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V Keeler to Be Heard on Lie Detector in “It Can Be Done” Hour. THE inventor of the lie-detector device, used in trapping crim inals and a housewife who completed a college education while rearing a family are to be pre sented by Edgar A. Guest on his "It Can Be Done" program tonight, heard through WMAL at 7:30. Prof. I,eon srri Keeler of Northwestern Univer sity is the noted criminologist, while » Mrs. Katherine C. Corrigan of New ark. N. J , is the persevering mother. Mrs. Corrigan contrived to obtain a degree from Fordham University by assigning various household duties to her four children. One sharpened her pencils, another cared fir the books, while the other two handled cooking and housework. “piGHTING Blond." a story of the boxing "racket," will be pre sented by the Northern Dramatic Co. tonight over WOL at 10 o'clock. 'J'HE latest development in modern music, dubbed "swing-lined" Ha waiian rhythm, is to be introduced to network audiences by Johnny Green on his program over WRC at 8 30. rJ'HE Four Stars, popular female quartet., will be the guests of Mark Warnow during his Blue Vel vet period tonight—WJSV at 9:30. J^'RANK MUNN and Lois Bennett sing Granville English's "River of Romance." as a feature of the love-song program, a WMAL feature heard at 8 30. J IONEI, STANDER. screen come dian, makes a guest appearance on Benny Goodman's program to night. stating the rase against swing music—WJSV. 8:30. M ISCHA LEVITSKI and Wynn Murray, convert pianist and musical comedy player, respectively, are Ben Bernie's guests—WMAL at 8 • LAWYER-POLICEMAN JOINS SCHOOL FACULTY Ha uschild Appointed to Lerture Post by Maj. Brown—In Service 25 Years. Otto C. Hausehild, la wver-police tnan who ha.s bepn assigned to the police Court branch of the corpora tion counsel's office for the last 25 ypars. today was appointed to the fac ulty of the Police School by Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent. The new instructor will lecture on Police Court procedure, especially as it affects prosecutions under the cor poration counsel's office. Hausehild was appointed to the cor poration counsel's office in 1912. While he retains the title and pay of a pri vate in the Police Department, his work has been confined to the prepa ration of "informations," the papers under which prisoners charged with traffic and District of Columbia offenses are arraigned. Studying law at night, Hausehild was graduated from Georgetown Law School in 1924. He is a membPr of thP local bar and has also been admit ted to practice before the United Ftates Supreme Court. Hp will not be detached from his present post during his instructorship. Southeast Dance Tonight. A dancp will be given at the Puchanan Community Center, Thir teenth and D streets southeast, by the Young People's Club at 8 p.m. tonight. Air Headliners Afternoon Programs. 3:30 p.m.—WJSV, Sing and Swing. 4:45p.m.—WMAL, Evening Siar Flashes Evening Programs. 7:00 p.m.—WJSV, Hammerslein Music Hall; WMAL. "Husbands and Wives." 7:30 p.m.—WRC. Wayne King's Orchestra; WJSV, Grant Park Concert. 8:00 p.m.—WMAL. Ben Bornie; WRC, Sidewalk Inter views. 8:30 p.m.—WRC, Johnny Green; WJSV, Benny Good man's Orchestra. 8:30 p.m.—WOL, Hobby Lobby. 10:00p.m.—WOL, Northern Dra matic Co. 11:15 p.m.—WMAL, Slumber Hour. Short-Wave Programs. 8:45 p.m.—SANTIAGO. Latin American Music, CB960, 31.2 m.. 9 B0 meg. 8:15 p.m.—CARACAS, "Mr. In formation." YV5RC, 51.7 m , 5.6 meg. • 10:10 p.m.—LONDON, the Eng lish Countryside, GSI. 19.6 m.. 5.26 meg.; GSG, 16.6 m. 17.79 meg.; GSD, 25.5 m.. 11.75 meg ; GSB, 31.5 m ., 9.51 meg. ■ —. 6 LANGUAGE PROGRAMS INITIATED BY N. B. C. Directional Beams Used in New Service to Europe and Central and South America. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 27.