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Saturday, December 21, at 1 p. over WHP. Jay Bennett wrote the original story which has been said to rank with top modern miracle plays. "Miracle for Christmas" is the tale of a hard boiled ambulance driver and a young interne possessed of a Christ like pity and understanding. Mason Adams will again play the ambulance driver.

Berry Kroeger, now on Broadway with Ingrid Bergman in "Joan of Lorraine," will have the role of'the young doctor. The supporting cast will include Gilbert Mack and Madeleine Pierce in their previous parts in the play, and a new addition. James Van Dyck. Ben Gross, radio columnist of the New York Daily News, year after year, has sung 'the praises of "Miracle for Christmas." 'Miracle for Christmas impressed me as one of the best written dramas I have heard in many months The players turned in performances fully worthy of the script." "It still ranks with the top worthy of becoming a radio tra dition." Joan Davis Squares Off For Her Honor on Mon. Broadcast, WHP It takes more tact than tactics for Dr.

Ronald Crenshaw to square the triangle when Joanie and "Babs" Weatherby, measure up for his attentions during "The Joan Davis Show" comedy broad cast Monday, December 16, at 8.30 p. over WHP. With Mr. Weatherby seconding for his daughter, and Cousin Cornelia in Joan's corner, the battle of barbed banter takes on a grim aspect until dim witted Serenus casts his shadow upon the scene of honor. Starring Miss Davis, the cast Includes Wally Brown, Si Wills, Sharon Douglas, Ben Gage and Pat McGeehan.

The Delta Rhythm Boys contribute songs with background music by Jack Meakin and the orchestra. Frank Bingman announces. Ringing Response A pre Thanksgiving appeal by Parks Johnson and Warren Hull on their "Vox Pop" show, for. their listeners to give a helping hand to the construction of the Reverend S. Samuel Stephenson's new church at Buzzards Bay, has brought overwhelming response.

In addition to numerous cash donations, the public has been coming across with books, religious objects and sundry other equipment for the new house of worship. Holiday Treat Gene Autry, star of his own CBS show on Sundays, (WHP 7.00 p. treats his horse Champion to some Christinas fruit on Autry's ranch in the San Fernando Valley. Peggy Stanley, talented young actress, is heard frequently in supporting roles on "Big Town," CBS Tuesday dramatic series heard over WHP at 8.00 p. m.

info Please" Host to Levant And Geo. Kaufman George S. Kaufman, prominent Broadway playwright and pro ducer, and Oscar Levant will aid Information Please" regulars John Kieran and Franklin Adams in tussling with brain teasers when they guest on the question and answer program Wednesday, December 18, at 10.30 m. over WHP. Emcee Clifton Fadiman conducts the half hour battle of wits.

One of the American theatre's greatest dramatic writers, George S. Kaufman, a playwright since 1918, has collaborated with such prominent authors as Edna Fer ber, Moss Hart and Alexander Woollcott, and his outstanding productions include "You Cant Take It With You," "The Man Who Came to Dinner" and "The Late George Apley." Recently he added directing and producing to his other activities. Wednesday evening will mark Oscar Levant's sixth appearance on "Information Please" this year. Levant, who is famous for his sardonic "wit and uncanny knowledge of things musical, amazes listeners with his ability to identify even obscure musical passages lifted out of operas, symphonies, etc. One of radio's most agile conversationalists, Le vant is almost as celebrated for his ready repartee as for his ma sical achievements.

Dinah Shore Host To Phil Harris And All Star Cast Phil Harris will be the guest of Songstress Dinah Shore on the Ford Show Wednesday, December 18, at 9.30 p. m. over WHP. Peter Lind Hayes and Robert Emmett Dolan and his orchestra will complete the cast of the half hour variety program. Dinah Shore, the evening's hostess, will sing several tuneful selections next week.

Her list consists of "A Gal In Calico' "Pretending," "For You, For Me Forevermore, "Through A Thou sand Dreams" and "Begin the Beguine." Now featured on his own Sun day evening airshow with his wife, former Screen Star Alice Faye, Phil Harris is still one tne "underpaid performers on the Jack Show. This fall Harris, who got his start as drummer in a West Coast band several years ago, was starred for the first time on his own radio program. 'Readers Digest9 Guest Frank Sinatra, now doing his regular Wednesday night show from New York a five week engagement will do a guest shot on "Readers Digest Radio Edition" on Thursday. December 19, over WHP. (10.00 p.

