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Date: 12/30/2006 9:39 AM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2006 : Issue 365
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                             [removed]
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Where's Appleton?                     [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
  James Bond, Suspense and Cisco Kid    [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
  Hoagy Carmichael                      [ Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed]; ]
  Roy Rogers And Dale Evans             [ Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed]; ]
  Eddie Green                           [ Illoman <illoman@[removed]; ]
  X Minus One                           [ Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed]; ]
  12-30 births/deaths                   [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
  Re:Fessenden                          [ Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@sbcglo ]
  The Cisco Kid and anachronisms of th  [ "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed] ]
  Sid Raymond                           [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed] ]
  Re: Fessenden                         [ Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@sbcglo ]
  Recketts Program?                     [ doug kosmonek <dougkosmonek@[removed] ]
  Crosley Book                          [ David Phaneuf <dwphaneuf@[removed]; ]
  Milton Berle                          [ "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@hotmail. ]
  This week in radio history 31 Decemb  [ "Joe Mackey" <joemackey108@adelphia ]

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:36:05 -0500
From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Where's Appleton?

On Wednesday, December 27, 2006, at 12:18 PM R. R. King wrote
(concerning the Fessenden fuss):

Here's a mention of it in a syndicated article about KDKA's tenth
anniversary by Robert Mack as it appeared in the November 1, 1930
Appleton (OH) Post-Crescent:

I suspect any native Badger on the Digest will be able to tell King
that Appleton (and its daily newspaper, The Post Crescent) are not in
Ohio.  Both the city and its proud newspaper are now, and have always
been, in Wisconsin.

Jack French
Editor: RADIO RECALL (also not in Ohio)
<[removed]>

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:18:01 -0500
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  James Bond, Suspense and Cisco Kid

It was noted on the Digest:

Fun to note, that Ian Fleming, in the James Bond novels, described 007,
as resembling, the [removed]

The reference to Bond looking like Hoagy Carmichael was featured in two
novels.  The first was CASINO ROYALE, chapter 8, when Bond dressed to get
ready for the high-stakes card game.

"As he tied his thin, double-ended, black satin tie, he paused for a moment
and examined himself levelly in the mirror.  His grey-blue eyes looked
calmly back with a hint of ironical inquiry and the short lock of black hair
which would never stay in place slowly subsided to form a thick comma above
his right eyebrow.  With the thin vertical scar down his right cheek the
general effect was faintly piratical.  Not much of Hoagy Carmichael there,
thought Bond, as he filled a flat, light gunmetal box with fifty of the
Morland cigarettes with the triple gold band."

The second and only othe reference to Carmichael was in Fleming's third Bond
novel, "MOONRAKER".  Chapter 14 dealt with Gala Brand's daily routine for
Sir Hugo Drax, and was cleverly written (though lack of prose) to describe
her job performance in extreme detail - and then paused briefly in the
middle of the chapter for her to describe Bond, a visitor from the Service
sent to oversee the project's security, which suggested her romantic
thoughts about Bond.  Quoting:

"He could probably shoot all right and talk foreign languages and do a lot
of tricks that might be useful abroad.  But what good could he do here
without any beautiful spies to make love to.  Because he was certainly
good-looking.  (Gala Brand automatically reachd into her bag for her vanity
[removed] examined herself in the little mirror and dabbed at her nose with a
powder puff.)  Rather like Hoagy Carmichael in a way."

Best Bond novel ever written by Fleming was his first, CASINO ROYALE,
incidentally.  It comes recommended.  Prose and story is excellent, and one
of the ten best reads.

Regarding SUSPENSE, the James Cagney episode, no record has yet appeared on
eBay so the value of such an item remains unknown.  There is no doubt the
Auto-Lite commercials for the record would not be featured as the drama
itself was transcribed and the commercials were broadcast "live" on the air.

