DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN - MISC - Radio Station WLS Family Album - 1934 ----¤¤¤---- In its 10th year of operation, WLS (operated as the Prarie Farmer Station) issued an album containing the names and photographs of principal individuals to include management, operators, staff musicians and contract entertainers. Station Management: Position Person Notes about the person Chief Burridge D. Butler Editor Arthur C. Page Manager Glenn Synder Program Director George C. Biggar Helped plan the Barn Dance and Dinnerbell program Pastor Dr. John Holland Conducts the Little Brown Church Studio Director John Clayton Newscaster Julian Bentley Writer Wyn Orr Barn dance Pete Lund Writer Bob Dwyer Commercials Walter Davidson Advertising A.N. (Pete) Cooke Commercials Normal Goldman Engineer Thomas Rowe Engineer William Anderson Engineer James Daugherty Engineer Charles Nehlsen Engineer Herbert Wyers Asst Treasurer George Cook Station Musicians: Instrument Person Accordian Lou Klatt Tuba Chris Steiner Saxaphone Emilio Silvestre Violin Gerry Vogt Trombone Herman Felber, Jr. Trumpet Oscar Tengblad Violin Louis Marmer Cello Theodore DuMoulin Piano Walter Steindel Drums Roy Knapp Entertainers (stars) Members Group (as appropriate) Notes about the group/artist John Brown Featured pianist Oscar Tengblad The German Band Band music from Germany Emilio Silvestre Lou Klatt Gerry Vogt Chris Steiner George Goebel Called Georgie - he was 14 Hal O'Halloran Featured singer - called Smiling Hal Ralph Emerson Ralph and Elsie Mae Performed dramatic musical Elsie Mae Emerson stories Slim Miller The Ridge Runners Hill-billy band John Lair Karl Davis Linda Parker Red Foley Hartford Taylor Patrick Barrett Uncle EZRA Owner, operators and chief announcer of station E-Z-R-A Herman Bundesen Bundesen Hour President Chicago Board of Health - gave health talks Milt Mabie The Westerners County western band Larry Wellington Dott Massey Louise Massey Mabie Allen Massey Joe Kelly Jolly Joe and his Pets Talked to children about pets Dixie Mason Featured singer Scott Wiseman Skyland Scotty County singer Malcolm Clair Spareribs Comic - Spareribs the redcap Tom Dix Tom and Don Guitar and singers Doyle Wilson Sophia Germanich Singing Stenographer Singer Mildred Good Girls of the Golden West Country singers Dorothy Good Myrtle Cooper Lulu Belle Singer Max Terhune Mimic Martha Crane Homemakers Time Cooking tips Chick Hurt Prairie Ramblers County western group Tex Atchison Jack Taylor Patsy Montana Salty Holmes Paul Trietsch Hoosier Hot Shots Musical group Otto Ward Kenneth Trietsch Truman Wilder Hank and Hiram Comics Jack Dunigan William O'Conner Irish tenor Grace Wilson Singer Fleming Allan Singer Russel Nelson Melody Men Quartet Jack Wheelock Phil Klar William Racherbaumer Check Stafford Announcer Sue Roberts Fashion and style Gene Autry Singing cowboy Jim Poole Market reporter Phil Evans Market reporter Al Rice Maple City Four Quartet Art James Pat Petterson Fritz Meissner ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Skip Christensen ___________________________________________________________________