Subject: [removed] Digest V2006 #96
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Date: 4/4/2006 4:10 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2006 : Issue 96
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Soap and Blood                        [ Wich2@[removed] ]
      Snell again                           [ <whhsa@[removed]; ]
      Escape/On Stage/ XM OTR               [ "Morris Joseph" <mjoseph55@hotmail. ]
      URGENT: Harold's Passing              [ Zharold138@[removed] ]
      A couple of questions & one more abo  [ William Shishko <wshishko@[removed]; ]
      Robert Newman                         [ "Bob Burchett" <haradio@[removed] ]
      4-4 births/deaths                     [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Robert W. Newman                      [ "John edwards" <jcebigjohn41@hotmai ]
      Richard C. Hottelet on the Edwards S  [ Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed] ]
      Classic radio commercials             [ "theharness" <theharness@[removed] ]

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    Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 17:58:10 -0400
    From: Wich2@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Soap and Blood

    From: "Louie Johnson" _ljohnson@[removed]_ (mailto:ljohnson@[removed])

>     A  friend has asked me to find out if, during World War 2, the soap
>     opera "The Right To Happiness" incorporated plotlines, suggestions,  or
>     references to the effort

    Dear Louie-

    I'm not a Soap expert; I've done tiny duty on Tube versions, but don't  watch
    them, or listen to the OTR ones.
    ("Callll for Jim Coxxxxx!!!")

    So I can't speak about "Right to [removed]"   But I can,  about "Hasten
    The Day!"

    That one was a Sudser that SPECIFICALLY presented the WWII effort; more
    specifically, the War at Home. Myself and a few members of Quicksilver Radio
    Theater had the pleasure of doing a recreation of an episode at the Manhattan
    "Book Debut" party for lister Howard Blue's WORDS AT WAR.

    It was a decently written piece, that covered in 15 minutes the topics of
    housing displacement, substitute workers, and The Terrible Call/Letter from
    the
    War [removed]

    All the best,
    -Craig Wichman

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    Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 17:58:29 -0400
    From: <whhsa@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Snell again

    Dear Folks;

    Peace.

    Help!

    Roy Snell's son sent me a copy of a newspaper clipping that proves Snell
    signed a contract with WMAQ to produce a 17 week continuity for Jack
    Armstrong radio show. Snell was told to write three sets of continuities
    using his novel, The Grey Shadow, which has a carnival theme, a naval air
    base and Alaska as back drops! The writer, prior to Snell, was an army
    officer who had been stationed in the Philippines, however his duties gave
    him little time to continue so Snell's name was recommended.

    Are there any Jack Armstrong fans in OTR land that could direct me to
    locating copies of some of the shows that Snell penned.

    Manituwah,

    Bill

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    Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:29:17 -0400
    From: "Morris Joseph" <mjoseph55@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Escape/On Stage/ XM OTR
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       I have XM and I listen to their OTR channel. I like the fact that I
       can tune in on any FM radio in my house at anytime. I don't have the
       time or patience to download OTR. I find that when I'm doing chores or
       just relaxing, rather than listen to music, I like to have OTR on in
       the background.
       I especially enjoy mysteries, suspense, detective and horror shows. I
       enjoy some of the comedy such as Abbott and Costello, Life with Luigi,
       but I don't care for Fibber McGee and Molly, Lum and Abner, or Vic and
       Sade. I like Amos 'n' Andy but I guess Radio Classics considers it to
       be politically incorrect. Some other favorites include Escape,
       Suspense, and Gunsmoke.

       I heard a fascinating Escape episode from 1954 in which a merchant
       seaman from Calais in France
       is kidnapped and somehow mysteriously finds himself transported in a
       couple of hours to Dover in England. The writer solves the mystery by
       alluding to a "tunnel" underneath the English Channel.
       Interesting prognostication more than 50 years before the tunnel came
       into being.

       Another fascinating drama which I listened to attentively was the "On
       Stage" production of
       "The Return of the Native" by Thomas Hardy produced by Fletcher
       Markle. Absolutely magnificent presentation. Brings to mind a
       question:  Why didn't programs like "On Stage" or "Theater Guild on
       the Air" do well in the ratings?  Apparently, their TV counterparts of
       "On Stage" and "[removed] Steel Hour" were very popular. Why didn't these
       radio drama anthologies attract more support and larger audiences? It
       appears that only "Lux Radio Theater" had the ratings and the
       longevity.

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    Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:31:05 -0400
    From: Zharold138@[removed]
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  URGENT: Harold's Passing
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    This is Harold Zeigler's Stepson Ken (_milo_ski@[removed]_
    (mailto:milo_ski@[removed]) ).

    As some of you may know, Harold passed away on the evening of Sunday, April
    2, 2006 from a heart attack.  He was 72 years old.