THE CISCO KID (and I am referring to the radio series, NOT the novels or
books) did take place in the west, but when I refer to "the west" I mean the
location, not the date setting.  The series took place at the same time
frame as the radio series was broadcast (the 1950s) but featured more
ranches and tumbleweeds than city skyscrapers.  It was not uncommon to hear
a Hopalong Cassidy or The Cisco Kid radio episode featuring a telephone or
an automobile because the series took place during the 1950s, but young
children were romanced on the idea that it took place in today's wild, wild
west.

If one wants to see an odd ball that doesn't fit in the genre, there is a
Bob Steele B-western from the early 1930s that actually has a rescue from a
Goodyear blimp!

Martin

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:23:35 -0500
From: Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Hoagy Carmichael
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I remember Hoagy Carmichael voice on The Flintstones. But didn't Ann Margaret
do acting and singing parts on that show later on? Or was someone parodying
her voice?If so, she would be another show business celebrity to lend her
talents to that show.

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:30:55 -0500
From: Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Roy Rogers And Dale Evans
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Roy Rogers was actually married 3 times. I beleive it was before he married
Arlene. It was a very short [removed] books on Roy don't even mention it.
I have at least one large book that came out in the last 20 years that goes
into some detail on [removed] don't have access to the book at the [removed] I
do I will share the information with you.

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:31:54 -0500
From: Illoman <illoman@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Eddie Green

On Dec 29, 2006, at 5:45 PM, Irene wrote:

"Two changes have been made in the cast of  'Duffy's Tavern' which is
broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company radio network on  
Fridays at 9:30 [removed]  Sid Raymond has replaced Charlie Cantor as Finnegan,  
while Sam Raskin has taken over the role of the waiter formerly played by
Eddie Green."

Speaking of Eddie Green, he's another unsung hero of radio. I am a  
huge Duffy's Tavern fan, but really feel the show went downhill after  
Eddie passed away. If anyone knows of any in depth information on mr  
Green, I would appreciate it. To his credit, Ed Gardner gave Eddie  
some of the funniest lines in the show, and Eddie always delivered.

Mike

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:30:33 -0500
From: Bob Slate <moxnix1961@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  X Minus One
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"Dimension X" had some great Science Fiction such as "Knock" The Martian
Embassy" snd "Mars Is Heaven."The Mysterious Traveler" also had some good
ones like "The Last Survivor,"" Behind The Locked Door" or "Woman Of The
Mountain,""Fire From The Sky" and "Planet Zithious."

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:18:57 -0500
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  12-30 births/deaths

December 30th births

12-30-1884 - Hideki Tojo - Tokyo, Japan - d. 12-23-1948
prime minister: War Time Broadcasts
12-30-1885 - Ed Jerome - NYC - d. 9-10-1959
actor: Harry Blackstone "Blackstone, the Magic Detective"; Gregory
Allen "Rich Man's Darling"
12-30-1894 - Vincent Lopez - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-20-1975
bandleader: "Luncheon with Lopez"
12-30-1899 - Michael Raffetto - Placerville, CA - d. 5-31-1990
actor: Paul Barbour "One Man's Family"; Jack Packard "I Love A
Mystery/Adventure"
12-30-1900 - Everett Marshall - Lawrence, MA - d. 4-xx-1965
singer: "Broadway Vanities/Varieties"
12-30-1903 - Owen Crump - d. 2-13-1998
producer: " The Grouch Club"
12-30-1911 - Jeanette Nolan - Los Angeles, CA - d. 6-5-1998
actor: Nicolette Moore "One Man's Family"; Mrs. Hudson "Advs. of
Sherlock Holmes"
12-30-1912 - Hugh Griffith - Marianglas, Anglesey, North Wales - d.
5-14-1980
actor: "Under Milk Wood"
12-30-1912 - Nancy Coleman - Everett, WA - d. 1-18-2000
actor: Alice Hughes "Young Dr. Malone"
12-30-1914 - Bert Parks - Atlanta, GA - d. 2-2-1992
emcee, announcer: "Break the Bank"; "Stop the Music"; "Double or
Nothing"
12-30-1922 - Bert Holland - d. 3-8-1980
actor: Emmett "Shorty Bell"
12-30-1927 - Bernie Barrow - NYC - d. 8-4-1993
actor: "Golden Door"
12-30-1931 - Skeeter Davis - Dry Ridge, KY - d. 9-19-2004
country/western singer: "Grand Old Opry"
12-30-1936 - Sandy Koufax - Brooklyn, NY
baseball legend: "Tops In Sports"