—A six-lan guage short-wave broadcasting service to Europe and Central and South America was inaugurated yesterday by the National Broadcasting Co. Sustaining programs are transmitted over two directional beams from the company's Station W3XAL at Bound Brook. N. J, between 10 a m. and 3 am., Eastern standard time. Programs lor Europe are announced in English, French, German and Italian, and for South America in English. Spanish and Portuguese. Up to now the company's inter national short-wave service has 'oe-n restricted to partial service to Latin America over non-directional beams. -• Overcoats in Africa. As preventives against malaria, peo ple in the Transvaal of South Africa are wearing heavy overcoats and muf flers. Arson Aids Burglar. DAYTONA BEACH. Fla i/FY—A burglar who uses fire as an adjunct to larreny has police worried. Jerome Bear reported an intruder set fire to a doorway curtain in the rear of his home to distract attention while he entered a front room and stole two purses. Another resident said his home was burglarized when he left the house to extinguish a blaze started beneath his automobile. AUTO RADIO Installations—Repairs MSIlEfrDliDllK 1716 l4a ST..N.W. NORTH IS83 Tender'Bint? ‘Body “Dent?.. us! Complete Motor Repairs Any Service for Any Car! AIRLINE PASSENGERS REACH ALL-TIME PEAK Traffic in June la 13.2 Per Cent Higher Than in Same Month Last Year. Commercial scheduled airlines of the United States reached an all-time peak in June, when they flew 41.180, 337 revenue passenger miles, as com pared with the previous total of 40.104.800 miles in July, 1938, it was announced here today by Col. Edgar 8. Gorrell, president of the Air Trans port Association of America. The percentage Increase for June of this year over June of last year was 13.2 per cent. Air traffic for the first half of 1937 was 11 per cent greater than for the first half of last year and 4fl per cent greater than for the first six months of 1935. Express business showed even greater gains, Gorrell said, the total of 2,765,957 pounds carried on the domestic airlines during the first five months of this year being 25 per cent greater than during the same period in 1936 and 156 per cent greater than during the tame period of 1935. *-• EDISON WILL INSPECT YARDS ON WEST COAST Assistant Secretary of Navy Also Will See Fleet Maneuvers Aboard TJ. 8. S. California. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison is scheduled to leave Washington next Monday on an in spection tour of the Navy's shore e.s tablishment* on the West Coa*t and i to view Fleet maneuver*. He will visit also the Great Lake* Training Station in Chicago en route. The Assistant Secretary's itinerary includes the 13th and 12th Naval Districts, with headquarters at Seattle and San Francisco, respectively. While ; viewing the maneuvers, to be held off the California coast, he will go aboard the California, flagship of Admiral Claude C. Bloch, commander of the Battle Force. More than 2.000 crates of oranges are sold daily in Moscow, Russia. I CAPITAL'S RADIO PROGRAM TODAYS PROGRAM JULY 27, 1937 P.M. J WMAL—630k |_WRC—950k I WOL—1,310k_| WJSV—1,4C0k_ 2: (X) Airbreak i Pepper Young Wakeman’s Sports Theater Matinee 2:15! " “ Ma Perkins 2:30 Kidoodler* j Vic and Sade " ** Concert Hall 2:45 Have You Heard )j The O’Neills " ** " M 3:00 Club Matinee Lorenzo Jones Texas Jim Lewis Bob Byron 3:l5i “ " Grace Shannon News—Sport* Noveltecr* 3:30 " ** Waltz Favorites Wakemrn s Sports Sing and Swing 3:45) ** I he Guiding Light1 " “ " " 4:00 A| Bernard j Nellie Revell (Radioland Orch. ! Ray Heatherton 4:15 Music Adventure I Symphonic Choir i “ ** 'Science News 4 :30; i he Singing Lady j Don W nslow' Wakeman’s Sports Syncopators A : 45 Evening Star Flashes Little Orphan Annie* ** ** I Exploration 5:00 Science News i Sundown Revue S. Williams’ Orch. Hands on Deck 3:15 Stringtunc ’Concert Cocktail Capers Evening Rhythms 5: $0 lea lime j News— Music J. Messner’s Or. News—Sports 5:45 Lowell Ihomas ‘Radio Rubes George Halls Or. 6; 00 Easy A' fs Amo* V Andy I Wakeman on Sports Poetic Melodies 6:15 Brnno Rabinoff j Vocal Varietie | Five Star Final Arch McDonald 6:30 Radio Joe ‘Ward and Muzzy j J. Hausser s Or. Ijav Fre» man’s Or. 6:45 News Pulletin* Question Mark i News—Music | " ** 7:00 Husbands-W ives Russ Morgan s Or. Boh Stanley |Music Flail 7:15 .... | •• •• j •• .. 