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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2014 : Issue 101
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      POPPIES FIRST APPEARANCE              [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
      This week in radio history 18-22 Nov  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
      OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK               [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]

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    Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:05:52 -0500
    From: PURKASZ@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  POPPIES FIRST APPEARANCE

    Tom Michael writes:

>     On this Veterans Day, I post to ask if anyone  knows of OTR recorded
>     appearances of Moina Belle Michael, "The Poppy Lady."  In 1918, she came up
>     with the idea of using poppies to memorialize the dead  and to honor the
>     veterans of World War I.

    He may  be delighted to know the real story. It occurred before that date
    and was  the result of a poem

    "In Flanders Fields" is a war  poem in the form of a rondeau, written
    during the First World War by Canadian  physician Lieutenant Colonel John
    McCrae.
    He was inspired to write it on May 3,  1915, after presiding over the
    funeral of friend and fellow soldier Alexis  Helmer, who died in the Second
    Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow  soldiers retrieved the poem
    after
    McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work,  discarded it. "In Flanders
    Fields" was first published on December 8 of that  year in the London-based
    magazine Punch.
    It is one of the most popular and  most quoted poems from the war. As a
    result of its immediate popularity, parts  of the poem were used in propaganda
    efforts and appeals to recruit soldiers and  raise money selling war bonds.
    Its references to the red poppies that grew over  the graves of fallen
    soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of  the world's most
    recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in  conflict.[citation
    needed] The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day  symbols throughout
    the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where  "In Flanders
    Fields" is one of the nation's best-known literary works. The poem  also has
    wide exposure in the United States, where it is associated with  Veterans Day.

    Still a very moving  honor.
    It was one-hundred years ago this year the ":War to  end all wars" was
    thrust upon a self destructive Europe.
    The result of a decision made by a Serbian College student to assassinate
    the Arch Duke Ferdinand. The result was that Europe became a graveyard
    until 1918.

    I salute all who have served in all  Countries to end the slaughter and may
    we continue to learn from  it.

    Michael C Gwynne -

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    Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:05:58 -0500
    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
    To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  This week in radio history 18-22 Nov

    11/18

    1307   The story of William Tell shooting the apple off of his young
    son's noggin is said to have taken place on this day.

    (If it hadn't been for Tell there would have been no opera, if there had
    been no opera there would have been no overture, if there had been no
    overture the Lone Ranger wouldn't have had the theme music we know. <g>
       ed)

    Joe (that's a joke son, I say that's a joke).

    11/20

    1929 - The first broadcast of The Rise of the Goldbergs, with Gertrude
    Berg as Molly, was heard on the NBC Blue network. Later, the title would
    be shortened to The Goldbergs. Mrs. Berg, incidentally, wrote the first
    scripts for the 15-minute program and starred in the show -- for $75 a
    week. ($993 in 2012 dollars). The program continued until 1945 (it
    returned for one season in 1949-1950). Gertrude Berg entertained
    audiences with New York style, motherly phrases like, "Button up your
    neck. It's cold outside."

    11/21

    1938   WBOE in Cleveland, OH became the first school operated radio
    station (owned by a municipality) to receive a license from the FCC.
    WBOE went on the air as a 500 watt AM station and later became an FM
    station.

    1938   The first broadcast of Central City was heard. It was an
    adventure mystery show set at the newspaper in, you guessed it, Central
    City. Elspeth Eric played the part of crime reporter Emily Olson; and
    Van Heflin was crime reporter Bob Shellenberger (later, the part was
    played by Myron McCormick). Central City aired until 1941.

    1944   "Happy trails to you, until we meet [removed]" The Roy Rogers
    Show was first heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Singing along
    with Roy (The King of the Cowboys'), were the Whippoorwills and The Sons
    of the Pioneers.

    11/22

    1906   Delegates attending the Berlin Radiotelegraphic Conference in
    Germany voted to use SOS (...   ...) as the letters for the new
    international signal. The international use of "SOS" was ratified in
    1908. Its meaning? No, not "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls" as many
    believe. Its only meaning was as a distress signal, quick to transmit by
    Morse code and not easily misread. It is not an acronym. Incidentally,
    how did SOS pads come to use the same initials? They're named after a
    patented process, Soap on Steel.

    Joe

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    Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:06:04 -0500
    From: Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed];
    To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK

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    may listen to high-quality broadcasts with Tom Heathwood's "Heritage
    Radio Theatre," John and Larry Gassman's "Same Time Station," Duane
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    OLD TIME RADIO CLASSICS

    THE KENNY BAKER SHOW
    Episode 7 9-30-44 Guest: Spike Jones
    Stars: Kenny Baker
    Wendell Niles substitutes for his brother, Ken, as Announcer
    CBS Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Saturday 8:00 - 8:30 pm

    OZZIE AND HARRIET
    Episode 25 3-25-45 "The Trip Back"
    STARS: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Tommy Bernard, Henry Blair
    CBS International Silver Company Sundays 6:00 - 6:30

    STARS IN THE AIR
    Episode 18 4-10-42 "On Borrowed Time"
    Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Beula Bondi, Stuffy Singer, Margaret Brayton,
    Myra Marsh, Griff Barnett, Norman Field, David Light.
    CBS Sustained

    FIVE MINUTE MYSTERY
    Episode 25 "Death On The Train"

    BLONDIE
    Episode 28 4-20-50 "Insecurity"
    Stars: Ann Rutherford, Arthur Lake
    ABC Sustained
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    HERITAGE RADIO THEATER

    THE CLOCK
    (ABC) 11/13/47 "Eddie Evans" Tale with a curious twist. Alice Fost.

