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Pensacola News Journal from Pensacola, Florida • 7

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7 Tk fmrueels News-Journal Sunday, March 16. 1947 WEAR, Newest Radio Station, Will Broadcast Here in April Alert Police Force Praised by C. of C. Chief of Police William Cornell Saturday made public a letter from Chamber of Commerce Executive Secretarv WiU Davis praising the "very much on the Job" police officers who picked up two lads accused If SHERATON BON AIR Amtrks's NW GsCbW HeUx io delightful soneoadrngs enkr varied tpofts-at ooe of the Sooth's oaotatKUng reject bocels modern, areeroof ideal fig summer climate. Directly oa U.

S. Route L. Write or wire foe 3 i of breaking into the chamber of commerce buildinc Thursday night. Davis recalled that several weeks ago local police had notified cham-j ber officials when a door of their building was found open, Police officials credited Officers I Victor Olsen and J. A.

Nicholson with the Thursday nieht discovery, i Thev said Detectives Raymond Hsr-j per and Clyde Lewis investigated the i case. A ft A rmmtioni Paul E. Lstton The station will operate in 1490 kilocycles. ALPIXE MASS CONDUCTED Hardy members of the "Vikings club" of Mexico City climbed to the crater of the Tohica volcano on a recent Sunday, and st the altar on the Laguna del Sol celebrated an "Alpine the second of its kind to be held in Mexico. A priest is a member of the club.

He dedicated the mass to the Virgin de Guadalupe. Approximately 14 million Ameri-i can homes have central heating plants. Pensacola 'a third and newest radio station. WEAR, will begin broadcasts here April 1, tt was announced by W. J.

Dickerson. manager. Radio Corporation WEAR received its operating permit from the federal communications commission last Jan. 16. Stockholders in the company include Charles W.

Smith of Pensacola, T. M. Carroll of Pans. and Lewis Seibert of San Angeio. Tex.

A 253-foot transmitter tower has already been completed at Second street and Barancas avenue. Dickerson said construction has been started on the ground installations. He said all equipment at the new station was -produced by factories within the past year. Mutual Outlet WEAR will represent the Mutual Broadcasting ccmpany. Thus three nationwide broadcasting companies will have Pensacola outlets WCOA carries prosxams for the National Broadcasting company, while WBSR carries American Broadcasting company programs Studios for WEAR will be located at Gregory and Palafox streets.

Programs will be broadcast from 6 a m. to midnight dailv. They will contain Associated Press news service. Dickerson said Besides Dickerson, personnel of WEAR will include Jack Petrie, commercial manager: Jim Young program director; Howard Grove, chief engineer, and other staff members trained in radio service. r.

wtitis Public to Hear Bsulihsgo Talk Views of Capital Will Be Given H. R. Baukhae. the newspaper columnist and radio commentator who is scheduled to give a talk In Fersacola on March 29, haa been "man at the scene" at practically all of the big hJAorr-makins; events since World war I. The lecture Is being sponsored by the Exchange club and.

Is to be held in the auditorium at Pensacola high schooL The club wlU use the receipts from the project to assist in purchasing lighting and other equipment for Bayllas tlon park. The club is sponsoring the lighting and equipping of the park no the municipal recreation commission can carry on a com plete program at the site. Baukhage has announced his lecture In Pensacola will be "Washington X-Ray." In this talk he will give behind the scene Information on many of the events that are transpiring In the capital today. He will also relate many Incidents connected with the leading personalities who are making history today. Earepeaa Scene He has alo announced that during his talk he will' bring in experiences and in forms tlon he has received concerning Europe and especially Germany and Russia.

Baukhage recently returnetf-irom Europe where he attended the Nuernberg, trials. He was an eye witness to Oermanys plunge into the greatest war in history as he was In Berlin when the storm broke. He saw Hitler In the reichstag launch Germany Into war with Poland. He talked with the fighting, forces behind both the Siegfried and Martnot lines. He was in the midst of Berlin's first' air raid.

When the Japanese: struck at Pearl Harbor, Baukhage was the to broadcast the news from the White House, and the next day he broadcast the declaration of war from the capital. Fsmerat Braadeas WEAR MANAGER W. J. Dickerson. is manager of radio station WEAR which will make its first broadcast in Pensacola April 1.

James Roosevelt Hit by Fever Again LONG BEACH. Calif Jatnes Roosevelt, chairman of the California democratic state central committee, is suffering from a recurrence of tropical fever and his physician. Dr. Thomas P. Foltz.

has ordered him to take a compute rest for at least 10 weeks. News of the illness became puD-lic Saturday as Roosevelt was forced to cancel a speaking enKapement here for next Tuesday night. He informed Clyde Doyle, former congressman, that it iad become necessary for him to cancel all his engagements for several months Roosevelt said in a letter to Doyle that his doctor and his family had masisted that he remain on the "quiet list" in order that he na himself of a malarial condition that developed while he was serving with the Marines in the Pacific. i Spring is the time of year when homemakert are inspired to improve the home beautify and refurnish. It's the season when they can do it at minimum of expense when they Uam about the extra low prices for extra high quefity they'l find at Escambia Furniture Company Howce Rat Embalmer .4 liFH Rid your premises of rats and mice without lrinr a h.

nli 1 1 EDUCATION FUND GROWS The Nsukka District Union duration Fund now totals $12,568 TJsukka. Nigeria, reports. It was started in 1945 to forward education in that district and to provide overseas scholarships for worthy students. All contributions to the fund are voluntary and unsolicited. i using HOWCO Rat Embalmer.

SOLD AT ALL Drug Stores f-ft 1 On Money-Bark Guarantee OUC "Si; Luxurious clour Suite Baukhage's broadcast of the Hyde Park funeral services for President Franklin D. Roosevelt was considered a classic. The text of the broadcast, for which he received the National Headlinera club For spring sprucing up that will give enjoyment throughout thee year. Includes massive sofa and two chairs with restful spring construction, rose or blue velour covert. ward of IMS, preserved for posterity on an aluminum record In th Library of Congress.

J) (J- J- Baukhage began his career in 1913 ss a foreign correspondent in the Paris office of the London Pall 219.50 Mail World war I found him in Washington with the Asso ciated Press, where he began to acquire rua now abundant behind-the-acene knowledge of the na NEW RADIO TOWER The, transmitting tower of radio station WEAR, on South Second street, is 258 feet high. Connected is a 250-watt transmitter which will broadcast on 1490 kilocycles. The new station will carry programs from the Mutual Broadcasting company. have been recorded In Marion county. One well was drilled west of Ocala and another success.

New Interest In oil was created here in 1945. when leasee covering thousands of acres of land were recorded. Modern Extension Dinette White for cheer and charm, for pracicaEty and cleanliness. Choose the extension table with four leatherefte-pedder chairs, sturdily built. Hard Most of us endure plenty of it to earn the necessities of life.

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chairman of the Exchange club committee sponsoring the lecture, reported considerable interest Is being manifest in the lecture and that many tickets have already been sold. Tickets went on sale Thursday st Reynalds house, San Carlos hotel news stand and at the Martln-Dashiell agency. In addition 50 members of the club are selling tickets. Marion -County Oil Activities Resuming OCALA (X Preparation are being made by the Sun Oil company to begin drilling operations on the 90.O0O-arn rmn r-nK Get the Job Aone Get Costs Down GET A JEEP MUTUAL BUILDING AND SAVINGS ASS'N. vji St 33 West garden street VICTORY BONDS! WE Jew miles southeast of Ocala with CCI I AMfcKIUA.

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