Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more
Image provided by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, Chapel Hill, NC
Newspaper Page Text
RADIO fWMFD WiSmingtoi 1400 KC THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 7:30—Family Altar. 7:45—Musical Clock. 8:00—News with Martin Agronsky. 8:15—Musical Clock. 8:30—Blue News Correspondents Horn# and Abroad. 8:45—Rosa Rio. . , _ 9,00—The Breakfast Club with Don Mc Neil. 10:00—My True Story. 10:25—Aunt Jemima Show. 10:30—Let's Dance. 10:45—The Listening Post. 11:00—Breakfast at Sardi’s—Tom Bren amen. 11:30—Gil Martyn, News. 11:45—Jack Berch and Boys. 12:00— Glamour Manor. 12:30—Farm and Home Makers. 1:00—Baukhage Talking. 1:15—Musical Interlude. I ;25—News—Wilmington Star-News. 1:30—Ethel and Albert. l:45_Andrini Continentales. 2:00—John B. Kennedy—News. 2:3 5—The Mystery Chef. 2:30—Ladies Be Seated. 3:00—Songs trom Morton Downey. 3:15—Appointment with Life. 3:45—Yours Alone. 4 00—Time Views the News. 4:15—Church of God. 4:3C— Report from Paris. 4:45—Hop Harrigan. 5:00—Terry and the Pirates. 5:15—Dick Tracy. 5:30—Hasten the Day. 5:45—Something for the Girls. 6:00—Kiernan’s News Corner. 6:15—Musical Interlude. 6:25—News—Wilrryngton Star-N#trs. 6:30—Your Richfield Reporter. 6:45—White Quartet. 7:00—Correspondents Home and Abroad. 7:15—Raymond Gram Swing. 7:30—Let's Dance. 8:00—Earl Godwin, News. 8:15—0. P. A. 8:30—America’s Town Meeting of the Air. 9:30—Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands. 9:55—Coronet Slory Teller. 10:00—Fred Waring Show. 10:30—March of Time Program. OVER THE NETWORKS THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 15 Eastern Bar Time P. M. Changes in programs as listed due to corrections by networks made toe late 10 incorporate. 5:30—Just Plain Bill. Dramatic — nbc Terry Allen & the Ross Sisters — ebs The Jack Armstrong Serial — blu-east House of Mystery Series — mbs-basic 5:45_Front Page Farrell Serial — nbc Wilderness Hoad. Serial Drama — ebs Cant. Midnight, a Serial — blu-east Hop Harrigan in Repeat — other blu Tom Mix Serial Series — mbs-basic 6:00—News Report for 15 Mins — nbc fifteen Minutes of News — cbs-basic Dancing Music Orchetsra — other ebs Walter Kiernan’s News Spot — blu-e. Repeat of the Terry Serial — blu-west Prayer; Comment on the War — mbs 6:15— America’s Serenade: Sports — nbc Calling Pan-America, a Concert — ebs Repeat from Dick Tracy — blu-west Repeat Superman Serial — mbs-west F::->0 -Jack Armstrong Rep’t — blu-west Repeat House of Mystery — mbs-west 6:45- -Lowell Thomas & Newscast — nbc World News and Commentary — ebs Peggy Mann and Songs — blu-basic Captain Midnight’s Repeat — blu-west Repeat of Tom Mix Serial — mbs-west 7:00—Como’s Supper Club - nbc-basic Jack Kirkwood’s Radio Show — ebs