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WELLS NOVEL BROADCAST PANICS U.S. LISTENERS

... Columbia system of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. R. ORSON WELLES, the producer, substituted the names of real American towns for those in [he novel, and in many places listeners failed to realise that the descriptions of devastation which were broadcast ...

Published: Monday 31 October 1938
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 367 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SPRING START

... Mr. Jacques Chambrun, Mr. H. G. Wells’ representative here, stated, today, that Mr. Wells was “deeply concerned” that the wireless dramatisation of his book should have caused such alarm in the United States. Mr. Wells had cabled him declaring that the ...

Published: Tuesday 01 November 1938
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 474 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PANIC OVER A BROADCAST

... Listeners Fear End Of World AN H. G. WELLS NOVEL A broadcast of Mr. H. G. Wells's novel, 4 ...

Published: Monday 31 October 1938
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 692 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

r THE LEICESTER MERCURY MONDAY OCTOBER 1938 BISHOP’S ANSWER: EXPECTED THIS WEEK TO ANSWER V' f- MP’s D$sh To Father

... NOVEL THE OF THE WORLDS’ CAUSED PANIC AMONG SUSCEPTIBLE LISTENERS IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES LAST NIGHT MKd ORSON WELLES the producer of the feature had substi tuted the names of American towns for the original names in the book Ths result thousands ...

Published: Monday 31 October 1938
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1471 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GRIMSBY TKTTftT? ITT OCT 31 RADIO WEATHER PAGE 5 CHRISTYS INVEST and WIN on CHRISTYS BEST and EASIEST of ALL

... END OF WORLD Broadcast of Wells’ Panic NEW YORK Monday TQROADCAST over the Columbia system of II G Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds” caused panic among susceptible listeners in all parts of United States night Mr Orson Welles the producer of the had the ...

Published: Monday 31 October 1938
Newspaper: Grimsby Daily Telegraph
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 3336 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

but both made commendable efforts. to set the forwards an example by shoot- j ing. Torquay s defence did well

... but both made commendable efforts. to set the forwards an example by shoot- j ing. Torquay s defence did well although not extended as they might have been owing to the weakness the Notts, forwards in front of goal. Heller was a great obstructionist at ...

Published: Monday 04 April 1938
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 342 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

THE LEICESTER MERCURY WEDNESDAY 16th MARCH 1938 Jack an Irishman has beaten an Englishman for an Irish boxing ..

... Thsrs art IB plaess allocated to this division thsrsfors approximately only in five will qualify There are well-known including the Club There well-known names amongst the competitors icluding Notts Club veteran Tom Branch (Leicestershire) and veteran ...

Published: Wednesday 16 March 1938
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 2637 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

Shock For Wigston Woman

... and get into the house through an upstairs window. Mrs. Merrington and her sister, Mrs. Wells, of Elmwood-row, Saffron-lane, Leicester, are employed at Messrs. Orson Wright, shoe manufacturers, of Canal-street, South Wigston. She and her family have been ...

Published: Monday 11 April 1938
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 76 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

City Police Get Three Quick Goals Wigston and District City Police met Melton Thursday on the Long Alley ..

... Thursday 0. Orson Wright's long alley skittle team who have yet to win their first match in the Wigston and District League, were again defeated last night when visiting Clarence Hotel by two legs to one. Scores: Clarence Hotel 60. 66. 65; Orson Wright 116 ...

Published: Thursday 03 November 1938
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 290 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

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THE LEICESTER MERCURY FRIDAY 16th DECEMBER 1938 19 Leicester Director’: Wedding This Is COWLING CALLING! May I ..

... Grange Old Knighton He is a director of Orson Wright and Sons Ltd boot and manufacturers South Wigston a firm which his grandfather Mr Orson Wright JP founded His father is managing director Bride's Family Veil Mr Orson was educated Uppingham School and Pembroke ...

Published: Friday 16 December 1938
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1048 | Page: 19 | Tags: none