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October 13, 1932
The Republican
Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland
What is this article about?
The Gilbert-Brown Boys' Band from Oakland will depart Saturday morning for Pittsburgh, where they will be entertained, broadcast over WWSW, and attend a football game as guests of local companies and officials.
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Boys' Band To Be Entertained
in Pittsburgh Saturday
The Gilbert-Brown Boys' Band will
leave Oakland Saturday morning at
6 o'clock in a special bus of the West
Penn company, for Pittsburgh, Pa.,
where they will be entertained in various
ways there and will broadcast
over station WWSW from 1:30 to 2
p. m.
As soon as the bus arrives the
members of the band will register at
the Chamber of Commerce building,
and a reception will follow at the
city-county building at 11 o'clock. For
lunch they will be guests of Mc-
Creery and Company, a department
store, and from 1:30 to 2 will broadcast
from the McCreery dining room,
over station WWSW, 1,500 kilocycles,
or 0 on the radio dial.
Following the broadcast they will
be guests of Joseph Horne company
at the Carnegie Tech-Washington and
Jefferson football game at 2 o'clock.
Approximately 50 boys will make
the trip, and they will be in charge of
Russell H. Brown, director; and G. C.
Stemple, mayor, who will attend the
banquet Friday night as a representative
of Oakland and be at the
Chamber of Commerce building on
Saturday morning when the boys arrive.
in Pittsburgh Saturday
The Gilbert-Brown Boys' Band will
leave Oakland Saturday morning at
6 o'clock in a special bus of the West
Penn company, for Pittsburgh, Pa.,
where they will be entertained in various
ways there and will broadcast
over station WWSW from 1:30 to 2
p. m.
As soon as the bus arrives the
members of the band will register at
the Chamber of Commerce building,
and a reception will follow at the
city-county building at 11 o'clock. For
lunch they will be guests of Mc-
Creery and Company, a department
store, and from 1:30 to 2 will broadcast
from the McCreery dining room,
over station WWSW, 1,500 kilocycles,
or 0 on the radio dial.
Following the broadcast they will
be guests of Joseph Horne company
at the Carnegie Tech-Washington and
Jefferson football game at 2 o'clock.
Approximately 50 boys will make
the trip, and they will be in charge of
Russell H. Brown, director; and G. C.
Stemple, mayor, who will attend the
banquet Friday night as a representative
of Oakland and be at the
Chamber of Commerce building on
Saturday morning when the boys arrive.
What sub-type of article is it?
Journey
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Boys Band
Pittsburgh Trip
Radio Broadcast
Football Game
Youth Entertainment
What entities or persons were involved?
Russell H. Brown
G. C. Stemple
Gilbert Brown Boys' Band
Where did it happen?
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Story Details
Key Persons
Russell H. Brown
G. C. Stemple
Gilbert Brown Boys' Band
Location
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Event Date
Saturday Morning
Story Details
The band travels by bus to Pittsburgh for registration, reception, lunch, broadcast over WWSW, and attendance at a football game, hosted by local entities.