The play, adapted from the pages of Readers Digest, according to the producer and director suits the "Voice" perfectly. Ignorant9 Board Visit Kate Smith Tomorrow flight Kate Smith will join the board of "experts" when Tom Howard and his "It Pays To Be Ignorant" crew are guests on CBS' "Kate Smith Sings" program Sunday, Dec. 15 (WHP, 6.30 7.00 p. While the misinformed reg ulars of the crazy quiz satire have never come up with sensible answers, their attempts to answer Howard's questions have always produced hilarity. "It Pays To Be Ignorant" regulars include Lulu McConnell, George Shelton and Harry McNaughton.

"It Pays To Be Ignorant" was introduced to network listeners by producer Ted Collins a few years ago on the Kate Smith show. After a long guest run on Miss Smith's program, "It Pays To Be Ignorant" won a CBS network broadcast period of its own (CBS, Fridays, 10:00 10:30 PM, EST). Kate Smith will sing a medley of old and new hit tunes. She is supported by Jack Miller orchestra and the Four Chicks and Chuck vocal group. Neivcomer John Larkin, newcomer to the cast of Road Of Life in the part of caustic "Frank Dana," former War Correspondent.

Road Of Life is heard Monday thru Friday, WHP, 1.45 2.00 P. EST. Oberon, Cotten Star on "Guild" Merle Oberon and Joseph Cot ten will co star in the Lady Esther Screen Guild Players production of "This Love of Ours," Monday (Dec. 16) at 10 p. m.

over WHP. The story, which was filmed last year with Miss Oberon and Charles Korvin in the leads, con cerns a Parisian doctor who marries an American girl. When he comes to suspect her of unfaith fulness to him, he takes their child with him to America and as the child grows up he tells her that her mother is dead. The child develops a great love for her mother through an ideal lzed conception of her. When, several years later, the doctor sees his wife again, and discovers that he has been wrong about her, he persuades her to marry him again despite the fact that she now hates him.

She marries him out of her great love for her child. When the 12 year old sees her 'new" mother she resents the fact that this woman is attempting to take the place of the mother she assumes has died. The story then revolves about the mothers attempts to ingratiate herself once more with her daughter, and around the efforts of the principals to reconstruct' a love which has been shattered by mistrust. I MORNING 6.00 The Farm Hour 6.30 Sunrise Serenade 6.55 Esso Reporter 7.00 Wake Up Time 7.15 News Bulletins 7.20 Wake Up Time 7.45 Breakfast Bulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 Morning News Roundup Glider 8.15 Rambling With Rand 8.30 Coifee Club 8.45 Morning Devotions 9.0O News Reports National Biscuit 9.15 Music for Morning 9.45 Spade Cooley's Band 10.00 Give and Take 10.30 Strange Romance of Evelyn Win ters sweetheart Soap 10.45 The Daily Digest 11.00 Arthur Godfrey Time 11.30 Time to Remember 11.45 Rosemary Ivory Soap 12.00 Esso Reporter 12.05 News Aunt Nellie's Products AFTERNOON 12.15 The Galli Sisters 12.30 Romance of Helen Trent Kolynos 12.45 Our Gal Sunday Anacin 1.0O Big Sister Ivory soap 1.15 Ma Perkins Oxydol 1.30 Young Doctor Malone Crisco 1.45 Road of Life Duz 2.00 The Second Mrs. Burton LaFrance Satina 2.15 Perry Mason Spie and Span 2.30 Lone Journey Friskie's Dog Food 2.45 Rose of My Dreams Sweerth't Soap 3.00 Kate Smith Post's Raisin Bran Flakes 3.15 Dorothy Dix 3.30 News Shoemaker's Sea Food 10.00 Barnyard Follies 10.30 Mary Lee Taylor Pet Milk 11.00 News Curtiss Candy 11.05 Let's Pretend Cream of Wheat 11.30 Give and Take Chef Boy ar Dee Foods 12.00 Theatre of Today Armstrong Rugs AFTERNOON 12.30 Stars Over Hollywood Dari Rich l.oo Grand Central station Pillsbury 1.30 Courty Fair Borden's 2.00 Esso Reporter 2.05 Eddie Miller Orch.