    Visitation will be from 4pm-8pm on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Irwin  Chapel,
    3960 Maryville Road, Granite City, IL 62040. The funeral service will be
    held on April 6, 2006 at 10:00am at Irwin Chapel. Burial will be at St. Clair
    Cemetery in Fairview Heights, IL.

    In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Harold's memory be
    made to the following charity:

    BackStoppers
    9811 South Forty Dr.
    St. Louis, MO 63124

    For those of you who are unfamiliar with BackStoppers, it is an  organization
    assisting the families of policemen and firefighters who are injured/killed
    in the line of duty. It is a charity that is supported by the Greater St.
    Louis Public Affairs Alliance, of which Harold was a proud member.

    If you have any memories you would like to share with Harold's family,
    please share via e-mail to me at my address below.  Also, if you have any
    questions, please let me know.

    Ken
    _milo_ski@[removed]_ (mailto:milo_ski@[removed])

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    Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 21:28:34 -0400
    From: William Shishko <wshishko@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  A couple of questions & one more about grits!
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    A couple of questions for the list:
            1.  What are the dates of the OTR convention in Newark this year?
     It's helpful to me (and, I'm sure, to others) to have these dates in
    advance.
            2.  Does anyone know of the availability of CBS Mystery Theater
    on either cassette or CD?  This was a 1960's series on the radio, I
    believe.  Edward G. Marshall was the host.
    Also:  One more re. grits:   Use the slow cooking grits, especially stone
    ground ones - if you can get them (never the instant ones, which are more
    like Elmer's glue!).  Cook them with more water than called for, and for
    a longer time - until they are somewhat [removed]  Add a chicken boullion
    for every 2 cups of water you use.  Add cheese, butter, and some cream or
    half and half.  You won't help your cholesterol level, but you will have
    the kind of experience with grits that you are meant to have.  I'm a
    Yankee by birth, but a culinary Southern convert by good experience!
        Bill Shishko

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    Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 21:49:16 -0400
    From: "Bob Burchett" <haradio@[removed];
    To: "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Robert Newman
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    Robert had a 3 heart by past today and is doing fine.

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    Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 00:22:09 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  4-4 births/deaths

    April 4th births

    04-04-1875 - Pierre Monteux - d. 7-xx-1964
    conductor: "The NBC Symphony Orchestra"
    04-04-1889 - Dorothy Gordon - Odessa, Russia - d. 5-11-1970
    moderator: "Dorothy Gordon's Youth Forum"
    04-04-1894 - Ed East - NYC - d. 1-18-1952
    comedian: Gwendolyn "Quality Twins"; "Sisters of the Skillet"
    04-04-1895 - Arthur Murray - NYC - d. 3-3-1991
    dance master: "Natural Bridge Dancing Class"
    04-04-1895 - Ed East - Bloomington, IL - d. 1-18-1952
    actor, writer, pianist, composer: "The Ed East and Polly Show"
    04-04-1896 - Robert Sherwood - New Rochelle, NY - d. 11-14-1955
    playwright: "Free Company"; "Cavalcade of America"; "Screen Guild
    Theatre"
    04-04-1898 - Lee Tracy - Atlanta, GA - d. 10-18-1968
    actor: Martin Kane "Martin Kane, Private Detective"
    04-04-1900 - Chester Renier - d. 7-xx-1965
    producer, director: "Mother and Dad"
    04-04-1901 - Gay Seabrook - Seattle, WA - d. 4-18-1970
    actor: Susabelle "Joe Penner Show"
    04-04-1902 - Bernice Berwin - Bay Area, CA - d. 5-22-2002
    actor: Hazel Barbour "One Man's Family"
    04-04-1904 - John Brown - Hull, England - d. 5-16-1957
    actor: Digby "Digger" O'Dell "Life of Riley"; Melvyn Foster "A Date
    with Judy"
    04-04-1904 - Martin Wolfson - NYC - d. 9-xx-1973
    actor: Second Brother "Into the Light"
    04-04-1906 - Bea Benaderet - NYC - d. 10-13-1968
    comedienne: Gertrude Gearshift "Jack Benny Program"; Dora Foster "A
    Date with Judy
    04-04-1906 - John Cameron Swayze - Wichita, KS - d. 8-15-1995
    host. panelist: "Monitor"; "Who Said That?"
    04-04-1908 - Ted McMichael - Marshalltown, IA - d. 2-27-2001
    singer: (The Merry Macs) "Bing Crosby Show"; "Breakfast Club"; "Fred
    Allen Show"
    04-04-1914 - Frances Langford - Lakeland, FL - d. 7-11-2005
    singer, actor: Blanche Bickerson "Bickersons"; "Bob Hope Show"
    04-04-1914 - Richard Coogan - Short Hills, NJ
    actor: Robbie Hughes "Young Dr. Malone"; Abie Levy "Abie's Irish Rose"
    04-04-1914 - Rosemary Lane - Indianola, IA - d. 11-25-1974
    singer: (The Lane Sisters) "Fred Waring Show"; "Your Hollywood Parade"
    04-04-1922 - Elmer Bernstein - NYC - d. 8-18-2004
    composer: "Coming Home"; "Memos to a New Millenium"
    04-04-1932 - Anthony Perkins - NYC - d. 9-12-1992
    actor: "Guest Star"; "Listening to Music with Tony Perkins"
    04-04-1938 - Susan Luckey
    actor: Elizabeth Barbour/Jane Barbour "One Man's Family"

