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she frightened her butler by appearing from the upper floor of her duplex apartment dressed as an immigrant woman. One of Mrs. Berg's best sources of material is an East Side Woman's Club where she is registered as a member under the name of Tillie Berger. Like other members, she pays three dollars a year in dues. At regular intervals, Mrs.

Berg puts her hair up in curlers, wears an old coat and hat and goes down to the Club for an afternoon of gossip and knitting. Mrs. Berg is rarely recognized on her visits as "Molly" of "The Goldbergs." Most of the radio audience visualize her as a much older woman wearing a gingham apron. Actually, she is in her thirties, and dresses smartly. When a group of school children visited her at the CBS studios, they wouldn't believe that Mrs.

Berg was "Molly." She proved to them that she was the mother of "The Goldbergs" by reading several lines from that day's script. Alan Bunce, leading man of Columbia network's "Young Dr. Ma lone." felt a little apologetic recently when the entire fire depart ment of Stamford, fame roaring up to his home to put out a small fire in his cellar. The firemen said they didn't mind be cause it had been quite a while since they'd had an excuse to take out the fire engines. Jack Leonard, romantic singer on CBS's new "Meet the Music" pro gram, probably has lost more col lar buttons than any other man.

Jack always unbuttons his shirt before singing and the buttons drop out of the button hole which is why he always carries spares in his vest pocket. "SCARE" STAR OiV FRIDAY BOR43 KAtl LOFF Boris Karloff. "scare 'em" star of of the movies, currently ap pearing in Broadway's murder a minute comedy, "Arsenic and Old Lace," will have the starring role in an original thriller on the "Kate Smith Hour" over Columbia net work and WHP, Friday 8 to 8.55 p. m. Miss Smith sings three songs as the featured musical presentation of the broadcast.

The Ted Straeter Chorus, Jack Miller and his orchestra, the Mullen Sisters, the Smart Set Quartet, Comedians Charlie Cantor and Minerva Pious, and Ted Collins, master of ceremonie, round out the pro tttm. i Will' RADIO PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK STARTING MARCH 2 Real People Form Characters on Daily "Goldberg" Stories Ask Gertrude Berg, author, director and star of Columbia's serial, "The Goldbergs," what has been her source of material for eleven years of broadcasting and more than 2550 consecutive scripts, and she will answer: "People." With Fannie Merrill, her secretary, as bodveuard and companion, Mrs. Berg has covered most of New York City, and has travelled from Maine to Florida, by plane, train and automobile, looking for interesting daces and colorful characters. Often, to feel at ease with the people she is visiting, and i also hide her radio identity, Mrs. Berg re 1 sorts to makeup and costumes.

Some of her "4 discmises are so complete that she has been L' lJSiUj able to fool her friends and even members of her family. On one occasion. WH1, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 (STANDARD TIME) MORNING 6.30 1IBG Sunrise Roundup Penna. Department of Agriculture 7.00 HBG Morning Alarm 7.15 HBG News Bulletins Miller's 7.20 HBG Morning Alarm Music Time Weather at 7.30 7.45 HBG Bond's Breakfast Bulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 CBS European News Roundup 8.15 CBS Music of Today 8.45 HBG Morning Devotions 9.00 HBG "Nine O'Clock News" Brev. 9.15 CBS American School of the Air 9.45 HBG "Ma rerkins" Presented by Oxydol 10.00 CBS "By Kathleen Norris" General Mills 10.15 CBS "Myrt and Marge" Super Suds 10.30 CBS "Stepmother" presented by Colgate Palmolive Company 10.45 HBG "Dialing For Dollars" Giant Food Fair Markets 11.00 HBG News Reports Burche Co.

11.05 HBG Morning Melodies 1.15 CBS "Martha Webster" Campbell Soup 11.30 CBS "Big Sister" presented by Rinso 11.45 CBS "Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories" Spry 12.00 CBS "Kate Smith Speaks" Grape Nuts AFTERNOON 12.15 CBS "When a Girl Marries" Prudential Insurance Company 12.30 HBG Noonday News Hall's 12.40 HBG Weather Report, U. S. Weather Bureau 12.45 CBS "Our Gal Sunday" Anacin 1.00 CBS "Life Can Be Beautiful" Ivory Soap 1.15 CBS "Woman in White" Camay 1.30 CBS "Right to Happiness" Crisco 1.45 CBS "Road ot Life" presented by Chipso 2.00 CBS "Young Doctor Malone" Post Toasties 2.15 CBS "Joyce Jordan" La France and Satina 2.30 HBG News Reports Burche Co. 2.35 HBG Lew White Trio 2.45 HBG "The Guiding Light" Duz IT 1 ELMER DAVIS "Elmer Davis and the News" popular snld evenlnc news cant of W1IP and CBS heard nightly at 8.55 p. will be Hponsored by Chrysler Monday.

Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Joan Edwards Heads New Song Series as 'Givl About Town' Joan Edwards, the singing star and pianist whose sparkling style in popular music has been familiar to radio 1 rlnKut in PRC! in 1 I begins a new three times a weck series en titled "Girl About Town" over Columbia network and WIIP Monday, 10.30 to 10.45 p. m. "Girl About Town" is to be heard at the same time on Wednesdays and Fridays. In her program of popular music.

Miss Edwards will be accompanied by Cy Walters and Johnny Garde, duo pianists. Joan herself is to be at the piano for one number on each program. The nroeram's theme song, "Girl About Town," was written by Miss Edwards espe 3.00 CBS Mary Margaret McBride Florida Citrus Fruits 3.15 HBG Rustic Ramblers 3.30 CBS "A Triend In Deed" 3.45 HBG Organ Melodies 3.55 CBS News Reports 4.00 CBS "Portia Faces Life" Post 40 Bran Flakes 4.15 CBS "We, The Abbotts" Nucoa 4.30 CBS "Hilltop House" Palmolive Soap 4.45 HBG Junior Town 5.00 CBS "The Goldbergs" Oxydol 5.15 HBG "The O'Neills" Ivory Soap 5.30 HBG "Traveler Talks" 5.45 HBG "Superman" Presented by Quaker Oats EVENING 6.00CBS Bob Trout, News presented by Commercial Credit Co. 8.05 CBS Edwin C. Hill "The Human Side of the News" American Oil Company 6.15 HBG The Sport World 6.30 HBG Radio News Extra Styletex Clothes 6.45 CBS "The World Today" 7.00 HBG "Gifts for Listening" Miller's 7.15 HBG "Donald Novis Sings" Doutrichs 7.30 HBG America Takes Wings 7.45 HBG Patti Matthews, Songs 8.00 HBG Don Allen Revue 8T30 CBS Jean Horsholt as "Dr.

Christian" Chesebrough Mfg. Company 8.55 CBS Elmer Davis News Chrysler Corp. 9.00 CBS Texaco Star Theatre with Fred Allen presented by Texas Oil Company 10.00 CBS Glenn Miller's Orchestra Presented by Chesterfield Cigarets 10.15 HBG "News Ahead of the Headlines" David's 10.20 HBG Harry Bruer Trio 10.30 CBS Joan Edwards "Girl About Town" 10.45 CBS News of the World 11.00 HBG News Reports 11.05 HBG Europe "Then and Now" 11.15 CBS Shop Fields and His Orchestra 11.30 CBS Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra 12.00 CBS Press Radio News 12.05 CBS Walter Gross and His Orchestra 12.30 CBS Will Hudson and His Orchestra 12.55 CBS News Summary and Sign off WIIP, THURSDAY, MARCH 6 MORNING 6.30 HBG Sunrise Roundup Penna. Department of Agriculture 6.45 HBG Farm News Presented by P. Lorii lard Co.

7.00 HBG Morning Alarm 7.15 HBG News Bulletins Miller's 7.20 HBG Morning Alarm Music Time Weather at 7.30 7.45 HBG Bond's Breakfast Bulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 CBS European News Roundup 8.15 CBS Simple Melodies 8.45 HBG Morning Devotions 9.00 HBG "Nine O'Clock News" Brev 9.15 CBS American School of the Air 9.45 HBG "Ma Perkins" Presented by Oxydol 10.00 CBS "By Kathleen Norrts" General Mills 10.15 CBS "Myrt and Marge" Super Suds 10.30 CBS "Stepmother" presented by coigate Palmohve Company 10.45 HBG "Dialing For Dollars" Giant Food Fair Markets 11.00 HBG News Reports Burche Co. 11.05 HBG Morning Melodies 11.15 CBS "Martha Webster" Campbell Soup 11.30 CBS "Big Sister" presented by Rinso 11.45 CBS "Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories" Spry 12.00 CBS "Kate Smith Speaks" Grape Nuts AFTERNOON 12.15 CBS "When a Girl Marries" Prudential Insurance Company 12.30 HBG Noonday News Hall's 12.40 HBG Weather Report, U. S. Weather Bureau 12.45 CBS "Our Gal Sunday" Anacin 1.00 CBS "Life Can Be Beautiful" Ivory Soap 1.15 CBS "Woman in White" Camay 1.30 CBS "Right to ftapplness" Crisco 1.45 CBS "Road of Life" presented by Chipso 2.00 CBS "Young Dr. Malone" rPost's 40 Bran Flakes 2.15 CBS "Joyce Jordan Girl Interne" La France and Satina 2.30 HBG News Reports Burche Co.