2.30 Country Journal 17 RADIO FEATURE SPECIAL LOL JAY. SSSSB1SSS1 BSSSMISM MMB PSM. SBSSSSSSiaBSSSSSI SBSJBSJk MM A Bia MHI SSSSSBteSSk BMMk 1 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, Harrisburg, Saturday, December 1946 MOWS ii Grand Central Station Presents Traditional 'Miracle For Christmas9 For the sixth successive year, the Grand Central Sta tion program will broadcast "Miracle for Christmas," its holiday, drama which has become, a radio tradition, on Big Town9 Player WHP PROGRAM SCHEDULE For the Week of December 15 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 HORNING 8.00 Newt Roundup 8.15 Christian Science Program 8.30 Carolina Calling 9.00 Esso Reporter 9.03 Chapel Singers 9.15 E. Power Biggs, Organist 9.45 Johnson Family Singers 10.00 Church of the Air 11.00 News Curtiss Candy 11.05 Wings Over Jordan 11.30 Market Sq. Presbyterian Church AFTERNOON 12.15 Report from Wash.

Kunkel 12.30 Salt Lake Tab. Choir 1.00 Esso Reporter 1.05 Radio News Extra Styletex 1.15 Paul Barron and Orch. 1.30 School Christmas Broadcast From Forum 2.00 People's Platform 2.30 Albert Sack and Orch. 2.55 News Report 3.00 N.X. Phil.

Symp. U. S. Rubber Co. 4.30 Hour of Charm Phil Spitainy Orch.

Elec. Co. of America MORNING 8.00 The Farm Hour 6.30 Sunrise Serenade 6.55 Esso Reporter 7.00 Wake Up Time 7.15 News Bulletins 7.20 Wake Up Time 7.45 Breakfast Bulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 Morning News Roundup Glider 8.15 The Three Treys 8.30 Coffee Club 8.45 Morning Devotions Hbg. Minis. 9.00 News Reports Nat.

Biscuit 9.15 Music for Morning 9.45 Donald Novis 10.00 Give and Take 10.30 Strange Romance of Evelyn Win ters Sweetheart Soap 10.45 Daily Digest Kingan's Meats 11.00 Arthur Godfrey Time 11.30 Time to Remember 11.45 Rosemary Ivory Snow 12.00 Esso Reporter 12.05 News Aunt Nellie's Prod. AFTERNOON 12.15 Phil Brito Sings Vicks 12.30 Romance of Helen Trent Bisodol 12.45 Our Gal Sunday Anacin 1.00 Big Sister Ivory Soap 1.15 Ma Perkins Oxydol 1.30 Young Doctor Malone Crisco 1.45 Road of Life Duz 2.00 The Second Mrs. Burton LaFrance and Satina 2.15 Perry Mason Spie and Span 2.30 Lone Journey Friskie's Dog Food 2.45 Rose of My Dreams Sweetheart Soap 3.00 Kate Smith Post's Raisin Bran Flakes 3.35 David Shoop Piano Moods 3.45 Treasury Salute 4.00 House Party 4.25 News Aunt Nellie's Products 4.30 That's Life 5.0O News Reports 5.05 So the Story Goes 5.15 Sfcnta Claus Hershey's Ice Cream 5.30 Mitchell Grand, Stylists Bowman's a.to Lum ana ADner Alka Seltzer EVENING 6.00 Esso Reporter 6.05 News Analysis Studebaker 6.10 Sports Spotlight Trim Hair Tonic b.15 Music by Sweeten 6.30 Radio News Extra Styletex 6.45 Robert Trout with the News Til Now Canipbell Soup 7.00 Mystery of the Week Ivory Soap 7.15 Jack Smith Show Oxydol 7.30 Mr. Keen Tracer of Lost Persons Kolynos Tooth Paste 8.00 Suspense Roma Wine 8.30 FBI In Peace and War Lava Soap B.sa Bin Henry, News Johns Manville 9.00 Dick Haymes Show Auto Lite 9.30 Casey Crime Photographer An chor Hocking Glass 10.00 Reader's Digest Radio Edition Hallmark Cards 10.30 That's Finnegan 11.00 Headlines News David's Clothes 11.10 News Feature 11.15 Caplan's PaTade of Bands 11.30 Juillard School of Music 12.00 News Reports 12.05 Ray McKinley Orch. 12.30 Tommy Tucker Orch.