December 30th deaths

04-07-1919 - Ralph Flanagan - Lorain, OH - d. 12-30-1995
bandleader: "Chesterfield's ABC of Music"; "Let's Go Show"
05-23-1910 - Artie Shaw - NYC - d. 12-30-2004
bandleader: "Melody and Madness"; "George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"
06-28-1902 - Richard Rodgers - Long Island, NY - d. 12-30-1979
composer: "ASCAP On Parade"; "Jumbo Fire Chief Program"; "Chase and
Sanborn Hour"
08-22-1909 - Julius J. Epstein - NYC - d. 12-30-2000
screenwriter: "Lux Radio Theatre"
09-26-1894 - Glenn Hunter - NYC - d. 12-30-1945
actor: "Roses and Drums"
09-28-1906 - Jack Meakin - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 12-30-1982
music: "Abbott and Cosetello Show"; "Great Gildersleeve"; "Honest
Harold"
10-06-1901 - Leslie Arliss - London, England - d. 12-30-1987
actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
11-18-1900 - Don Quinn - Grand Rapids, MI - d. 12-30-1967
writer: "Fibber McGee and Molly"; "Halls of Ivy"
12-07-1905 - Charles Magnante - d. 12-30-1986
accordionist: "Major Bowes Capitol Family"; "Singin' Sam"; "Tony and
Gus"
12-14-1934 - Johnny Moore - d. 12-30-1998
lead singer: (Member of The Drifters) "Camel Rock and Roll Party"
12-24-1881 - Charles Wakefield Cadman - Johnston, PA - d. 12-30-1946
Composed "At Dawning," used as theme for "The Brighter Day."
12-28-1908 - Lew Ayres - Minneapolis, MN - d. 12-30-1996
actor: Dr. James Kildare "Dr. Kildare"

Ron Sayles

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:19:32 -0500
From: Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re:Fessenden

A website dedicated to the history of early radio includes a chronology
from "History of Communications Electronics in the United States Navy",
Linwood S. Howeth, 1963. Howeth had access to Naval records for this
official publication (prepared under  the  auspices  of
Bureau of Ships and Office of Naval History). These two entries appear in 1906:

Fessenden transmitted speech from Brant Rock, Mass., which was received at
Macrahanish, Scotland. He utilized a 500-cycle spark transmitter. (Nov.)

Fessenden transmitted music and speech from Brant Rock, Mass., by means of
the 80-kc. alternator provided by the General Electric Co. These
transmissions were received by ships off the Virginia coast. (24 Dec.)

[removed] (chronology page)

[removed] (title page - the entire book is online)

The website is fun to get lost in for radio equipment enthusiasts.

[removed]

Note:  Despite the "US" top domain name, the website owner is not, as far
as I can determine, affiliated with the US Government.

Don

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:22:09 -0500
From: "Mark Kinsler" <kinsler33@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  The Cisco Kid and anachronisms of the Old West

Also, in an episode of the Cisco Kid called "The Cisco Kid's Sister"
automobiles and telephones are in use. I listened to this show
growing up - in fact, I was a proud member of the Cisco Kid Triple S
Club - and I'd always thought that the stories took place in the old
west. Was this an experiment to make the series more accessible to
"modern" kids?

I don't think so.  I was surprised at this myself, though it was in perhaps
1952 or so.  A lot of the Old West was still pretty wild up through the
1930's.  And while Pancho Villa's troops were on horseback, he himself rode
the plains in a Dodge touring car.