2.35 HBG Mandolettos 2.45 HBG "The Guiding Light" Duz 3.00 HBG Matinee Melodies Serenaders 3.15 HBG Rustic Ramblers 3.30 CBS A Friend Indeed Richard Maxwell 3.45 HBG Organ Melodies 3.55 CBS Press Radio News 4.00 CBS "Portia Faces Life" Post Toasties 4.15 CBS "We, the Abbotts" Presented by Nucoa 4.30 CBS "Hilltop House" Palmolive Soap 4.45 HBG Bert Hirsch Novelties 5.00 CBS "The Goldbergs" Oxydol 5.15 CBS "The O'Neills" Ivory Soap 5.30 HBG "The Traveler Talks" 5.45 HBG Melody Makers. EVENING 6.00 HBG News Reports Burche Co. 6.05 CBS Edwin C. Hill "The Human Side of the News" American Oil Company 6.15 HBG "Famous Fathers" Vogt Meats 6.30 HBG Radio News Extra Styletex Clothes 6.45 CBS "The World Today" 7.00 HBG "Gifts for Listening" Miller's 7.15 HBG "Donald Novis Sings" Doutrichs 7.30 CBS "Vox Pop" Penn Tobacco Company 8.00 CBS "Ask It Basket" Colgate Palmolive Company 8.30 CBS "City Desk" Colgate Shaving Cream 8.55 CBS Elmer Davis, News Chrysler Corp. 9.00 CBS Major Eowes Original Amateur Hour Chrysler Corporation 10.00 CBS Glenn Miller's Orchestra presented by Chesterfield Cigarets 10.15 CBS "News Ahead of the Headlines" David's 10.20 HBG Bluestone Ballads 10.45 CBS News of the War 11.00 HBG News Reports 11.05 HBG Europe "Then and Now" 11.15 CBS Gene Krupa and His Orchestra 11.30 CBS Guy Lombard and His Orchestra 12.00 CBS Press Radio News 12.05 CBS George Duffy and His Orchestra 12.30 CBS Al Kavelin and His Orchestra 12.55 CBS News Summary and Sign off Joan Edwards ally for the new series.

For her opening program on March 3, Joan has selected "With Twist of the Wrist," "High on a Windy Hill," "Morning After," and "Here's My Heart." "Morning After" is to be Joan's piano num ber. Joan Edwards made her Colum bia debut on CBS "Swing Session" May, 1937, and was subse quently heard on the network shows of Al Pearce and Paul Whiteman. Besides her new CBS "Girl About Town" series, Joan is ap pearing at one of Broadway's top ght clubs. She still manages to ind time, however, for further music study and for her hobby song writing. For her March 5 program, Joan has scheduled "Just Quote Me," It All Comes Back to Me Now," The Wise Old Owl," "Two in a Perfect Dream." "Girl About Town" for March includes "Amapola," "How Lit tle You Know," "There'll Be Some Changes Made," and "I Hear a Rhapsody." Chester Stratton, who plays Monte Kayden in CBS's dramas, The O'Neills." threw a house warming party in his new apart ment in Manhattan on the night of one of the winter's heaviest snows and his guests surprised him by driving to the party in a sleigh.

Needless to say, the party was delayed while everyone went for a ride through Central Park. Bob Ray. supervisor of studios and theatre assignments at CBS, has composed a new song, A Stone's Throw From Heaven, which Kate Smith will introduce on her program Friday. Author Fayette Krum is ready ng a new song for John Larkin to sing on the Girl Alone serial. CARTWHEEL mm, CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK suit luith checks and pleated skirts as fashion firsts.

Delma. Byron, of Columbia networks r.ni Snndau" series. wears Elinor Jenkins' original double breasted suit of gold and broum. checks and one piece dress with pleated skirt. Her rougn straw cartwheel hat is trimmed band of the twit material..