Radio: Willie Winn

In London, Paris and Berlin

They listen in to Willie Winn.

This couplet, chanted by Gregory Edward Toole (microphone name: Willie Winn), is an idle boast, for his voice carries no farther than 1,000-watt WAAF (Chicago) can send it—about 100 miles. Chicago hears Willie Winn every morning predicting how each of 96 horses will finish in the afternoon's races. And Chicago plays his tips.

Red-faced Tipster Toole is sponsored by the R. B. Clothing Co., brings as many as 1,500 people to an R. B. store when he makes a personal appearance. Although he works for a $75 weekly salary, he appeals...

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