One of my favorite pictures was not intended to be an anachronism, but it
sure looked like one.  It seems that after World War I, the manufacturers of
the Thompson sub-machine gun found themselves with quite a bit of excess
stock.  While Chicago gangsters were reliable customers, the firm decided to
expand its customer base by selling their guns to farmers and ranchers in
western states.  And so there is this advertisement, lauding the Thomson
machine gun as a handy means of protecting your property.  To illustrate,
there was a picture of a rancher, in ten-gallon hat and the rest of the
familiar cowboy uniform, standing on the veranda of his porch blasting away
at Mexican banditos in the distance with a machine gun.

You also might recall that the TV series of Lassie featured a telephone
system.  (I don't know about the radio version, if there was one.)  Most
towns had telephone systems by perhaps 1900; there is a large selection of
telephone equipment in my 1908 Sears catalog, and the telephone dates back
to about 1880 anyway.  And it was in about 1908 that mass-production of the
Model T Ford began in earnest, and these were sold all over the nation.

After all that, I do not know what the backstory of the Cisco Kid actually
was.  I always thought he was kind of the Lone Ranger, but he had a fancier
outfit, at least on TV.

M Kinsler

who just downloaded a copy of "Happy Trails" from iTunes and discovered that
Roy Rogers really couldn't sing very well.  It must have been Dale and/or
the Sons of the Pioneers who did most of the real work.

512 E Mulberry St. Lancaster, Ohio USA 43130 740-687-6368
[removed]

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:22:54 -0500
From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Sid Raymond

Alan Chapman asked about Sid Raymond and possible
appearances in OTR.

>From "The Golden Age of Radio" - Program 55:
([removed])

Sid Raymond, who got his start in radio on the Major
Bowes Original Amateur Hour, replaced Charlie Cantor
as Finnegan on  Duffy's Tavern. An actor, comedian,
impersonator and variety performer, Sid Raymond
performed in variety, radio, cartoons, television,
commercials, and motion pictures. Sid Raymond has
dedicated his life to a craft that took him from the Catskill
Mountains to the front in WWII, from summer stock to
Broadway, and from Madison Avenue to Hollywood.
Along the way he married, raised two daughters, and
never gave up the desire to entertain. In a career spanning
seven decades, Sid Raymond persevered at his craft, with
a passion for performing that kept him going as an actor,
from gig to gig, in spite of hard times, heartbreak, and virtual
obscurity. The recent film, "Sid at 90:" by Howard Weinberg,
not only portrays a journeyman actor but also honors the
organizations-Screen Actors' Guild, Actors' Equity and
AFTRA-that sustained him.

"Sid at 90:" presents actor/comedian/impersonator Sid
Raymond, a bit player in vaudeville, radio cartoons, theatre,
television drama, commercials and hollywood movies, who
is still acting - and looking for work. An inspiration for actors,
older Americans, and anyone with a passion, this documentary
profile challenges assumptions that celebrity defines success.

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:23:07 -0500
From: Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Fessenden

Sorry for the second post. In the chronology listing already mentioned in
my first message is this note for 1900:  "Prof. Reginald A. Fessenden,
while in the employ of the [removed] Department of Agriculture, accomplished the
first radio transmission and reception of speech."

Don

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Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:23:30 -0500
From: doug kosmonek <dougkosmonek@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Recketts Program?
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Hi Everyone,

  I'm wondering if anybody can help me date a show I have in my collection.

It's called the Recketts? program. From listening to it I have found out
this.

It is a syndicated once a week morning show. It is 12:30 in length,
Roy Fox is the host, with Denny Dennis and Mary Lee as vocalists.
I have done the usual searches and have come up with information on
all three artists, but no mention of the show anywhere.

Can anybody help?

thanks

Doug

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Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:52:06 -0500
From: David Phaneuf <dwphaneuf@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Crosley Book

I was browsing through Sam's Club and noticed that the
new bio on the Crosley brothers, entitled "Crosley" is
available for $[removed] (regular retail price $[removed])  I
think that's a great bargain for anyone interested in
WLW Radio and other Powell Crosley enterprises.

