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Wichita Falls Times from Wichita Falls, Texas • 5

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It Denfeld Looks For Explanation KTRN Shows Wide Growth Popularity After Year as Standard AM Station was removed legally but Tydlnr-asked tha senal tn hold up final approval when that issue wa thrown tn doubt It seemed certain however that little opposition would raised to Sherman's appointment Denfeld given choice between a lesser post and retirement chose last week to quit tha navy rather than step into another Job At th same time ha Indicated that is ready tn tell hia side of tho atnry KIRN Gets New Ad Manager New advertising manager for Radio Station KTRN Is John Edwards who assumed duties of his new post Monday With many years' experience in radio advertising Edwards cam to Wichita ealla In 1147 from Texarkana when ha was a undated for two years with the Palmer radio stations Edwards began his career In radio advertising at Port Arthur Texas in 1636 Since that time he has worked with stations In Galveston raria Oklahoma City and Shreveport La "Wa are very pleased to get a KM with hi background" Kalley station manager aid in announcing Edwards for tha post "Wa art pleased to get him and wa art aura his friends will bo pleased by his promotion" Edwards hsa been In radio advertising during his entire residence in Wichita Falla Ha is married and wtsides at 1801 Taylor with hia wife and two sons Johnny 6 and Ronnie 2 WASHINGTON Jan 21 (Pi-Admiral Louis Denfeld ousted as the nation's top navy officer looked to Secretary of tho Navy Matthews today for an explanation It waa Matthews' testimony that Denfeld waa never officially commissioned for a second and therefore was merely passed by far reappointment not which act off tha latest senal flurry over Pentainn policy Th navys civilian head promised a new rtatentMii after Senator McCarthy Republican Wisconsin had shown the senate what he described aa a photographic copy of Denfeld's commission signed by Matthews and President Truman and good until 1851 Raises Dabt McCarthy said his evidence raised a doubt that Denfeld waa legally removed from office and also brought up tha question of whether Matthews was 'incompetent" or "untruthful" Matthews commented mildly that he la neither and said he would Issue a statement this week clearing up tha matter McCarthy and other senators rrltlral of Pentagon policy also awaited new word from Chairman Tydtngs Democrat Maryland of the armed services committee Tydings said last weak would have "all the facts" on tha Denfeld ouster far tha senate early this week While all this was going on action waa delayed on the nomination of Admiral Forrest Sherman to succeed Denfeld Nomination Approved Sherman's nomination wa unanimously approved by armed service group after Mat thewa had testified that Denfeld PerntMM PHBBNffCV Ith mA Lantsr Phono 4211 Palestine Lawyer Civic Leader Dies PALESTINE Texas Jan 23 (At rites were to be held today for Juriga Campbell Palestine civic leader and lawyer Ha died yesterday A former city attorney city secretary city and county tax collector and assessor he had served as a special district Judge in Anderson and Houston Counties Ha was appointed an acting associate justice o( the Texas Supremo Court in February 1927 to it in a rase In which the Incumbent Judge was disqualified Born in Leesburg Texu Feb 6 1889 ha moved to Palestine in 1817 IT PAYS -J PAYS iMs Ofoeot oost SmU UAjd Mjfeh a i wiy cvewfsvp UirawuwiiiMy WitUta Mb JOHN EDWARDS Arab leader Splits With King Abdullah CAIRO Jan 21 The Arab legion officer whose forces swept the Jews out of the old walled city of Jerusalem has spilt with King Abdullah of Jordan and now favors internationalisation of Jerusalem lit ia Col Abdullah Tel former commander of Abdullah' Arab legion in the Jerusalem district during the hot fighting there In 184g In recognition of his feats King Abdullah made Tel military governor and then civil commissioner for Arab-held Jerusalem But Tel who made hi wsy rretly to Cairo from Jordan recently describes himself now aa a "political refugee" In an interview Tel said that If tha present situation continues In Jerusalem "I am quit sura that all of Jerusalem will one day become a Jewish city The Arab legion a Ion cannot defend the city" Jordan now holds the old city and Israeli tha new city Th United