught school at Melita where he was principal of the school for some time was born at Elora ont and came West in 1895. Prior to coming West he and a brother James Simpson now of Montreal were on the teaching staff of King s col lege school at Windsor . He took an Active interest in sports and As a Young Man was a keen Lacrosse and football player. He was unmarried. Surviving Are two Sisters mrs. E. W. Stuart of grand Forks b.c., and mrs. C. Morrison of Mont real and his brother James. Funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o clock at Western funeral Chapel. Burial will be made in Brookside cemetery. Mrs. Alice a. Thomson 64, of Furby Street died wednesday eve Ning at Winnipeg general Hospital. The widow of David c. Thomson who died in 1935, mrs. Thomson was born in Napanee ont., and had been a resident of Winnipeg iof the past 19 years. Surviving is one daughter Lillian at Home a sister in Law mrs. Thomas Gregg and a Orother in Law George h. Thomson 30th of Winnipeg. Funeral service will be held saturday at 2.45 At the Gardiner funeral Chapel. Rev. G. M. Blackett will officiate and burial will be made in Elmwood cemetery. Mrs. Anna Bowden 74, of 539 Jarvis Avenue died tuesday at her residence. The body will be taken to the Home Friday at 8 ., and the funeral service will be held saturday at 2 In the St. Vladimir and Olga Church. Rev w. Kush Ner will officiate and burial will be made in the family plot in All Saint s cemetery. Mrs. Bawden is survived by four daughters and four sons mrs. Kathleen collard mrs. Ann Beadnell miss Lillian Bowden and miss Mary Bowden off of Winnipeg John Bowden of Vancouver Peter Bowden of California and Jack and Nicholas Bowden of Winnipeg Zawitoski s Are in charge of the funeral arrangements. Funeral service for miss Gertrude Gray of a Ashford apartments who died monday at Grace Hospital was held thursday afternoon at Clark Leatherdale Chapel. Hev. George Calvert of St. Matthew s anglican Church officiated and burial was made in Elmwood Ceme Tery. Miss Hannah Gray of Winni Peg is a sister. Mrs Eugenie Charlet 72, Mani Toba resident for 42 years and a Resi Dent of Labro Querie for a Quarter of a Century died wednesday at tache Hospital St. Boniface. She was born in Sal Landie France May 26, 1867. Surviving Are her Hus band Edward Charlet and one daughter mrs. J. B. A. Bude of St. Norbert. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 ., from her residence to Labro Querie Church with1 interment in the cemetery there. Coutu s Are in charge. John a. Yellowlees 64, of 459 Carruthers Avenue died suddenly at Keewatin ont., wednesday. The body is being brought to Winnipeg and funeral services will be held at Thompson s Chapel Friday at 2 Rev. Robt. E. Park will of Large Quantity second hand lumber for Sale also Quantity of used Brick. Lumber consisting of feet of ship Lap feet of 2-Inch planking doors and windows Hardwood flooring pipes Radia tors boiler Etc. Apply at Job 215 James ave. Rossen s. Yards Dufferin and Arlington. Phone 93 536. Fici ate and burial will be made m Elmwood cemetery. Thomas Yellowlees of 292 Poison Avenue is a son. Whyte remanded on two charges identified by witnesses As an swering the description of one of two men seen breaking a window at Geller s drug store 485 St. Mary s Avenue oct. 8, Bernard Whyte was Given a preliminary hearing on a charge of attempted shop breaking in City police court thursday morning. Charged also with theft of a coat from a car on the Hudson s Bay company parking lot where he was arrested Whyte was remanded to Friday for committal for trial on both counts. Honor e. A. Bradley old associates in the right of Way and lease department of the Canadian Pacific railway surprised e. A. Bradley recently retired on pension in his Home in St. James wednesday night when they presented him with a Case of pipes and a purse of Money. The gifts were presented by k. L. Pratt tax agent of the on behalf of or. Bradley s railway friends from the Lakehead to the Pacific coast making the address of Felicita Tion and Good wishes or. Pratt also included mrs. Bradley presenting her with a leather hand bag. Miss Joyce Bradley Daugh Ter who happened to be celebrating her birthday also was remembered. Or. Pratt was accompanied by Sidney Davis Frank Donaghy c. B. Plant and James Reid representing . Officials and employees. Fou men sentenced a assizes sentences were imposed t thurs Day on four prisoners convicted a the Winter sitting of the Winnipeg assizes. Three others were remanded for sentence. Paul Hucal convicted of rape was sent to jail for one year by or. Justice Dysart. The sentence would have been longer but for a recommendation by the jury that leniency be extended. Mike Stefanick found guilty of receiving a pair of shoes stolen from a main Street shoe store july 16, was Given four months sentence to Start from july 17, the Day he wus arrested. His lordship in imposing sentence said he was much impressed by Stefanick s appear Ance and his evident ability and suggested he should make an Effort to go straight in the future Stefanick in thanking the court said he greatly appreciated the kindness shown him and would do his Best to keep out of trouble in future. Braunick Pawluk convicted of conspiracy in connection with the seizure of a still in the Rural municipality of Springfield dec. 17, got a three month jail term while d. Odds also implicated in the same offence was Given suspended sen tence. Both cases were tried before or. Justice Adamson. John Kissick and Walter Korobko also found guilty of breach of the excise act in connection with the seizure of the still were remanded for sentence by or. Justice Adam son. Remand for sentence was also made in the Case of James Ham found guilty Tice Mcpherson on a forging and uttering a for a narcotic drug. Indian John Woods a treaty Indian drowned near Oxford House Thern Manitoba oct. 17, to word received from monday. The 25-year-old-Man his death while skating Oti the body has been recovery of. Compson this great silent screen joined the cast of not too not too deep at my a co stars Joan Crawford Gable Frank borage directs by w. H. Bailiff s Sale of of Liberty upright t format crore cd radio Trie Washer und leaner fib dining room mite Walnut of a Cal Complete dry Star at my auction Smith St., pm Friday oct. 27th at 2 Studio our cd Chou Crefeld jacobean Bullet and table Oak Centre Walnut tables Walnut radio Walnut China cab net Library table occasional Iraq floor or lung end Windsor Cabinet Maho spiny Chiff Onier s in if to machine radio pictures Reiver Eft. At i i i Simpson co., w. H. Me Tierson Fhone 07 cd broadcast downtown visits merch comm Ity Chest b Max stems special auction Sale of 9-piece solid mahogany room suite Cost Over piece Walnut bedroom Walnut Hall Mirror 3 and Chesterfield suites Walnut Corby. A lion. Secretary desk g. E. Refrigerator 309 Carlton St. Opp free Carter s auction Friday oct. At 2 9-pce. Walnut Din. Pm. Axminster rugs 5-Pcc. Suite Kitchen cabinets Rlee Turlij Corner China Cabinet and hotpoint electric Range in perfect Ocas Lonal Chain Wmk Chest of drawers Beds compleat to Rollo Couch Hub cd hundreds of Tubi articles. T Smau Deposit will hold any i lilt. Max auctioneer. Phone e. Jacob Quick Servia 8 offices 3 Winnipeg opposite Bank of mentral hours 9 to 6. Even Linfs wednesday and till d b by v. E. Fennell Bailiff s Sale instructed by Hibst a co i will sell on. Friday the 27th Day of october at the hour of two o clock a afternoon at Matheson s age Transcona Manitoba one 2927 Willys Knight h sefllfl., of Hirst co. V. E. Fekn eix 88 807 05 770 ;