War Correspondents in Reports — blu 1 into:'. Lewis. Jr.. Comments — mbs 7:15— World War via Broadcast — nbc Johnnie Johnston & Bill Slater — ebs Raymond Gram Swing Comment — blu To Be Announced <15 minutes) — mbs 7:30—Bob Burns & Comedy — nbc-basic Jrresistibles. Girls Vocal — other hdc Mr. Keen. 30 min. Drama — cbs-basic Dancing Music Orchestra — cbs-Dixie It's Murder; Safety Drama Skit — blu Arthur Hale and Comment — mbs-ea^t 7:45—Kaltenborn Comment — nbc-west Cnester Bowles Talk on OPA — blu Scries of Income Tax Talks — mbs 6 TO—Toe Frank Morgan Show — nbc Suspense. Mystery Drama Show — ebs E:.rl Godwin’s News Comment — blu Frank Singiser Newscast — mbs-east 8:13—Lum and Abner Serial Skit — blu Curt Massey's Broadcast Time — mbs 8:30—Dinah Shore, Variety Show — nbc The Death Valley Sheriff — cbs-basic The Jamboree from Dixie — cbs-Dixie America Town Meeting Forum — blu Sammy Kaye’s Music Varieties — mbs 8:55—Five Minutes News Period — cb* 9:00—Bing Crosby & Music Hall — nbc The Ma i or Bowes Broadcast — ebr Gabriel Heatter and Comment — mbs 9'1"—Drama from Real Life — mbs 9:30—Joan Davis & Variety — nbc-basjr Burns with Repeat — other nbc Corliss Archer. Dramatic Series — ebs Sootlieht Bands. Guest Orches. — blu Ha;f Hour Song with Antonini — mbs n'Minutes Story Teller — blu 10:00—Abbot & Costello Comedy — nbc ‘<+ r-me Drama. About Navy — ebs Frrh Wnring’s Musical Variety — blu Anita Ellis and Her Songs — mbs 10:15—Paul Schubert in Comment — mbs J' The Rudy Vallee Variety — nbc Larry Douglas Songs and Guests — bes The March of Time and Guests — blu Swings th’ Thing from Chicago — mbs 11 TO—News for 15 Minutes — nbc-basic The Simper Club Repeat — other nbc News, Variety. Dance 2 h.—ebs & blu Newsreel: Dance Orches. (3 h.) — mbs —Variety and News to 1 a.m. — nbc -v RICHMOND LIVESTOCK RICHMOND. Va„ Feb. 14.—(TP)— (USDAj—Hogs 700. Market steady with Tuesday, 1G0-300 lb hogs 14.55 100-120 lb 11.30. 120-140 lbs 13.15. 140-160 lbs 13.80- 300-330 lbs 13.40. Weights 330 lbs up 13.15. Good sows under 350 lbs 12.80: 350-500 lbs 12. 30; over 500 lbs 11.55. Good steers 8.55. Cattle—Good steers 14.50-15.00; medium 12.00-13.50; common 8.00 1000. Good dairy type cows 9.50 10.00; medium 7.50-8.00; common 5.50- 6.50; shelly kinds low'er. Good beef type heifers 13.50-14.00; me dium 8.00-10.00; common 6.00-7.00. Good butcher bulls 9-50-10.50: me dium 8.00-8.50; light common .grades 6.00-7.50 Choice calves 16. 00-16.50; good 14.50-15.00; medium 32.50- 13.50; common 8.00-10.00. Good sheep 5-50-6.00. -V-—' NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, Feb. 14. — (TP) — Futures closed 10 cents a bale low er to 35 cents higher. Open Hign Low Last Mch 22.00 22.06 21.95 21.95 off 2 May .. 