12.55 News Summary 1.0O Sign off SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 MORNING 6.00 rThe Farm Hour 6.30 Sunrise Serenade 6.55 Esso Reporter 7.20 Wake Up Tims 7.15 News Reports 7.25 Wake Up Time I 7.45 Breakfast Bulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 Morning News Roundup 8.15 The Three Treys 8.30 Step Weigand Trio 9.45 Dr. Bookstaber, Rabbi 9.00 News Reports 9.15 The Garden Gate 9.30 Helen McCauley, Pianist 9.45 The Blue Ridge Boys 3.00 Treasury Bandstand 3.30 Joey Kerns Orch. 4.00 Matinee at Meadowbrook 4.30 Cyril Methodius Choir 5.00 Philadelphia Orch. EVENING 6.00 Esso Reporter 6.05 News Analysis Studebaker 6.10 Spotlight on Sports 6.15 Kay Armen, Songs 6.30 Radio News Extra Styletex 6.45 Larry Lesueur and the News 7.00 Hollywood's Open House Grey stone Wine 7.30 Vaughn Monroe Show Camels 8.00 Hollywood Startime Frigidara 8.30 Mayor of the Town Noxzema 8.55 Ned Calmer, News Parker Qulnk 9.00 "Hit Parade" Lucky Strikes 9.45 Symphonette Longines Watches 10.15 This Is Hollywood Camay Soap 10.45 "Just Jazz" 11.00 Ned Calmer, News 11.10 Feature Story 11.15 Shep Fields' Orch. 11.30 George Towne Orch.

12.00 News 12.05 Leighton Noble Orch. 12.30 Don Bestor Orch. 12.55 News Summary 1.00 Sign off 5.00 Prudential Family Hour 5.30 Hoagy Carmichael Ludens 5.45 iWm. Shirer, News Glider EVENING 6.00 Ozzie and Harriet Internal. Silver 6.30 Kate Smith Sings Postum 7.00 Gene Atltry Wrigley Gum 1 7.30 Blondie Super Suds 8.00 Adventures of Sam Spade Wild root Co.

8.30 Crime Doctor Philip Morris 8.55 Ned Calmer, News Parker Pen 8.00 The Campbell Room Hildegardp 9.30 Eddie Bracken Show Texas Oil 10.00 Take It Or Leave It Eversbarp 10.30 We, The People Gulf 11.00 Headline News David's Clothes 11.10 News Feature 11.15 Dick Redmond Report 11.30 Music You Know 12.00 News Reports 12.05 George Towne Orch. 12.30 Tommy Tucker Orch. 12.55 News Summary 1.00 Sign off MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 3.15 Dorothy Dix Saraka 3.30 News Shoemaker's Sea Food 3.35 Erroll Garner, Piano 3.45 Matinee Melodies 4.00 House Party General Electric 4.25 News Aunt Nellie's Products 4.30 Hollyw'd Jackpot Anacin, Kolynos 5.00 News Reports 5.05 So the Storv Goes 5.15 Santa Claus Hershey's Ice Creamj 5.30 Mitcneu Grand Bowman 5.45 Lum tc Abner Alka Seltzer EVENING 6.00 Esso Reporter 6.05 News Analysis Studebaker 6.10 Spotlight on Sports Trim Hair Tonic 6.15 Toy 6.30 Radio News Extra Styletex 6.45 Robert Trout With the News Til, Now Campbell's Soup 7.00 Mystery of the Week Ivory Soap 7.15 Jack Smith Show Oxydol 7.30 Bob Hawk Show Camels 8.00 Inner Sanctum Bromo Seltzer 8.30 Joan Da vis Show Swan Soap 8.55 Bill Henry, News Johns Manville 9.00 Lux Radio Theatre Lux Soap 10.00 Screen. Guild Players Lady Esther 10.30 Sweeney Is March 11.00 Headline News David's Clothes 11.10 News Feature 11.15 Caplan's PaTade of Bands 11.30 Music for Midnight D'Artega 12.00 News Reports 12.05 Sammy Kaye Orch. 12.30 Jimmy Dorsey Orch.