7:30 Edgar A. Guest Wayne King s Or. Rhvthm Symphony Grant Pk. Concert 7:45 I “ •• I | *• 8:00 Ben Be,’me Sidewalk Interviews Chi. Svmph. Or. /VI Pear, e 8:15 " ” ** “ | •• - | •• •• 8:30 Love Songs Johnny Green Vienna Melody Goodman’s Or. _ _ “ " Congress Today i 9:fKl Other Americas Johnny Green Sinfonirtta U. S. Navy Band 0;I3 » - | •• - I - •* “ " 9:30 Harpsichords Jimmy Fidler Hobby Lobby Blue Velvet 9:45 Norman Thomas Vic and Sade 10:00iN.B.C. Night Club News—Music j N. Drarratic Co. G. Hem hen s Or. ’ *’ j Supper Dance “ * B. Berigan’s Or. 10:30 Ping Pong Match Pete Minas’ Or. j Art Brown Rohrrt Horton !0j45 _ _I I Du k Stiibile’s Or. 11:00 New* Bulletins (Bill Coyle 1 News—Heidt Bert Block s Or. 11:15 Slumber Hour Arthur Reilly Horace Heidt’s Or. II;30 Midnight Frolic Eddv Diichin s Or. Tom Dorsey's Or. H:45 ” - 1 - -__|_^ - 12:00 Night Watchman Sign Oft Larry K’nts Or. ITie Witching Hour ^“•^3 ’ News Bulletins ^:30, I I om Tucker’s Or. Sign Oft 1:00 Nt Watch. (I hr.) i Lights Out I A M |TOMORROW’S PROGRAM 6:00 Gordon Hittenmark 6:15 " I I 6:30 ** I News—Sun Dial _ : __i_1_ Sun Dial 7:00 Morning Devotions Gordon Hittenmark Musical Clock Sun Dial 7:15 Today's Prelude j ! 7 : 30 I ' ** News—Art Brown i M ** 7:45 * ** Art Brcwn I 8:00 Breakfast Club News—Hittenmark Art Brown Sun Dial 8:15 Gordon Hittenmark ®' 39 j J at k Br rch | _j:^5 __' News—Art Brown Bachelor s Children 9:00 Mary Marlin Mrs. ^iggs Sweethearts 1 Pretty kitty Kelly 9:15 Ma Perkins John's Other ^ile Choir Loft Dalton Brothrrs 9:30 News Bulletins ! Just Plain Bill 1 unrs for Two ' Between Book Lnds 9:45 The Doctor Says TodayN Children New* -Police Angelo Patri 10:00 Hie O Neills David Harum Gel lhin to Music Magazine o( the Air 10:15 Personal Column Backstage \A lie Pianologues 10:30 \ ic and Sade To Be Charming Raoul Nadeau Big Sister 10:15 Edward MacHugh The Old Retrain Morning Concert Real Lite Stories 11:00 trail hinder Myriad Voices Morning Concert | Three Notes I I : 15 Grace a id Scotty Mary Marlin Organ Rental Your N-ws Parade 11:30 The Cadets Ihree Marshalls Bill Lewis Helen Tient 11:45 Helen RehlkeJoe Whitee Are houriOur Gal Sunday PM ’ ; _ — -X A. ^RfnaciRAJNqiijn XMOOTMNCf t AT AO EXTRA COff ’yTtiTtOr BAYERSON OIL WORKS _COLUMBIA £2Sa 1 I \ I I I I I \ I I I \ I _ J Writing Paper A good Rrade of social stationery in white, blue or gray. 24 folded sheets and 24 self-seal en velopes, 33c (if box COMPANY Stationery Store *" 71* 13th Street N. W. Telephone National 1974 |» - 12:00 Love .md Learn News—Music Elinor Sherry Betty and Bob 12:15 News Bulletins Dan Handing's Wife News—Music Betty C/ocker 12:30 Farm A’ Home Hour Words and Music Middav Service Grimm's Daughter ]2-45_* ~...4< *_1 In Hollywood 1:00 Farm & Home Hour Concert Or. Salon Orchestra A Woman s Eye*~ . Dance Music Afternoon Rhythms 1:30 Consumers' Pgm. Mary Mason j “ “ News Bulletins _I -45, Peggy Wood_ Memory Songs Myrt and Marge 2 :00 Southernaires Pepper d'oung W akeman’s Sports Matinee 2:15 Varieties Ma Perkins ^ : 30 | \ ic and Sat House Questions :4 ) Alice Drake j 1 he 0 Neills 'Texas Jim Few is Concert Hall 3:00 Club Matinee Loren/o Jones jWakeman s ports Concert Hall 3^15 ‘IheBrcwns | News B diet ins i Dance Time 3'30 “ Home 1 owners 'Wilson Stakes Russell Dorr .3:45__ Guiding Light W akeman’s Sports Medical Academy 4:00 Animal News Not For Ladies Wakeman’s Sports Eddie Alexander 4:15 Dot and Pat Home folks Frolic “ *' ; Four Stirs 4:30 1 he Singing Lady Don W-nslow Orr,an Recital Dons K*rr ^4 r45l F.venmgStar Flashes John Johnston Wakem» n s Sports Funny Things 5:00 H. Kogans Or. On Manners Washboard Bines JEvening Rhythms Sundown Revue Organ Recital Four Stz.rs 5:30 dea dime News—Music iCocktai! 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