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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2005 : Issue 237
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      This week in radio history 7-13 Augu  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      Re: Chappell Christmas                [ Illoman <illoman@[removed]; ]
      On top of spaghetti/a pizza           [ wilditralian@[removed] ]
      Theatre Five                          [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
      Guest List                            [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
      Listen, the Women                     [ Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed]; ]
      Re: On top of Spaghetti               [ Christopher Werner <werner1@globalc ]
      Harry Caray and KMOX                  [ HK Hinkley <parpark280@[removed]; ]
      Mildred Bailey Bing Crosby connectio  [ "Tom Bewley" <fords3137@[removed] ]
      Re: announcers on record              [ Dixonhayes@[removed] ]
      Sam Spade and Maltese Falcon          [ "Paul Thompson" <beachcrows@sbcglob ]
      Re: Chase and Sanborn show            [ Jordan Young <jyoung@[removed]; ]
      NBC Orange network history            [ Herb Harrison <herbop@[removed] ]
      8-6 births/deaths                     [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Remembering Hildegarde                [ dougdouglass@[removed] ]
      DJ's who made records                 [ "Tim Lones" <tlones@[removed]; ]
      Lum and Abner                         [ Melanie Aultman <otrmelanie@[removed] ]

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    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 17:58:51 -0400
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 7-13 August

     From Those Were The Days --

    8/7

    1949 - Martin Kane, Private Eye was first heard on Mutual. William
    Gargan starred on the Sunday afternoon program.

    8/9

    1942 - CBS debuted Our Secret Weapon. The program featured Rex Stout,
    who countered lies being broadcast by the Axis powers through shortwave
    radio.

    8/11

    1909 -- The international distress call, SOS, which replaced CQD (All
    stations -- distress!), was first used by an American ship, the
    "Arapahoe", out of Cape Hatteras, NC, on this day.

    8/12

    1937 - Comedian Red Skelton got his first taste of network radio as he
    appeared on the Rudy Vallee Show on NBC.

    8/13

    1912 - St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, PA was granted the first
    experimental radio license by the [removed] Department of Commerce.

    Joe

    --
    Visit my home page:  [removed]~[removed]

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    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 18:48:01 -0400
    From: Illoman <illoman@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Chappell Christmas

>     .... Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is done up in an attractive
>     four-disc Victor album which means you can have the famous Yuletide

    Does anyone know where I could get a copy of this?

    Mike

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    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 18:48:17 -0400
    From: wilditralian@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  On top of spaghetti/a pizza

    08-05-05

    Rick,

    	I believe that the original song was, "On Top of Spaghetti", and the
    Pizza version Dick Biondi did was a spoof on it (as if the original
    weren't spoof enough).

    Regards,

    Jim

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    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 19:19:18 -0400
    From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Theatre Five
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    I can't answer the question posited by Jim Taylor about "Teatre Five," but am
    able to let everynody know that at least three veterans of the show will be in
    attendance at FOTR in NJ come October: announcer Fred Foy, Corinne Orr,
    and Jeff David.

    Hope to see everybody there!

    Derek Tague

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    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 19:19:44 -0400
    From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Guest List
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    "Professor Birthday", Ron Sayles, had a listing for Edgar Guest in which he
    referred to him as:

     (Poet Laureate of Radio)

    Sez who? Who bestowed such a lofty title like "poet laureate" on this
    notorious
     newspaper doggerelist? I once had to work on "The Complete Poems of Edgar
    A. Guest" here at Talking Books with narrator George Backman. Believe me, it
    was
    pure torture.

    Nothing can compromise the muses of poetry more than having to crank it out
    to meet a deadline.

    DT

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    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 20:25:28 -0400
    From: Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed];
    To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Listen, the Women

    I received this request at my web site.

