Subject: [removed] Digest V2006 #90
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Date: 3/29/2006 10:19 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2006 : Issue 90
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Re: Ovaltine redux                    [ "Jim Widner" <widnerj@[removed]; ]
      Lt. Weston                            [ mikennancy2001@[removed] ]
      Kids show cereals and box tops        [ "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@sbcgloba ]
      Edwin C. Hill's annual Thanksgiving   [ Anne Cullen <annecullen76@[removed] ]
      Lum and Abner Broadcsts               [ "thomas" <evander800@[removed]; ]
      1st show and 1/2 shows on 16in discs  [ "edcarr" <edcarr@[removed]; ]
      Re: Weston                            [ "Barbara Harmon" <jimharmonotr@char ]
      3-29 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Wheatena                              [ "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross. ]
      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ charlie@[removed] ]
      RADIO RECALL Highlights               [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]

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    Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:01:43 -0500
    From: "Jim Widner" <widnerj@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Ovaltine redux
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    Steve Kallis wrote:

>     The basic commercial for the Shake-Up Mug in the radio show was
>     extremely long, possibly the longest Ovaltine commercial ever
>     aired on the show. As a child, the length of that commercial grated
>     on me, no matter how enthusiastic Don Gordon was in presenting it.

    I thought that Don Gordon was the Chicago announcer for the Skelly version of
    Captain Midnight. It was my understanding that Pierre Andre, the spokesperson
    for Ovaltine during its Little Orphan Annie days continued in that role as
    Captain Midnight began is sponsor relationship with Ovaltine?

    Did Gordon return later?

    Jim Widner

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    Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:26:08 -0500
    From: mikennancy2001@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Lt. Weston

    I always thought it was Commissioner [removed]  And yes, I think he was
    sometimes closely allied to the Shadow and sometimes opposed to or resentful
    of him.

    Mike

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    Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:58:05 -0500
    From: "Frank McGurn" <[removed]@[removed];
    To: "The Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Kids show cereals and box tops

    In the 1930's our pantry had many boxes full of  Wheaies, Purina etc with no
    box tops. I wouldn't touch the stuff then or [removed] also had containers of
    Ovaltine untouched, just sitting there. But I had the decoder badge, hand
    cuffs whistling  ring and the green finger that told the world I had "The
    Ring"

    In the early 70's in The Chicago area Chuck Schaden started his Saturday 4
    hour OTR program "Those were the days" in about 1974 or 5  Chuck had a
    contest to identify the name of some radio show or an actor. So I called in
    with the correct answer. I got a Jar of Ovaltine
    the last time in the world I wanted. It was sent to me from the factory
    located in Broadview, Illinois, a suburb about 10 or 12 miles west of
    Chicago.

    I told my kids about OTR  and Little Orphan Annie and Ovatine. They tried it
    and didn't like either. After knowing wife for over 20 years, at that time,
    I was suppressed, she loved Ovaltine and buys it once in while these [removed]

    Day time radio are called Soap Operas be cause of Proctor & Gamble and other
    soap Mfg. I started referring to daytime kids shows as
    "Cereal Operas" or "Kids Cereal Series"

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    Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:50:29 -0500
    From: Anne Cullen <annecullen76@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Edwin C. Hill's annual Thanksgiving radio
     broadcast (circa   1940s-50s)
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    Hi All,

      I was wondering if anyone could help me track down a recording of Edwin C.
    Hill's annual Thanksgiving radio broadcast (circa 1940s-50s).  Any
    suggestions or hints would be greatly appreciated.

      Much thanks,

      Anne Cullen

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    Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:50:43 -0500
    From: "thomas" <evander800@[removed];
    To: "old_time_radio" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Lum and Abner Broadcsts
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         With the many postings about the availability of 'Lum and Abner'
    broadcasts, I thought I'd point out that Terry Salomonson is making available
    just about all existing L & A broadcasts on a monthly basis through his 'Audio
    Classic Archives'  ([removed]<[removed];) .
    He has worked his way through the year 1942 and more will most certainly
    follow.
         No financial interest---just a satisfied customer
    Tom vdV

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    Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:23:00 -0500
    From: "edcarr" <edcarr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  1st show and 1/2 shows on 16in discs

>     In doing some reading on early Rhythm and Blues artists I've run across a
>     mention of the "first all black radio program for the Mutual Broadcasting
>     System in Los Angeles."
>     Anyone know what this program was called and if there are any surviving
>     broadcasts of this?