21.87 21.97 21.86 21.86 up 2 Jly _ 21.49 21,60 21.48 21-49 up 4 Oct 20.79 20.93 20.78 20.82 up 7 Dec 20.76 20.85 20.70 20.73 up 5 Middling spot 22.32n up 2. n—Nominal. N. C. POULTRY RALEIGH, Feb. 14.— </H — (NCDA)—Egg and poultry mar kets steady to firm. Raleigh.—US Grade A large 36; hens, all weights, 25 1-2. Washington.—US Grade A large 43 to 44; broilers and fryers 32.5. WATCH OUT! Winter ills are prevalent. If you ar« constipated you may be sure you an more susceptible to certain of them t and you should do something about Ii light away. And while you are aboul it why not do a THOROUGH job bj taking a Calotab tonight? Nothlni acts just like good old Calotabs to ro iieve temporary constipation and hei] sweep out virus-laden mucus an< other putrefactive waste matter. U» only aa directed, (adv) FINANCIAL NEWS ----—'-* Stock Market Quotations (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Alleghany _ 3% A1 Chem and Dye . 159% Allis Chal Mfg .. 44% Am Can _ 90% Am Car Fdy _ 4414 Am Roll Mill_ 19 Am Smelt and Ref _ * I. 43% A T and T _ 161% Am Tob B _ 71% Anaconda _I 32% Arm 111 8% ACL - 5834 Atl Ref - 35% Aviat Corp _6% Baldwin _29% B and 3 _I 14% Barnsdall _” 22% Bendix Aviat _ 54% Beth Stl_” 71% Boeing Airpl _ 70% Borden - 35% Budd Mfg . 12% Burl Mills _ 46% Bur Add Mach _ 15% Case J I _ 40% Caterpil Trac . _ 50% Ches and O_J_ 5314 Chrysler - 99 % Coca Cola - 136% Coml Credit - 42% Coml Solv - 18 Comwlth and Sou- 13-16 Consol Edis - 27 Cons Vultee - 19% Cont Can - 42% Corn Prod - 62% Curt Wright - 6 Curt Wright A- 19% Doug Aire _ 69% Dow Chem - 128 Du Pont - 163 Eastman Kod -— 178 Firestone - 59 Gen Elec . 40% Gen Foods - 41 Gen Mot - 663/i Goodrich -- 60 Goodvear - 57 Gt Nor Ry Pf - 48% Int Harvest - 78% Int Tel and Tel - 25% Johns Man - 111 Kennecott - 38 . Ligg and Myers B -.. 81 Loews - 75% Lockheed _ 21% Lorillard - 21 Mont Ward - 52is Nash Ktlv - 18_ Nat Biscuit - 24‘s Nat Cash Reg .-. 34% Nat Dist _ - 39_. Ny Cent - 24% No Am Aviat - 10% Nor Pac . --- 20% Packard _ _ '% Param Pic - 29->s Penny J C - 111 Penn R R _ 36% Pepsi Cola - 25% Phillips Pet - 47% Pitt S and B- JVi Pullman - 501/s Pure Oil - 18% Radio - 12% Radio K O - 9% Rem Rand- 25% Repub Stl - 21 14 Reynolds B- - 33% Sears _ 104% Socony Vac - 16% Sou Pac _ 42% Sou Ry_ 37% Stn Branns - Std Oil N J _ 59% Stewart Warner - 18% Swift - 34% Tex Co __ - 53% Un Carbide - 8^% Unit Airlines - 34 Unit Aircraft_ 31% Unit Corp_ 1% Unit Drug- l‘% Unit Fruit _ 92 Unit Gas Imp- 15% US Indus Chem -41% US Rubber - 57% US Smelt and Ref - 58% US Steel _i- 62% Vanadium - - 23% Va Caro Chem _ 4% Warner Pic _ 15%5 West Un A _ 46% West El and Mfg _ 121% Woolworth _ 4314 Final stock sales 2,060.000 -V NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14. -(/Pi Cotton closing prices were steady 10 cents a bale higher to 25 cents lower. Open Higo Low Close Mch 21.90 21.95 21.86 21.85b off 5 May. . 