    "I am looking for any information on and recordings of the Blue Network
    radio show "Listen: The Women," which Dorothy Thompson usually hosted,
    and which had Eleanor Roosevelt and other regular guests.  A librarian
    at the Library of Congress suggested that I contact you, and I would
    greatly appreciate any leads you might have.
    Lisa Cohen"

     Lisa is writing a book about Esther (Murphy Strachey) Arthur
    (1897-1962), who was a frequent guest on the show, often with Mrs.
    Roosevelt.

    She also says:

    " I know she was on one or two other stray broadcasts in her lifetime,
    including one when Ernest Hemingway died, but I have no specific
    information about these.  If you have any thoughts about how to find
    out, I'd be grateful for any suggestions. "

    If anyone can help please send me an email and I will forward on to her.

    Jim Widner

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    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 22:57:42 -0400
    From: Christopher Werner <werner1@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: On top of Spaghetti

    Rick Keating recently commented:
     >For that matter, I've never even _heard_ of having
     >meatballs on a pizza. Meatballs tend to be rather
     >large, especially compared with most pizza toppings.

    Rick, Rick, here I thought the reason you didn't make it to the Thursday
    night OTR chat with Lois was because you were watching 'The Apprentice',
    now I see that you haven't.  The last group of contestants had as one of
    their contests, designing and selling a Meatball Pizza. Sponsored by
    Domino's, the winning concept was loosely adopted into their latest pizza.
    It was not an original idea, Donald Trump was raving about how much he
    liked the idea before they even started.

    I haven't tried them, but I don't think they are using 'round' meatballs,
    more like really chunky ground beef.

    Yes, there are two 'On top of Spaghetti' songs. The topic came up about 6
    months ago and I only knew the version from the 60's (Alan Sherman version
    I think).

    Chris.

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    Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 22:58:40 -0400
    From: HK Hinkley <parpark280@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Harry Caray and KMOX

    Ken Stockinger said in issue @235:

>     I'd like to hear the memories of any fellow
>     Digesters who grew up listening to Harry Carey and
>     Jack Buck doing Cardinals games over KMOX.

    I was introduced to Cardinals baseball and Harry Caray by my 4th grade
    teacher who had a radio in the classroom for the 1946 World Series.
    During the 1947 season, Harry would introduce each broadcast with, "It
    might be, it could be, it IS----, the world champion Cardinals."  I've
    been a Cardinal fan ever since.  I grew up with Harry until I moved away
    from southern Illinois and could no longer get KMOX.  Then later he
    broadcast the Cubs games, but somehow, it wasn't the same.

    Stay tuned,  HK

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:07:31 -0400
    From: "Tom Bewley" <fords3137@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Mildred Bailey Bing Crosby connection one
     more time

    It is true that Mildred Bailey was the first " girl singer" regularly
    featured by an orchestra when Whiteman hired her. She was introduced to
    Whiteman by Bing and her brother Al Rinker. According to Gary Giddins in his
    biography of Bing entitled , "A Pocket Full of Dreams", Bing was "the first
    ever full-time band singer signed , not an instrumentalist who doubled on
    vocals."

      Tom Bewley

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:08:07 -0400
    From: Dixonhayes@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: announcers on record
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    In a message dated 8/5/05 4:59:48 PM Central Daylight Time,
    [removed]@[removed] writes:

>     "Take it away, Don Pardo!" yells Zappa and
>     suddenly Pardo's inimitable voice comes in over the music:

    ...and don't forget, Pardo also "appears" in the classic Weird Al Yankovich
    parody, "I Lost on Jeopardy!" in which he rattles off all the prizes Weird Al
    didn't win that day, not even the consolation prizes.  ("You don't even get a
    lousy copy of the home game, you're a complete LOSER!")  Pardo and Art Fleming
    (original "J!" host, who began and ended his own career on radio) both appear
    in the video.

