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THE FRISCO EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE - DECEMBER 1929
Radio Stars Ride the Frisco Lines to Springfield
With banjos, drums, cornet, bass viol and various other musical instruments, sixteen radio stars well-known to radio-land, trouped their way to Frisco train No. 3 on the morning of October 31, at the St. Louis Union Station. There a special car attached to train No. 3 took them to Springfield, Mo., where they presented a program at the Ontra Hall, under the auspices of the Lion's Club of that city. The trip was sponsored by the Atwater-Kent dealers association of Springfield.
The Brown & Hall Supply Company of St. Louis, distributors of Atwater Kent, had installed a radio previous to the departure of the train, and had decorated the interior of the car. Shortly after the train started, the radio was turned on, and the artists of radiodom enjoyed the programs broadcast while enroute to Springfield.
In the party were the well-known Melody Maids who are especially well known over KMOX. This band of girls is led by Miss Ethel Arnold. The Bendeau Entertainers, Ben Hotmer and Bill Tebeau were also in the party. The Misses Margie Heid and Helene Heid, versatile in the art of playing various musical instruments accompanied the party as well as the vocalist, Jack Coleman.
These stars entertained at the Ontra until midnight, when the entire party went to the Jefferson Theatre where they presented fourteen acts of vaudeville, introducing themselves personally to the audiences which had heard them over the radio so often. The Lion's club had sold tickets for the affair and it was conceded to have been one of the biggest events staged in Springfield for sometime.
Others In the party were: Misses Madeline Jennings, Edna Higgins, Mary Caulfield, Lola Lee, Gretchen Kimmel, Opal Ashley, Altalie Clair, Bunny Longo and Alma Rotter; Messrs. A. K. Richard and Tom Mac-Leod.
The party returned to St. Louis on the "Texas Special" November first.
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