12.55 News Summary 1.00 Sign off TUESDAY. DECEMBER 17 MORNING 6.00 The Farm Hour 6.30 Sunrise Serenade 6.55 Esso Reporter 7.00 Wake Up Time 7.15 News Bulletins 7.20 Wake Up Time 7.45 Breakfast Bulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 Morning News Roundup Gilder 8.15 Rambling with Rand 8.30 Coffee Club 8.45 Morning Devotions 9.00 News National Biscuit 9.15 Music for Morning 9.45 Spade Cooley's Band 10.00 Give and Take 10.30 Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters Sweetheart Soap 10.45 The Daily Digest 11.00 Arthur Godfrey Time 11.30 Time to Remember 11.45 Rosemary Ivory Snow iz.ou Esso Keporter 12.05 News Aunt Nellie's Products AFTERNOON 12.15 The Galli Sisters 12.30 Romance of Helen Trent Kolynos 12.45 Our Gal Sunday Anacin 1.00 Big Sister Ivory Soap 1.15 Ma Perkins Oxydol 1.30 Young Doctor Malone Crisco 1.45 Road of Life Duz 2.00 The Second Mrs. Burton LaFrance Satina 2.15 Perry Mason Spie and Span 2.30 Lone Journey Carnation Milk 2.45 Rose of My Dreams Sweetheart Soap 3.00 Kate Smith Post's Raisin Bran Flakes 3.15 Dorothy Dix 3.30 News Shoemaker Sea Foods 3.35 David Shoop Piano Moods 3.45 Treasury Salute 4.00 House Party 4.25 News Aunt Nellie's Products 4.30 That's Life 5.00 News Reports 5.05 So the Story Goes 5.15 Santa Claus Hershey's Ice Cream 5.30 Mitchell Grand Stylists Bowman's 5.4o Lum and Abner Alka Seltzer EVENING 6.00 Esso Reporter 6.05 News Analysis Studebalcer 8.10 Sports Spotlight Trim Hair Tonic 6.15 You and Alcohol 6.30 Radio News Extra Styletex 6.45 Robert Trout With the News Til Now Campbell's Soup 7.00 Mystery of the Week Ivory Soap 7.15 Jack Smith Show Oxydol 7.30 American Melody Hour Bayer Aspirin 8.00 Big Town Ironized Yeast 8.30 Mel Blanc Show Colgate 8.55 Bill Henry, News Johns Manville A. 00 Vox Pop Lipton's Tea 9.30 Hollyw'd Players Cresta Blanca 10.00 Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts 10.30 Longines Symphonette Longines watcnes 11.00 Headline News David's Clothes 11.10 News Feature 11.15 Caplan Parade ot Bands 11.30 Open Hearing iz.uo jvews Keports 12.05 Johnny Long Orch. 12.30 Les Elgart Orch.