21.88 21.97 21.87 21-38 off 2 fly 21.50 21.61 2150 21.52 up 6 Oct .. 20.83 20.94 20.82 20.84 up 4 Dec 20,77 JO.85 20.75 20.75b up 4 NEW ORLEANS SPOT NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14.—(.¥>— Spot cotton closed steady un changed. Sales 2.160. Low mid dling 17.65: middling 21.40: good middling 21.80. Receipts 5,889. Stocks 256.712. Bond Quotations ATSF 4s 95 _ 131 — ACL 4%s 64 . 105 B and O 4s 48 - 101 % Can Pac 4s Perp_ 99% CB and Q 4%s 77_ 114% C and El Inc 97.. 64% CGW 4s 88_ 93% CRI and P Rfg 4s 34 _ 49% Cl Ut 4%s 77... 104% Fla EC 5s 74 .. 60 Hud C 5S 62A- 76% Hud and Man 5s 57_ 34 111 Ctnt 4%s 56 . ... 81% Int G N 6s 52.. 70% MK and T Aj 5s 67_ 85 Mo PG 4s 75.. 36% NYC Rfg 5s 2013.. 93% Nor and W 4s 96_ 133% Nor Pac 6s 207 _ 105% Penn RR 4%s 65-124 Sal C 6s 45 __-. 59% Sou Pac Rfg 4s 55 . 105% Sou Rv Cn 5s 94 - 127% Sou Ry Gen 4s 56_ - 97 West Md 4c 52 105% FOREIGN BONDS Aust 4%s 56 -- 9714 Braz 6%s 26-57 _ 62 Poland 8s 50_ 36 Final bond sales $10,830,000. TREASURY 2s 54-52 Dec_ — 101.13 2%s 69-64 June _ 101.14 2%s 71-66 _ 101.15 -V NAVAL STORES SAVANNAH, Feb. 14.—(TP)—Tur pentine 81 cents a gallon. Offer ings 130 (50-gal. bbls.l; sales, 6.500 gallons; receipts, 6 barrels; shipments, 6 barrels; stocks 23. 263 barrels. Rosin; (100-lb. drums) offer ings 35, sales 35, receipts 24. ship ments 271. stocks 8.455. Quote: B 5.05. D 5.12. E 5.65, F 5.75, G 5.79, H 5.81, I 5.85. K 5.85. M 5.87, N 6.03, WG 6.28, WW 6.55, X 6.55. CHARLOTTE SPOT CHARLOTTE, Feb- 14—(TP)—Spoi cotton 21.35. SELECTED RAILS SCORE ADVANCES NEW YORK, Feb 14. — UP) — Investment rated industrials and selected rails scored new advances in the stock market today, although closing prices were under the day’s best levels. ■ The improvement ranged from major fractions to more than a point, and there were a few wider swings. In breadth and activity dealings exceeded Tuesday’s. The Associat ed Press 60-stock average, while ahead only .2 of a point against yesterday’s gain of .8 of a point, at 60.7 was the highest since Sep tember 9, 1937. During the day. 1.015 issues crossed the tape, compared with 965 Tuesday, the greatest number since May of 1940 when the Nazis were sweeping across France. Volume at 2,060,000 shares, against 1.800.000 yesterday, was the largest since January 9 of this year. 0 American Telephone, down 1-2 at 161 7-8, was under water most of the day, and toward the last was joined by Southern Railway and Texas Co. Bonds also rose from the pres sure of idle funds seeking employ ment. Cotton futures closed 10 cents a bale lower to 35 cents a bale higher. Doing better in the Curb were Transwestern Oil. up 2 1-4. Mesabf Iron, Hecla Mining, Baldwin Loco motive Warrants, American Mara caibo and American Light & Trac tion- The aggregate here was 680 - 000 shares against 590,000 the day before. -V N. C. LIVESTOCK RALEIGH. Feb. 14.