    hi
    i can't help out on this question, i don't believe, i do however have 2 afrs discs
    with programing called "harlem hospitality club" i have never seen mention of
    this prog anywhere, never have i seen any shows of it anywhere.
    it's a typical black musical show of the 40's, there are many others like it around
    but it's enjoyable as are the others
    i have never put it out as i would like to get my money back for what i pd for it
    anyway,
    - -------------------
     i once mentioned 16in disc 1/2 shows, i have some and i am sure ther are others
    out there who have the same
    once again if you would email me what you have i will keep the list and try to match
    up halfs if ever they show up.
    you have nothing to lose but some time invested in writing up the list
    shall we try again?
    ed

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    Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:23:49 -0500
    From: "Barbara Harmon" <jimharmonotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Weston
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    To add to a probable avalanche of letters, with one from Anthony Tollin on
    top, the adversarial character on The Shadow radio series (and pulp magazine
    novels and comics) was NOT "Lt." Weston, but Police Commissioner Weston.  It
    is hard to understand how anyone could try to analyze the changing
    relationship between he and The Shadow over several programs and fail to
    remember his rank.

                JIM HARMON

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    Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:24:00 -0500
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  3-29 births/deaths

    March 29th births

    03-29-1867 - Cy Young - Gilmore, OH - d. 11-4-1955
    baseball pitching great: "Feature Project: This Game of Baseball"
    03-29-1888 - Earle Ross - Illinois - d. 5-21-1961
    actor: Judge Horace Hooker "Great Gildersleeve"; J. R. Boone, Sr.
    "Meet Millie"
    03-29-1889 - Howard Lindsay - Waterford, NY - d. 2-11-1968
    writer, host: "The Ford Theatre"
    03-29-1890 - Joe Cook - Evansville, IN - d. 5-16-1959
    comedian: "House Party"; "Shell Chateau"
    03-29-1891 - Warner Baxter - Columbus, OH - d. 5-7-1951
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    03-29-1899 - Clifford Goldsmith - Aurora, NY - d. 7-11-1971
    writer: Created "The Aldrich Family"
    03-29-1902 - Onslow Stevens - Los Angeles, CA - d. 1-5-1977
    actor: "Great Plays"
    03-29-1905 - Philip Ahn - Los Angeles, CA - d. 2-28-1978
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    03-29-1906 - E. Power Biggs - West Cliff, England - d. 3-10-1977
    organist: "Organ Program"
    03-29-1908 - Dennis O'Keefe - Fort Madison, IA - d. 8-31-1968
    actor: Treasure Agent Larsen "T-Man"
    03-29-1912 - Fred Brady - NYC - d. 11-11-1961
    actor: Himself "The Fred Brady Show"
    03-29-1912 - Nancy Douglass - Bloomington, IL
    actor: "My True Story"; "Brave Tomorrow"
    03-29-1914 - Phil Foster - NYC - d. 7-8-1985
    actor: "What's With Hubert"; "Baseball Round Table"; "Big Show"
    03-29-1916 - Eugene McCarthy - Watkins, MN - d. 12-10-2005
    [removed] senator: "Meet the Press"
    03-29-1918 - Pearl Bailey - Newport News, VA - d. 8-17-1990
    singer: "Kraft Music Hall "; "Tribute to Glenn Miller"
    03-29-1919 - Eileen Heckart - Columbus, OH - d. 12-31-2001
    actor: "Cloak and Dagger"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
    03-29-1923 - Bob Stanton - White Plains, NY - d. 1-28-1989
    vocalist: (Brother of Dick Haymes) "The Sealtest Village Store"
    03-29-1924 - Ginger Dinning - Braman, KY
    singer: (Dinning Sisters) "Dinning Sisters-Songs"; "Eddy Arnold Show"
    03-29-1924 - Jackie Vernon - NYC - d. 11-10-1987
    comedian: "Bill Stern Show"
    03-29-1924 - Jean Dinning - Braman, KY
    singer: (Dinning Sisters) "Dinning Sisters-Songs"; "Eddy Arnold Show"

