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Show By ITN CONNELLY NWNS Radio-Screen Editor JTJST 14 years ago, Jim Ameche won his first radio role, that of Jack Armstrong, the All-Americaa Boy" ... At that time, too, when he wasnt referred to as "Jack Armstrong" Arm-strong" away from the mike he usually was thought of as "Don Ameche's brother" . . . But 14 years is a long time and Jim Is no longer long-er "Don Ameche's brother" but a full-fledged full-fledged radio star Jim Ameche with a background ji fine parts behind him . . . Before landing the announcer's job on IBC's popular show "Welcome Travelers," Trav-elers," Jim was heard in Grand Hotel, Ho-tel, Hollywood Playhouse, Attorney-It-Law, Lux Radio Theater, Big Sis-xr, Sis-xr, Grand Marquee, the Edgar Ber-jen Ber-jen show, At Home with Paye and SWott Roosevelt and many others. Jim was born on August 6, 1915 . . One of eight children, he is of Scotch-Irish descent on his moth-ar's moth-ar's side and Italian on his father's . . He is just a mite wer 5 ft 9 ind weighs 155 pounds . . . His hair is dark brown and his eyes brown . . He has a wonderful personality ind is very enthusiastic about his work. When asked if having two actors In the family might not be some cause for friction, he answered emphatically, em-phatically, "Definitely not! We've idways worked in different circles. There's never been any reason for conflict because of jobs. In fact we've worked together many times." What he didn't say, but what is an obvious fact, is that the brothers are very devoted and it would take more than a career to cause a rift between them. Tidbits: Penny Singleton, NBC's "Blondie," spent a very quiet holiday season through no fault of her own . . . both her daughters were confined to bed with virus flu through Christmas Christ-mas . . . Ernie Newton, bass player with "Grand Ole Opry's" Cumber-"nnd Cumber-"nnd Valley boys (NBC), has an attachment at-tachment on his fiddle that allows ,im to make a drum-like, rhythm vhile plucking the strings. |