— I)PI — fUSDAi— Hog markets steady with tops of 14.55 at Clinton, Rockv Mount and Richmond. DAILY CROSSWORD AUKUSS 1—Taps lightly 5—Droops 9—Military student 10—Mature person 12— Silk scarf (Eccl.) 13— One who fails to win 14— Sack material 16— Beverage 17— Railroad fabbr.) 18— Grublike larvae 21—An age —r as n y dessert 25— Shilling (abbr.) 26— Distant 28—Herd of whales 30—Gulf (Siberia) 32—Contend for 34—Grate 37—Discloses 40— Tantalum (sym.) 41— Anger 42— Crush 45—Girl's name 48— Cut, as a fowl 49— Slender 50— Attempts 51— Claw 52— Observes DOWN 1— Set of ornaments 2— Jewish month 3— Narrate 4— Water vapor 5— Salt (chem.) 6— Fuss 7— Relish 8— Rain and ice precipi tations 9— Snake 11—Rubbish L5—Soft food 19— Carriage 20— Equipmen 22— From 23— Part of a church l i—in arrow inlet (geol., 29—Masurium (sym.) SO—Bay window 31—Capital (Ger.) 33—Old times (Archaic) S5—Barrel strips 36—Crowns of heads ; 38—Goddess of the hearth (Rom.) 89—Denomina tions I - " i. vn 2.-1S Yesterday's Answer 43— Price of passage 44— American Indian 46— Stitch bird 47— Lamprey I, I, lo VSJA CRYPTOQUOTE—A cryptogram quotation AG K N A VSGLEH VG N E M NV MG K N R D N XNFA GLM GT NAGMSDJ KNA'V FXAGJNAED — EFEDJG. Yesterday's Cryptoquote: TRIFLES MAKE PERFECTION. AND PERFECTION IS NO TRIFLE—ANGELO. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Tonight... Kaltenborn, Shirer, Swing Argue Germany's Fate IW—I HIM Will ---- H. V. KALTENBORN WILLIAM L. SHIRER RAYMOND SWING Famous war commentators clash over one William L. Shirer and Raymond Swing argue of the most critical issues ever discussed on this vital question. Tune in tonight and hear America’sTown Meeting —the Big 3decisions both sides on America’s Town Meeting, spon ; about Germany! Listen to H. V, Kaltenborn, sored by The Reader’s Digest. i Tune in tonight AMERICA’S TOWN MEETING, 8:30, WMFD ---- BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES--_ BIG BUSINESS_ Bv Kl)f;.\R mA|;]^ I \WSZCftX YKOW Vi'APtf f\ m^OWLO|9\K> WOVSfcY'. TO Sf“Y ,HR. WOV^bY l mo 9\9TY I V^OWbY 90S9 \\Jfc 't.'CJc.Vl OOVSt TWOObmO WF® tVSVc.Y \«b TLKCtt V—ESTB OOVVF^S J 9«Stt> WiL —^-—rn^NT^ ' *Ytm'.'.f w^vwvvvo^ . I&w nJ -v* VOWLKi V3tGWOV AO^ my- AOGy AW\M6 , OVY.y AWL ^A My GQOG v ^ « m.\. go'. wAl wkvs you, -- eXU'.AVWKiV r-p^-ho *■ «cowi^ar*« n_k ,/\ _, ,; WASH TUBBS— WRONG ADDRESS BV LESLIE TTKn^ E r BLAZES. IF THAT DOOB HAD OPENED A MOMENT SOONER THE LI6HT WOULD, HAVE FALLEN ON ME AND IL-IKArrcv Ofcinsi.i'i wioma UtHAT WOULD BETRAY HIM, EASY MAKES A OUICK DECISION! _ I AT THAT 1 ZAJ INSTANT i EASY'S WAY ft 15 BUXXEP ■ BY THE ■ APPEARANCE I OFMUKOHAHAi GASOLINE ALLEY— - I .