12.55 Signoff DECEMBER 18 MORNING 6.00 The Farm Hour 6.30 Sunrise Serenade 6.55 Esso Reporter 7.20 Wake Up Time 7.15 News Bulletins 7.25 Wake Up Time 7.45 Breakfast Bulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 Morning News Roundup Glider 8.15 The Three Treys 8.30 Coffee Club 8.45 Catholic Hour 9.00 News Roports National Biscuit 9.15 Music for Morning 9.45 Donald Novis 10.00 Give and Take 10.30 Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters Sweetheart Soap 10.45 Daily Digest Kingan's Meats 11.00 Arthur Godfrey Time 11.30 Time to Remember 11.45 Rosemary Ivory Snow 12.00 Esso Reporter 12.05 Comwlth of Pa. Christmas Party AFTERNOON 12.30 Romance of Helen Trent Bisodol 12.45 Our Gal Sunday Anacin 1.00 Big Sister Ivory Soap 1.15 Ma Perkins Oxydol 1.30 Young Doctor Malone Crisco 1.45 Road of Life Duz 2.00 The Second Mrs. Burton La France Satina 2.15 Perry Mason Spie and Span 2.30 Lone Journey Carnation Milk 2.45 Rose of My Dreams Sweetheart Soap 3.00 Kate Smith Post's Raisin Bran Flakes 3.15 Dorothy Dix Saraka 3.30 News Shoemaker's Sea Food THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 3.35 Errol Garner, Piano 3.45 Matinee Melodies 4.00 House Party General Electric 4.25 News Aunt Nellie's Products 4.30 Hollyw'd Jackpot Anacin, Kolynos a.uu riews Keports 5.05 So the Story Goes 5.15 Santa Claus Hershey's Ice Cream 5.30 Mitchell Grand, Stylist, Bowman's a.40 The constant Invader EVENING 6.00 Esso Reporter 6.05 News Analysis Studebaker 6.10 Spotlight on Sports Trim Hair Tonic 6.15 Here's to Veterans 6.30 Radio News Extra Styletex 6.45 Robert Trout With the News Til Now Campbell's Soup 7.00 Mystery of the Week Ivory Soap 7.15 Jack Smith Show Oxydol 7.30 Ellery Queen Anacin 8.00 Jack Carson Campbell Soup 8.30 Jean Hersholt as "Dr. Christian" Vaseline Preparations 8.55 Bill Henry, News Johns Manville 9.00 Frank Sinatra Show Old Golds 8.30 Ford Show starring Dinah Shore ora Motor co. 10.00 Academy Award Theatre Squibb product 10.30 Information Please Parker Pen 11.00 Headline News David's Clothes 11.10 News Feature 11.15 Caplan's Parade of Bands 11.30 Invitation to Music 12.00 News Report 12.05 Guy Lombardo Orch.

12.30 Elliott Lawrence Orch. 12.55 News Summary l.oo Sign off 6.55 A.M. 7.15 A.M. 7.45 A.M. 8.00 A.M.

9.00 A.M. 12.00 A.M. 12.05 A.M.. 3.30 P.M. 4.25 A.M..

5.00 A.M.. 6.00 P.M. 6.05 P.M. 6.30 P.M. "Queen" Solves Sea Mystery For Radio Sleuths New York Master detective Ellery Queen follows a lead to a waterfront boarding house, and two old sea captains, to solve "The Adventure of the Hurricane That Committed Murder" Wed nesday, December 18, at 7.30 p.

over WHP. ine wueens, latner and son, have been looking for a dockside criminal, who has been heading the city's dope ring racket. However, it isn't until a desperate drug addict kills a peddler, that tne inspector and Ellery find the clue, which sends them on their dangerous voyage. The gentleman sleuth calls on a home armchair detective to compete with him for the solu tion to the sinister crime thriller. At the moment in the program when he announces that he has solved the "whodunit," Ellery witn his pretty secretary assist ant, Nikki Porter, will telephone to a mystery fan who is listening to the broadcast somewhere in the United States, and request an answer to the enigma.

Valuable awards will be sent to the selected guest detectives. 'Family Guest FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 MORNING 6.00 The Farm Hour 6.30 Sunrise Serenade 6.55 Esso Reporter 7.00 Wake Up Time 7.15 News Bulletins 7.20 Wake Up Time 7.45 Breakfast Bulletins Bond Clothes 8.00 Morning News Roundup Glider 8.15 The Three Treys 8.30 Coffee Club 8.45 Morning Devotions 9.00 News Reports National Biscuit 9.15 Music for Morning 9.45 Donald Novis 10.00 Give and Take 10.30 Strange Romance of Evelyn Win ters Sweetheart Soap 10.45 Daily Digest Kingan's Meats 11.00 Arthur Godfrey Time 11.30 Time to Remember 11.45 Rosemary Ivory Soap. 12.00 rEsso Reporter. 12.05 News Aunt Nellie's Products AFTERNOON 12.15 Phil Brito Sings Vicks 12.30 Romance of Helen Trent Bisodol 12.45 Our Gal Sunday Anacin 1.00 Big Sister Ivory Soap 1.15 Ma Perkins Oxydol 1.30 Young Doctor Malone Crisco 1.45 Road of Life Duz 2.00 The Second Mrs. Burton LaFrance and Satina 2.15 Perry Mason Spie and Span 2.30 Lone Journey Carnation Milk 2.45 Rose of My Dreams Sweetheart Soap 3.00 Kate Smith Post's Raisin Bran ft Flakes 3.15 Dorothy Dix Saraka Daytime Esso Reporter News Reports Breakfast Bulletins News of the World Nine o'clock News Esso Reporter Noonday News News reports News Reports News Reports Night Time Esso Reporter WHP News Analysis Radio News Extra r' 'jaMm mki Jean Sablon, romantic French Singer, who has made quite a name for himself since his return to this country at the close of the war, will be the guest of Met Star Rise Stevens on the New "Family Hour" tomorrow at 5.00 p.