    Dixon

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:09:02 -0400
    From: "Paul Thompson" <beachcrows@[removed];
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Sam Spade and Maltese Falcon

    Clemomine in the last digest wanted to know several dates for airings
    of The Maltese Falcon as well as the two part sequel. An off line
    response was provided as requested but for newcomers to the digest who
    may not be aware of this info, it's posted here also:

    The Maltese Falcon was aired on Academy Award Theatre on July 3, 1946
    with Bogart, Astor and Greenstreet in their original roles. Lux Radio
    Theatre did the Falcon on February 8, 1943 which featured Edward G
    Robinson, Gail Patrick and Laird Cregar. It was also done on Lady
    Esther Screen Guild Theatre September 20, 1943 with Bogart and Astor.

    The two part "sequel" was called The Kandy Tooth Caper and aired on
    The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective November 24, and December 1,
    1946 starring Howard Duff and Lurene Tuttle with an original script by
    Bob Tallman and Jason James.

    Suspense, during it's 60 minute period, also did The Kandy Tooth
    (Caper) with Howard Duff and Lurene Tuttle. This was heard on January
    10, 1948 using the same script from the earlier Sam Spade show. This
    was made possible because Producer/Director William Spier did both
    series at the time.

    Paul Thompson

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:09:19 -0400
    From: Jordan Young <jyoung@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Chase and Sanborn show

    According to "Thank You, Music Lovers" by Jack Mirtle, the Chase and
    Sanborn show in question (with Frances Langford and Spike Jones) was
    broadcast from Santa Monica on 7/29/45, and from Pasadena on
    8/5/45--60 years ago today. There was a tribute to Ernie Pyle  and a
    Gershwin medley on the 7/29 show, anda Duke Ellington medley on the
    8/5 show.

    Jordan R. Young

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:09:30 -0400
    From: Herb Harrison <herbop@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  NBC Orange network history

    Do a Google search using the following term:
    "NBC Orange" radio network
    You'll see a number of sites listed.
    Hope this helps.

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:09:38 -0400
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  8-6 births/deaths

    60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan

    August 6th births

    08-06-1881 - Leo Carrillo - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-10-1961
    actor: Pedro "Grapevine Rancho"; "Four Frightened People"; "Good News of 1939"
    08-06-1881 - Louella Parsons - Freeport, IL - d. 12-9-1972
    commentator: "Hollywood Hotel"; "Louella Parsons"
    08-06-1886 - Billie Burke - Washington, [removed] - d. 5-14-1970
    comedienne: "Billie Burke Show"; Mrs. Featherstone "Gay Mrs. Featherstone"
    08-06-1892 - Victor Rodman - Arkansas - d. 6-29-1965
    actor: Jerry Payne "Those We Love"
    08-06-1894 - Jack Kirkwood - Scotland - d. 8-2-1964
    actor: Jack Williams "Saunders of the Circle X"; Uncle Jim "Hawthorne House"
    08-06-1900 - Tony Parenti - New Orleans, LA - d. 4-17-1972
    jazz clarinetist: "WNYC, NY Jazz Festival"
    08-06-1911 - Lucille Ball - Celoron, NY - d. 4-26-1989
    comedienne: Liz Cooper "My Favorite Husband"; Lucy Ricardo "I Love Lucy"
    08-06-1915 - Jim Ameche - Kenosha, WI - d. 2-4-1983
    actor: Jack Armstrong "Jack Armstrong"; Jim West "Silver Eagle"
    08-06-1917 - Robert Mitchum - Bridgeport, CT - d. 7-1-1997
    actor: "Family Theatre"; "So Proudly We Hail"
    08-06-1921 - Ella Raines - Snoqualmie, WA - d. 5-30-1988
    actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Red Cross Show"
    08-06-1922 - Jackie Kelk - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-5-2002
    actor: Jimmy Olsen "Advs. of Superman"; Homer Brown "Aldrich Family"
    08-06-1923 - William B. Williams - Babylon, NY - d. 8-3-1986
    disc jockey: Leading New York DJ for more than 40 years at WNEW
    08-06-1925 - Barbara Bates - Denver, CO - d. 3-18-1969
    writer: "Just Plain Bill"; "Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons"
    08-06-1933 - Beverly Wills - California - d. 10-24-1963
    actress: (Daughter of Joan Davis) Fluffy Adams "Junior Miss"