\y 11 IT'S A CHORE SOMEBODY'S \f FEEDING THEM | DONE EVERS DAS FOK THE I MS MV JOB SO SEARS I'VE LIVED UERI FROM SUE TIME I W4S A fkriNY GH?L. WI'M SURE THE j WEIL. THEYLL HAVE ] I CHICKENS Ai’E TO WAIT TILL I GET 1 pBWMIKj TOO THROUGH THESE l f AND YOU I USED TO A I PAY ME ONE | I CENT FOR j I EVERY DOZEN I J EGGS ID JJ V THAT set I y ME BACK 20 r n cents a month. ' ■ you pipnt ■ SQlWNPEP f)J | DK. BOBBS— By ELLIOTT and McAltDLE I THE CHECKS L_ -- IS FER SCHOOLS, FER TWENTY YEARS, I BEEN LIBRARIES - ^ SENDIN' MONEY BACK T'r~ ' ^ JACKTOWN, SIGNIN' THE CHECKS PLAIN * CACTUS —i±^f¥-.L T WANTS ONLY THE BEST AND NO ONE . NARY ASOUL THINGS FER MARTHA'S IN JACKTOWN j rr MIGHTAG07 DAUGHTER, AND THAT r KNOWS WHO r i BACK TMARThA WAS THE ONLY WAY I SENDS THE \ | AND SPOILED KNOVVEP HOW T'PO 1T/J | MONEY?mf' j |VERYTH;\6/ I THE GUMPS— yOLl PIP- TM SHINING I HAP A LI 1 I Lt U i PIPN i i UP Td"THAT OLP EIRP-FACEP . ARGUMENT WITH \ YOU TO HIT H'M MRS PESTROSS- |THAT SNOOPER,ERIC \ON THE FI5T , SHE’S THE LATE BlM GUMP'S REPD-IT WASNT MY ) WITH IT' / MOTHER-IN-LAW ANP WORTH FAULT- YOU TOLP ME / / HER WEIGHT IN PLATINUM- TO KEEP AN EYE ,-—'* _ \ l_ THIS LONELV HEARTS PACKET PON'T OETS SWEETER EACH PAY- TELL ME - ANP, I'M THE LITTLE 6UY LET ME WHO EOL1NP A SWEETER <j-L/ES£— PACKET WITHIN A PACKET' _-_^___ LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE -„-—. I AND THAT OVERCOAT, \ / MM-M M! I SURE CAN'T A. f WAT AND BAG - I SAW 'EM | ' FIGGER IT' I WAS SURE I HERE.' AND I SAW WER. HEARD SOMEBODY HERE, j RUNNIN' OUT WITH 'EM / WAVIN' A SNACK'" BUT / WWY WOULD ANY MAN GO NO DIRTY DISHES-" / l OUT WITHOUT 'EM? fcs* T COLD NIGHT, TOO1, HE j OH OH! THE DOORBELL ' MUST HAVE BEEN IN ft MAVBE THIS IS WHOEVER HURRT- BUT WHO WAS IT WAS, BACK AGAIN.' HE ? ■ AND WHERE J OUT OUR WAY— By J. R. WILLIAMS *■ ■'»> " ” ..■!■■■— ■ .. HI. .. I .II..IW OUR BOARDING HOUSE ... with ... MAJOR HOOPLl I |:■/ BOY, WritNJ i <OI l \ In/ married i'll sure \ / PUT MY FOOT DOWN ON 1 !/ MY WIFE BORROWIN’ l i STUFF OFF HER. FOLKS/ \ WHY, I COULDN'T SLEEP A \ WINK NIGHTS WORRYIN* ) ABOUT THE OL’ FOLKS ^ SITTlN’ in an almost empty HOUSE WHILE I WAS LIVIN' \|N LUXURY ON THEIR STUFF; I LIKE WE GOT IT AROUND \ HERE WITH A MARRIED SISTER/ BOY, I COULDN'T", SAY, FOTAVO NOSE, L HtftK ylju MR. PIKE TO MOVE OUT/ — WELL, JOKES )' — OR MO JOKES, HE PAYS, SO HB .^y1 AWK ' ; STAYS/ — IT'S MO JOKE TO ME jpa YES, MY M ' THAT YOUR OILY BROTHER. ORCHID/— JAKE PARKS HERE OVER- M EGAD/ IE THE TIME AMD DOESM'T EVeM ( DOLT HAD AMY PAY FOR THE GRAVY HE y) SEMSE OF HUMOR ! drools om his tie/ y* ( ^e'd kmo\m l ‘ ■ . y ( VAJAS jestimg-* p ^ KAK-- KAK/ (WM1 A \ GWE'G MOT NSKlM6 V VOOTO PiMME A \ _ PIECE OP PIE - 2 L-"f- - 2.*/V VS/HV MOTHFR.S OHT 'ORAY .T-. M. mg. u. ». pat, orr. -B—JB65iiS5S4iJ5iJ4SSlSIJMh*—**