    April 4th deaths

    01-15-1929 - Martin Luther King - Atlanta, GA - d. 4-4-1968
    civil right leader: "Monitor"
    03-11-1909 - Karl Tunberg - Spokane, WA - d. 4-4-1992
    film writer: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    03-20-1903 - Edgar Buchanan - Humansville, MO - d. 4-4-1979
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    03-27-1898 - Gloria Swanson - Chicago, IL - d. 4-4-1983
    panelist: "Hollywood Byline"; "Suspense"
    04-07-1916 - Anthony Caruso - Frankfort, IN - d. 4-4-2003
    actor: "This Is Your FBI"
    05-25-1916 - Ginny Simms - San Antonio, TX - d. 4-4-1994
    singer: "Ginny Simms Show"; "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge"
    06-12-1915 - Priscilla Lane - Indianola, IA - d. 4-4-1995
    singer: "Fred Waring Show"
    07-17-1918 - Red Sovine - Charleston, WV - d. 4-4-1980
    country singer: "Country Music Time"; "Country Hoedown"
    08-03-1896 - Wendell Hall - St. George, KS  - d. 4-4-1969
    singer: (The Red Headed Music Maker) "Eveready Hour"; "Red Headed
    Music Maker"
    09-10-1900 - Joseph Bentonelli - Sayre, OK - d. 4-4-1975
    operatic tenor: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Vick's Open House"
    10-25-1912 - Sherman Marks - d. 4-4-1975
    actor, director: Ichabod 'Ichy' Mudd "Captain Midnight"; "Cloak and
    Dagger"
    12-25-1944 - Kenny Everett - Liverpool, England - d. 4-4-1995
    disc jockey: "Kenny 'n' Cash Breakfast Show"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 08:25:37 -0400
    From: "John edwards" <jcebigjohn41@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Robert W. Newman

    I hope suscribers of The Radio Digest will take a minute or two to write to
    Robert (Don't Call Me Bob) Newman and wish him a full & speedy recovery from
    his open heart surgery.  Certainly the Cincinnati Old Time Radio Convention
    will not be the same without his presence if he unable to attend.  He has
    been a powerful force for good in Old Time Radio for many years & hopefully
    many years to come. Normally I would also recommend sending him an e-mail
    but the last time I talked to him his computer was still in the repair shop.
      Get well soon Robert.  John

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    Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 10:41:52 -0400
    From: Charlie Summers <charlie@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Richard C. Hottelet on the Edwards [removed]

    Folks;

       As noted on the Nostalgic Rumblings blog at [removed] OTR
    hobbyists with XM Satellite Radio should not miss today's The Bob Edwards
    Show interview with Richard C. Hottelet, who talks about his experiences
    reporting World War II as one of the "Murrow Boys."

       It's aired this evening (Tuesday) at 8:00 EDT, 5:00 PM PDT, and available
    all day on the web at XM Online [removed] . (For timely
    updates on things like this, use your blog aggrigator or Firefox live
    bookmarks to moniotor the Nostalgic Rumblings blog.)

              Charlie

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    Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 18:09:40 -0400
    From: "theharness" <theharness@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Classic radio commercials
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    One of the recent threads has been classic radio commercials.  Here's my
    chance to ask about some commercials I've been looking for!!  Every time I
    hear an episode of Duffy's Tavern or the Dinah Shore show, I keep thinking
    that this time, they're going to do a commercial for Mum Deoderant.
    Sometimes, they make mention of it, but I've never yet managed to find one.
    I'm also looking for commercials for Eno, Sunlight
    soap, Sweetcaps cigarettes--(may have been Canadian), White Rain shampoo,
    and Smith Brothers cough drops.  I'd really appreciate it if someone could
    tell me where to find them.  Another question I have is: were there ever any
    classic commercials for either Brillo soap pads or Milko?  And finally, as
    president of COTRA, the Canadian Old-Time Radio Alliance, one of my dreams is
    to compile a cassette or CD of classic commercials for products that were/are
    made strictly in Canada.  I'm wondering whether someone might be able to tell
    me how to go about finding them.  Thanks a bunch.  Devon.

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