    DARK FANTASY
    (NBC) 2/27/42 "Spawn of the Sub-Human" Bizarre fatasy/horror

    THE ADV. OF DICK TRACY
    (ABC) 5/1/45 Episode of the story "The Case of The Empty Safe"
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    SAME TIME, SAME STATION

    This week we begin the first of 6 monthly shows concerning Harry James.

    Perry Huntoon of Eddie Hubbard and the Browsers will be our monthly guest.

    CAMEL CARAVAN
    09/20/38 First song is the Russian Lullaby.
    Terrific show with harry James featured in the Benny Goodman band.

    PHILCO RADIO TIME
    01/05/49 Guest Harry James and Betty Grable.
    Host is Bing Crosby with Ken Carpenter and John Scott Trotter.

    "Harry James" part 1.
    Originally heard 03/16/2014 Walden Hughes, John Gassman, and Larry
    Gassman with Perry Huntoon of the Browsers.
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    This Week's Classics & Curios Show:

    "Echoes of Songs and Laughter"

    Episode 146

    EDDIE HUBBARD & THE BROWSERS: "APRIL IN PARIS"

    More great big band and vocal performances are on this "Browsers" show
    from October 28, 1995, with songs which trigger some pretty interesting
    trivia questions. "April in Paris," performed by the Count Basie band,
    for example, brings a question that has multiple answers: Can you name
    some songs that begin with the word "April," such as "April Showers"?

    Great tunes and performers include "Bye, Bye Blues" by Bert Kaempfert,
    "Old Black Magic" by Billy Daniels, "At Last" by Etta James, "Five
    Minutes More" by Tex Beneke, "Darn That Dream" by Mildred Bailey,
    "Piccolo Pete" by the Andrews Sisters, and "Am I Blue," an Eddie Hubbard
    Extra performed by Nat King Cole, and "The Continental," by Artie Shaw.

    Phil's "Phooler" features a tenor remembered for many radio appearances
    and who was very popular on the old "Arthur Godfrey Show" on TV. The
    song was also an immensely popular tune with the title "Blue Moon."

    More trivia questions involve big band songs apropos of Halloween, also
    the movie in which "At Last" was sung although written for "Sun Valley
    Serenade," and the singer who had a huge hit recording of Chopin's
    "Polonaise" after words were added and the title changed to "Till the
    End of Time."

    To Eddie's chagrin, his theme "Browsin'" fails to play during the first
    half of the show so expect a few seconds of "dead" air on breaks.
    Everything else works just right, with fine music and lots of laughs.

    "You're the Cream in My Coffee" closes the program, although the ending
    is cut a bit short, perhaps by an impatient studio engineer or by time
    limitations.

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    As always, many thanks to Jerry Haendiges Productions for transferring
    and restoring the original studio tapes for rebroadcast.
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    THE GLOWING DIAL

    Big John and Stu celebrate Steve's Birthday and Veteran's Day!

    Fibber McGee and Company - "Fibber The Military Advisor"
    originally aired Tuesday, January 31, 1939 on NBC
    Starring: Jim Jordan, Donald Novis, The Four Notes, Billy Mills
    Orchestra, Harold Peary,
    Isabel Randolph, Bill Thompson.
    Harlow Wilcox announcing.
    Sponsor: Johnson's Wax

    The Mysterious Traveler - "Death Is The Judge"
    originally aired Sunday, June 15, 1947 on MUTUAL
    Starring: Maurice Tarplin, Cameron Prud'Homme, Eleanor Phelps, Juan
    Hernandez,
    Donald Buka, Mort Lonce.
    Ralph Paul announcing.
    Sustained

    Fibber McGee and Molly - "Merchant Marines"
    originally aired Tuesday, January 30, 1945 on NBC
    Starring: Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Shirley Mitchell, Marlin Hurt,
    Arthur Q. Bryan.
    Harlow Wilcox announcing.
    Sponsor: Johnson's Wax

    Strange - "The Great Eastern"
    originally aired 1955 on ABC/AFRTS
    Starring: Ian Martin, Robert Dryden.
    Walter Gibson hosts.
    Charles Woods announcing.
    Sustained

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    Jerry Haendiges

    Jerry@[removed] 562-696-4387
    The Vintage Radio Place [removed]
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