Nations assembly has called far Internationalisation Israel and Jordan both oppose it MONDAY Jaasaiy SS ISM Last Ritis Conducted For Hudson Infant Services war to conducted Monday afternoon from th South bids Assembly of God Church for Lundon Ray Hudson 14-month-old son of Mr and Mrs A Hudson 300 Travis Rev Fuller officiated and burial waa at Crrstvlcw Memorial Park under direction of Owena It Brumley Funeral Hama Th child died early Sunday morning at his horn Ha ia survived by his parents and his grandparent Mr and Mrs Hudson of Bowlo and Mr and Mrs Otis II Ford of Gainesville Fla Expert Watch Repairing a 3 -day tervico All types cf wlry repairing Moderate prices work guaranteed Ml ladlana Aecnee ars I I i U)Uttfa Dolls (lima Page 5 HIS VOICE WAS When Stanley Evans said "the time two one year ago Monday afternoon it wu the cue that put KTRN on the air Four thousand people were waiting in Memorial Auditorium for him to flip tha awitch at the atation and My the first words when the station began its standard AM broadcasts Evans an announcer at KTRN is shown at the console during his Round" program heard daily at 4 NOBLE HARDWARE C0 Oldest Practicing Lawyer in Waco Dies WACO Texas Jan 23 (AV-Allan Sanford 80 oldest practicing lawyer in Waco and prominent In tha Texas state bar for half a century died yesterday after a five-day illness A native of Covington Tsnn he eamt to Texu about IBM settling at Corsicana He graduated from tha University of Texu In 1813 moved to Waco and had been her ever since At on time he waa president of the state bar association Ho waa an ex -city attorney and mayor of Waco and was one of tho organisers and first president of tho Waco Young Men's Bust ness League forerunner of tho chamber of commerce Surviving are the widow a son Allan Jr of Phoenix Arts three grandchildren and two half-ala-ten 1)1 CARPENTER TOOLS 915-17 Indiana Miont 2-2195 HU continues as a papular feature at KTRN The program originated when tha station waa FM and la now hoard on standard broadcast It Is moderated by Norman Mac-land executive director of the YMCA Heard on Saturday afternoons teen-agers are given an opportunity to present their views on world affair In co-operation wllh the Wichita Falla Ministerial Alliance religious program "Morning Devotion ia presented Monday throuyh Friday Members of tho alllanco tako turns In being in charge of tho program for a period of two weeks each Publlo Sendees Road condition reports arc another public service furnished by the station The program consista of road conditions throughout Texas and explanations of points of arenic Interest presented by the Texas Highway Department It has been tna custom of KTRN to broadcast "Tho Messiah" each year when it la presented by choral groups of tho First Presbyterian Church prior to Christmas This custom waa started when KTRN was an FM station and last year tho program wu heard on standard broadcast Other noted choral groups heard during tha year Included tha Wichita Falla High School A Cappella Choir In "A Song For Christmas" presented in the KTRN atudloa end the Abilene Christian College A Cappella Choir Through Mutual Network such outstanding new commentators Fulton Leads Jr Gabriel Heater and Cedric Foster ere heard Mot Uim 4JM0 popl JamiiMd in Memorial Auditorium wr wotting tensely Tho hour hand on tho clock edged toward two Outaulo it waa a cold cloudy fie moon with (now brightening the landscape As tho clock it ruck twice Robert Harmon chief engineer pushed the button at the itation'i transmitter located northweet oi Wichita Falla at City View and KTRN went on the air for the first time as a standard AM station That was one year ago Monday A full two-hour show followed featuring talent from the entire Wichita Falla area Present for the orrailon were top city officials Wichita Falls Barberahoppers civic leaders of the town and Tony Flnnelll and his orchestra On FM First Up to this time KTRN had been operating solely as an FM station for S3 months signing on the air Dee 21 IMS KTRN observes Its first birthday as an AM station Monday The first year has brought many changes to the station that listener surveys show have gained steadily in popularity during its relatively short span In September the station was moved from 717 Seventh to more spacious quarters at 1174 Scott to allow for expansion As an FM station KTRN had staff of seven It now