m. over WHP. High School Yule Broadcast Sunday Harrisburg's radio listeners will enjoy a real treat when the pupils of the city's five high schools pre sent the Christmas story in song and verse in a radio broadcast tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, from i.ju xo z.uu ociocK as the con luding feature of the Community Christmas Program. Choirs and soloists of William Penn and John Harris High Schools and the glee club of. Catholic High School will sing weii Known unnstmas carols and hymns.

The William Penn Choir will describe the Nativity scene in their presentation of "Bethlehem Night," and the John Harris Choir will sing "Gloria in Excelsis Deo." The Catholic High Glee Club will present the hymn, Come, All Ye Faithful." The Yuletide melodies whichi these choruses of young voices' will present for radio listeners will be interspersed throughout the presentation of the Christmas story by the choric speech group of Catholic High School. The broadcast will be produced by Dick Redmond and will originate from the Forum of the Education Building. No spectators will be permitted in the Forum while the schools are broadcasting. 3.30 News Shoemaker's Sea Food 3.35 Errol Garner, Piano 3.45 Matinee Melodies 4.00 House Party General Electric 4.25 News Reports Aunt Nellie's Pro ducts 4.30 Hollyw'd Jackpot Anacin, Kolynos 3.0O iMews Keports 5.05 So the Story Goes 5.15 Santa Claus Hershey's Ice Cream a.au Mitcneu urana uowman 5.45 Lum and Abner Alka Seltzer EVENING 6.00 Esso Reporter 6.05 News Analysis Studebaker 6.10 Sports Spotlight Trim Hair Tonic 6.15 Music by Sweeten 6.30 Radio News Extra Styletex 6.45 Robert Trout with the News Til Now Campbell's Soup 7.00 Mystery of the Week Ivory Soap 7.15 Jack Smith Show Oxydol 7.30 Sparkle Time with Meredith Wil son Canada Dry 8.00 Baby Snooks Show Jello 8.30 The Thin Man Sanka 8.55 Bill Henry News Johns Manville 9.00 Ginny Simms Show Borden's 9.30 Durante Moore Rexall Drugs 10.00 Pays to Be Ignorant Philip Morris 10.3U Maisie Ann Sotnern Eversharp 11.00 Headline News David's Clothes 11.10 News Feature 11.15 Caplan's Parade of Bands 11.30 Les Elgart Orch. 12.00 News Reports 12.05 Elliott Lawrence Orch.

12.30 Sammy Kaye Orch. 12.55 News Summary 1.00 Sign off WHP NEWSCAST TIMES DAILY 6.45 P.M. The World Today 8.55 P.M. News Commentator 11.00 P.M. News Ahead of the Headlines 11.10 P.M.

News Analysis 12.00 MID. News Reports 12.55 P.M. News Summary SUNDAYS These newscasts augment the daily times: a.m. Esso Keporter 11.00 A.M. News Reports 1.00 P.M.

Esso Reporter 1.05 P.M. Sunday Edition 1.45 P.M. Howard K. Smith, News 5.45 P.M. Wm.

L. Shirer RADIO'S FINEST MUSIC SUNDAY 3.00 N. V. Philharmonic Symphony 4.30 Hour of Charm 5.00 Family Hour r. TUESDAY 7.30 American Melody Hour 10.30 Longines Symphonette WEDNESDAY 11.30 Invitation to Music FRIDAY 8.00 Sparkle Time with Meredith Wilson SATURDAY 5.00 Philadelphia Orchestra 9.45 Longines Symphonette Joan Fontaine makes another starring appearance on "Hollywood Players," Tuesday, Dec.