    March 29th deaths

    01-10-1908 - Paul Henreid - Trieste - d. 3-29-1992
    actor: "Suspense"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    05-03-1920 - John Lewis - LaGrange, IL - d. 3-29-2001
    co-founder of "Modern Jazz Quartet": :Modern Jazz Quartet";
    "Listener's Digest"
    05-22-1906 - Harry Ritz - Newark, NJ - d. 3-29-1986
    comedian: (The Ritz Brothers) "Hollywood Hotel"
    06-15-1918 - Hal Roach, Jr. - Los Angeles, CA - d. 3-29-1972
    producer, director: "My Little Margie"
    08-06-1888 - Arthur Fields - Philadelphia, PA - d. 3-29-1953
    singer: "Old Man of the Mountains"; "Pipe Smoking Time"
    08-30-1902 - Ray Bloch - Alsace-Lorraine, France - d. 3-29-1982
    conductor: "Milton Berle Show"; "Take It or Leave It"; "Johnny Presents"
    11-01-1908 - Harry Ellis Dickson - Cambridge, MA - d. 3-29-2003
    first violinist: "Boston Symphony Orchestra"; "Boston Symphony
    Rehearsal"
    11-05-1905 - Annunzio Paolo Mantovani - Venice, Italy - d. 3-29-1980
    orchestra leader: "Music In the Air"; "Of These We Sing"
    11-24-1906 - Willard P. Farnum - Mankato, MN - d. 3-29-1994
    actor: Harold Teen "Harold Teen"; John Adams "Woman in White"
    12-12-1918 - Joe Williams - Codele, GA - d. 3-29-1999
    blues singer: "Count Basie and His Orchestra"; "Stars for Defense"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:21:56 -0500
    From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Wheatena

>     Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:00:19 -0500
>     From: Kenneth Schwartz <kschwar@[removed];

>     If I may, I'd like to endorse Popeye's favorite energy booster second
>     to spinach: Wheatena.

    I like Wheatena, too, but what does it have to do with Popeye?

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed]                           [removed]
     15 Court Square, Suite 210                 Fax [removed]
    Boston, MA 02108-2503           	         [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:12:00 -0500
    From: charlie@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Night!

    A weekly [removed]

    For the best in OTR Chat, join IRC (Internet Relay Chat), StarLink-IRC
    Network, the channel name is #OldRadio.  We meet Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern
    and go on, and on! The oldest OTR Chat Channel, it has been in existence
    over nine years, same time, same channel! Started by Lois Culver, widow
    of actor Howard Culver, this is the place to be on Thursday night for
    real-time OTR talk!

    Our "regulars" include OTR actors, soundmen, collectors, listeners, and
    others interested in enjoying OTR from points all over the world. Discussions
    range from favorite shows to almost anything else under the sun (sometimes
    it's hard for us to stay on-topic)...but even if it isn't always focused,
    it's always a good time!

    For more info, contact charlie@[removed]. We hope to see you there, this
    week and every week!

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    Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:17:42 -0500
    From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  RADIO RECALL Highlights

    The April issue of RADIO RECALL is enroute back from the printer and
    will soon be mailed to all paid subscribers. This issue marks the
    return of two highly respected OTR researchers: Stewart Wright and Karl
    Schadow.  Stewart's detailed article chronicles the practice of reusing
    scripts in the Golden Age of Radio and he cites dozens of shows that
    were recycled in other series. He provides dates, titles, and cast
    changes for these shows, including some very unlikely ones, [removed] a
    "Voyage of the Scarlet Queen" episode that was later converted into a
    case for Johnny Dollar.

    Karl delves into the background of Mutual's magnificent failure to
    crack the soap opera market held by CBS and NBC by creating four
    sustainers in WW II, all produced by different Mutual affiliates. He
    reveals the complete story on these women's drama dailies: "We Are
    Always Young" (WOR, New York), "Edith Adams' Future" (WKRC,
    Cincinnati), "Helen Holden, Government Girl" (WOL, Washington, DC) and
    "I'll Find My Way" (WGR/WKBW, Buffalo.) Karl includes identities of
    cast and crew, plus some plot summaries.

    Also in this issue, Jim Cox's latest book, "Historical Dictionary of
    American Radio Soap Operas" is reviewed by Maury Cagle, a former AFRS
    announcer. In addition, there is a collection of memories from those
    who were on the B-Bar-B Ranch at WOL with Don Knotts when he was
    playing "Windy Wales," an OTR crostic-puzzle by quizmaster Adam
    Roslewics of Washington, NJ, as well as a brief summary of the
    respected radio/TV series, "The Eternal Light."

    To view a sampling of articles from past issues, or to subscribe, point
    your browser at <[removed]>

    Jack French
    Editor

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