I saw it in [removed] don't know about
distribution outside of Cincinnati.

Dave Phaneuf

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Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:52:23 -0500
From: "B. J. Watkins" <kinseyfan@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Milton Berle

Can anyone tell me who was the voice of Martha who only said "yes" in the
skits with the couple Sam and Martha Harris?  For some reason I had always
thought Berle was doing the voice but someone recently said it wasn't he.

Thanks and Happy New Year, everyone.

Barbara

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Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:33:40 -0500
From: "Joe Mackey" <joemackey108@[removed];
To: "otrd" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 31 December to 6
 January

>From Those Were The Days --

12/31

1940 - As a result of a dispute between the radio networks and ASCAP (the
American Society of Composers and Publishers), the radio industry was
prevented from playing any ASCAP-licensed music. The ban lasted for ten
months. An ASCAP competitor, BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) made giant
strides, expanding to include 36,000 copyrights. Many radio stations had to
resort to playing public domain songs, such as marches and operas, to keep
their stations on the air. Even kids songs were played over and over again
until the ban was lifted. One of the most popular songs to be played was
Happy Birthday to You; which was performed in many different languages just
to get past the ban. The original song is now, in fact, a copyrighted piece
of music, though it wasn't at the time.

1947 - Roy Rogers, 'the King of the Cowboys', and Dale Evans were hitched in
marriage. They rode off into that sunset together for over fifty years.

1951 - The Wild Bill Hickok show came to an end this day. Guy Madison (Wild
Bill) and Andy Devine (sidekick, Jingles) starred on the Mutual network show
(as well as in the syndicated TV version).

1/1
1923 - The first broadcast of the Rose Bowl was beamed in Los Angeles over
KHJ.

1925 - Lucrezia Bori and John McCormack of the famous Metropolitan Opera in
New York City made their singing debuts on radio this day. The broadcast
over WEAF encouraged others to sing on radio.

1927 - The very first coast-to-coast network radio broadcast of the Rose
Bowl was made. Graham McNamee provided the play-by-play on NBC.

1930 - The Cuckoo Hour, was heard for the first time on the NBC Blue
network.

1/2

1921 - The first religious broadcast on radio was heard, as Dr. [removed] Van
Etten of Calvary Episcopal Church preached on KDKA radio in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.

1959 - CBS dropped the curtain on four soap operas. Our Gal Sunday, This is
Nora Drake, Backstage Wife and Road of Life all hit the road for good.

1/4

1928 - NBC debuted one of radio's first variety shows. The Dodge Victory
Hour starred Will Rogers, Paul Whiteman and his orchestra and singer Al
Jolson. The cost to produce this one show was $67,600.

1932 - NBC Red presented The Carnation Contented Hour. The show continued on
network radio for 19 years as a showcase for top singers and musicians.

1935 - Bob Hope was first heard on network radio as part of The Intimate
Revue with Jane Froman, James Melton and the Al Goodman Orchestra.

1/5

1935 - Phil Spitalny's All-Girl Orchestra was featured on CBS this day on
the program, The Hour of Charm. (And who can ever forget Evelyn and her
magic violin? -ed)

1940 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first
demonstration of FM radio. The new medium, free of interference, static, and
noise in thunderstorms, was developed by Major [removed] Armstrong. The first FM
transmitter was put in operation in 1941.

1/6

1941 - A young actor appeared for the first time in a new program on CBS
titled, The Home of the Brave. Along with others in the cast, this was
Richard Widmark's radio debut.

1950 - Ronald Coleman starred as the president of Ivy College in The Halls
of Ivy.

1974 - CBS radio returned to dramatic programming at night with the first
broadcast of Radio Mystery Theatre, hosted by [removed] Marshall. The program
debuted on 218 CBS network stations.

Joe

    PS: I want to thank those who over the past year have corrected and
added more information to the history series.
    Happy  New Year everyone.

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