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When the show made its radio debut on April 29, 1945, the nation was preoccupied with the approaching end of World War II. Recalls Producer Harry Mynatt: "They had a hell of a time getting an audience-had to pass out dollar bills to get people into the theater. " Now the ladies fight to get into the Hollywood studio, bolt a buffet lunch, and scribble their wishes on a card. M.C. Bailey and Producer Mynatt select the 21 likeliest wishes, and backstage interviews just before air time pick the day's five contestants to be judged by the studio...
When the citizens of Knoxville. Tenn., tired of the city manager form of government, City Manager Walter Mynatt ran for mayor. He had a simple platform: Bring TVA to Knoxville, and was elected. Since then he has been preoccupied with two things besides running the city: higgling with National Power & Light Co. over a reasonable price for its Knoxville properties, and trying to persuade Knoxville's citizens to return to the city manager form of government...
...long ago as 1934. National Power, an Electric Bond & Share affiliate, agreed to sell its Knoxville subsidiary, Tennessee Public Service Co. But fixing the price was no simple matter. Mr. Mynatt's first offer was $5,250,000; National Power turned it down. But Mr. Mynatt meant business. With a $3,225,000 bond issue and a PWTA loan, he started building a municipal power plant. National Power accepted the next offer-$6,000,000; Mr. Mynatt promptly stopped work on his plant. This time National Power's preferred stockholders thought the price was too low. Mr. Mynatt...
Just in case the preferred stockholders are still stubborn, Mr. Mynatt is not going to stop work on his plant. He pointed out to the City Council that T. P. S. had spent $800,000 improving its property since his original offer, and the city's savings (from lower rates, etc.) would amount to $1,000,000. He will charge regular TVA rates: 75? for 25 kilowatt hours a month for residential use (T. P. S. rates: $1 for 15 kilowatt hours). City poles and wires already strung can be used to replace worn out poles and wires...
TIME's directorate has taken Purchaser Mynatt's plan for portrait book under advisement. Should the book be published, Mr. Mynatt will receive gratis a copy-as will also Vendor Beiler.-ED. Teacher...