operates with normal complement of 17 The station's "First In Sports" slogan perhaps may account for a large part of its Immediate rise to popularity among area listeners KTRN brought to Wichita Falla dally broadcasts of major league baseball Gordon McLendon the Southwest's No 1 sportscsster recreated an outstanding major league game of the day on Mondays through Saturdays Gimi In keeping with the policy of being first in sports the station had daily broadcasts of the Spud-drr baseball games Virgil Stone was employed by the station to travel with the club and give tha listeners a play-by-play report of games direct from the playing fields During the entire season Stone traveled more than 6000 miles to report the games With tha close of Big State and major league baseball the station carried the World Series This wu the first time the series had been presented on standard broadcast from a Wichita Falls station Chirac Theater On of the oldest radio programs on tha air Is heard over Mutual on Saturday nights It is the "Chicago Theater of the Air" An outstanding program for women is "Queen for a Day" Now in Its 14th year "HawailCalla" continues to be popular This program rereived a write-up recently in Look Magaiine It Is heard on Saturdays Mutual stresses mystery programs Including such noted ones as "The Shadow" "International Airport" "True Detective Mysteries" and "The Saint" KTRN also has helped during Its first year In drives conducted by the American Red Cross Community Chest and others On YOU WILL FIND Tht Superior Cleaning Only at Wichita Cleaning Dye Works "WkhJte's Cboneri" 1101 Tenth Pheee4J77 Cwtn Accounting 113-123 214-224 Eng 123 Eng 113 Spanish 023 Moth 113 Plane Trig Greek 023 i Geology :124 special drive conducted by KTRN in co-operation with the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce helped to bring toys to unfortunate children at Chriatmaa Toys turned In during the drive were repaired by city firemen and distributed during the Yule season WeU-Knewn Stars Bob Hope Doris Day Gene Krupa Bona of Pioneers Ernest Tubb Roy Acuff Dr Horatio Blrdbath Clyde Beatty and representatives of Shrino Circus art among tho notables who haw been brought before KTRN microphones since the station's beginning "We appreciate very much the reception KTRN has been accorded during the part year and we like to feel that the atation la a part of and adding to tho growth of Wichita Falla and tha aur-rounded area" Boyd Kelley said in commenting on KTRN's first snnlversary "Wo are going to strive to give the area more and better entertainment continuing tn our efforts to bo first in sports as well as introducing as many original type programs is possible through the coming year Moving dirvrtly into tho foot' ball season KTRN carried every Coyote gam through to tho victorious state championship tilt against Austin at Fort Worth Tho station also carried the complete Hardin College schedule Boyd Kelley station manager and Slone worked together to present the grid games FeetbaR Games Also during football season Mutual Network with which KTRN la affiliated carried one of tho outstanding college games In tha nation each week It also broadcast tho All-Star Game Kaat-Wast Blue-Gray Cotton Bowl and tha Senior Bowl games On Dec 20-31 it aired the Cotton Bowl Baskotball Tournament Originating something new In radio KTRN broadcast the city council meetings taking tho ml crophonea Into tho council chambers at Memorial Auditorium and presented complete proceedings of tho group Another something new in city broadcasting has been in airing concerts of tho Wichita Falla Symphony Orchestra Both concerts this season have bean broadcast and tha remaining two also will bo presented Tho station worked with Frederic Balaza symphony director end tho Wich lta Falla Symphony Society In bringing these programs to tho air Popular Fregrama Tho "Youth Discusses" program exdushre the lull method guarantees you natural coffee richness and aroma Midwestern University Night (lasses Late Senator's Kin Dies CORSICANA Texas Jan 23 Mlsa Carolina Wood grand' daughter of tho lato Sen Roger Mills died at her homo here yesterday She had recently returned from a trip to California 14 idzif am: rii i finrl3i cjjj iiaio i 1131? 4 in Ui' cue Room A 105 A 103 A 100 A 102 302 A 120 Me Hall 2Jrd Mm fnddtop Wichita Falls 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