17, over WHP to recreate for radio her hit film, "The Constant Nymph." She'll portray a Swiss girl who falls in love with a Belgian musician and inspires him to write his great est masterpiece. "Two Too Many" Next Prize Play For Dr. Christian Busy Judy Price feels that two hands are not enough to take care of all her work but discovers that an extra pair would be "Two Too Many," in the new "Dr. Christian" prize winning play by Samuel A. Krasney and Dorothy Lang of Brooklyn, New York.

This amusing story will be presented on Wednesday evening, December 18, at 8.30 p. m. over WHP, starring Jean Hersholt as Dr. Cristian with Rosemary deCamp as his assistant, Judy Price. During an extremely busy day, Judy Price fevently wishes that she had two pairs of hands to answer, phones and do her regular typing for Dr.

Christian. To her she arises the next morning to discover that her wish has been granted. Dr. Christian and the patients who drop into his office are amazed at first but quickly accept the fact that Judy has oeen lortunately giited. Judy herself becomes accustomed to four hands, and finds them, ex tremely useful.

However, the calm is broken when Joe John son, a newspaper reporter, pub licizes the great phenomenon of the four handed girl with a news paper story and photographs, con trary to Judy wishes. Shades of Eugene O'Neill! "Gee!" exclaimed Art Link letter to. a pretty, five year old Miss on a recent CBS "House! Party" show, "you've got the biggest dimples! Where'd you get There was a giggle from the tyke and an uproar from the studio audience when she coyly replied: "irom the ice man!" Embarrassing Moment Dwight Weist, leading man on CBS' "The Second Mrs. Burton," recalls that his most embarrassing moment was the time he an nounced opera at New York's Hippodrome. Just as he was about to introduce the manager "after, an impressive build up, he forgot the man's name! Hope, Bergen McCarthy, Simms and Goodman Sign For Christmas Show Two of radio's top comedians Bob Hope and Edgar Bergen, accompanied by Charlie McCarthy are the first guests to be signed for the fifth annual Christmas Day 'Nymph9 Show "Two Hours of Stars, broadcast on Wednesday, December 25, from 4 to 6 p.

m. over WHP. Bob Hope, ad lib artist, and Edgar Bergen will head a cast which promises to be as full of famous personalities as that recruited for the Thanksgiving Show. Edgar and Charlie will soon observe the tenth anniversary of their first appearance on the air. In spite of the Christmas spirit which will keynote proceedings on "Two Hours of Stars," Charlie may take a poke, at the Hope ego in a tender spot his literary reputation.

Bob suddenly developed an author complex since writing the two best sellers, "I Never Left Home" and "So This Is Peace?" In McCarthy's opinion, "As an author Hope should hit the 'Road' and take his books with him." Ginny Simms, Benny Goodman and his Sextet; Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers; Comedienne Cass Daley, Danish born Victor Borge, the Charioteers and the Elgin Chorus have been named to provide a varied musical background for "Two Hours of Stars." Music on the two hour show will include both sweet and swing arrangements of popular favorites, "cowboy" songs, comedy numbers, novelty tunes, Southern spirituals, choral arrangements of traditional carols, and orchestral background music. Mel Blanc Does His Christmas Swapping Early, Tuesday, WHP It's a woman's privilege to change her mind, and Betty, Mel Blanc's girl friend, exercises her privilege to the utmost on the question of what she wants for Christmas, on the CBS "Mel Blanc Show," Tuesday, Dec. 17 (WHP, 8.30 8.55 PM. Reb. 11.30 PM.

From Hollywood). As a result. Mel is in and out of the local department store, buying and exchanging gifts and to stay on good terms with the store's management, Mel assumes the identity of a different person on each visit. Mary Jane Croft is heard as Betty, with Bee Benadaret. Joe Kearns and Earle Ross in other leading roles.

Victor Miller con ducts the orchestra. Guest Maestro George Szell is guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony in its CBS Sunday Broadcasts of December 15 and 22, heard over WHP at 3.00 o'clock. Christmas Day Special Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten. John Garfield and Gene Kelly (in descending order), the regular male membrs of CBS "Hollywood all appear in supporting roles when the program's a practically unknown film starlet named Janet Leigh, above, stars in an original drama on the show Christmas Day. Starting that date "Hollywood Players" (heard on WHP) will be heard on Wednesdays instead of Tuesdays, and at a different time..

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