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Show THOUSANDS TO HEAR WALLACE TALK BY RADIO Voice to Reach Greatest Number of Listeners Since Time Began WASHINGTON Aprlj 21. Secretary Secre-tary Wallace of the department of ag-rlculture ag-rlculture will attempt tonight on. Arbor Ar-bor day eve. what is described as the most widespread radio dlstrbullon of a single message" ever to be made The- message will bo transmitted at 9 o'clock, eastern standard time from the government station at Arlington, Va. San Diego and San Francisco, Calif, the Great Lakes Navy station and all army and postofflCS department depart-ment stations and also by the radio relay league and radio broadcasting stations. Radio experts state that because of the constantly Increasing number of radio sets In operation the oico of the secretary will reach more people "than an human voire ei-r has since time began " One year ago there were perhaps 60.000 radio receilng sets in this country. Today there are over Soo.-000 Soo.-000 and the present monthly lncn ise is estimated at 100.000 Boy Scouts vho receive the message mes-sage will, wherever possible, arrange to deliver it on the golden anniversary of rbor Day tomorrow, to the mayors of their cities. |