    August 6th deaths

    01-24-1916 - Jack Brickhouse - Peoria, IL - d. 8-6-1998
    sportscaster: Chicago
    02-10-1914 - Larry Adler - Baltimore, MD - d. 8-6-2001
    harmonica player: "Forecast"
    02-19-1893 - Cedric Hardwicke - Stourbridge, England - d. 8-6-1964
    actor: Sherlock Holmes "BBC Home Theatre"; Winston Churchill "These Four Men"
    02-21-1929 - James Beck - Islington, North London, England - d. 8-6-1973
    actor: Private Joe Walker "Dad's Army"
    03-17-1930 - Grover C. Mitchell - Whatley, AL - d. 8-6-2003
    trombonist: "Count Basie and His Orchestra"; "Bring Back the Bands"
    03-25-1914 - Robert Rounseville - Attleboro, MA - d. 8-6-1974
    singer: "The Voice of Firestone"
    04-08-1930 - Dorothy Tutin - London, England - d. 8-6-2001
    actress: "Before the Party"
    04-17-1903 - Gregor Piatigorsky - Yekaterinoslav, Russia - d. 8-6-1976
    cellist: "Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra"; "The Pause that Refreshes  . .  On
    the Air"
    04-17-1923 - Harry Reasoner - Dakota City, IA - d. 8-6-1991
    reporter: CBS News Washington
    05-17-1902 - Fausto Cleva - Trieste, Italy - d. 8-6-1971
    conductor: "NBC Symphony Orchestra"; "Metropolitan Opera Auditions"
    08-15-1898 - Monroe Upton - d. 8-6-1990
    announcer, writer, comedian: KFRC San Francisco
    08-29-1898 - Preston Sturges - Chicago, IL - d. 8-6-1959
    film producer, writer, director: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-15-1906 - Kathryn Murray - Jersey City, NJ - d. 8-6-1999
    hostess: "Advs. of Ellery Queen"
    10-01-1909 - Everett Sloane - New York City, NY - d. 8-6-1965
    actor: Frank Kennelly, "21st Precinct"; Alfred Drake "This Is Nora Drake"
    --
    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:10:00 -0400
    From: dougdouglass@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Remembering Hildegarde

    David Kenney celebrates the life and legacy of Hildegarde on Sunday,
    August 7 over WBAI [removed] in New York from 9:00-11:00PM ET.  Along with
    her recordings, David will air interviews and  performance at Carnegie
    Hall in 1986, honoring her 80th Birthday and 60th Year in Show Business.
    The program streams at [removed]

    Doug Douglass

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:10:13 -0400
    From: "Tim Lones" <tlones@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  DJ's who made records

    While these records were not "hit records" by any stretch of the
    [removed] "Ole Jaybird" Drennan who was with the former WSLR 1350 inn
    Akron, Ohio as a Country Disc Jockey for over 25 years (and one of the best
    ever In my opinion) made two albums, which I found at a thrift store a
    couple years [removed]"Ole Jaybird Drennan sings Country and Gospel" which was
    done with  Southern Gospel group Cathedral [removed] "Ole Jaybird
    Drennan:Bridging the Gap" which was more Gospel songs and was a solo effort.
    I couldnt find any dates on the albums but indications are, according to
    cover art that these were done in the late 1960's Early 1970's.

    Tim Lones

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    Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 15:33:14 -0400
    From: Melanie Aultman <otrmelanie@[removed];
    To: OTRDIGEST <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Lum and Abner
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    I am really enjoying Lum and Abner.  Several questions come to mind so far,
    though. Is this show appreciated more by those with exposure to their
    language and speech patterns?  I grew up around someone who spoke as they do
    so the "law me's, etc" aren't too taxing.  The plots which include getting on
    the "party line" makes me wonder when party lines where phased out.  I know
    they were around in the late 60's and early 70's.

    Melanie

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