Subject: [removed] Digest V2007 #70
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Date: 2/28/2007 3:37 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2007 : Issue 70
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Superman's clothes                    [ "Cancilla, Dominick" <dcancilla@cal ]
      dangerous assignment episode wanted   [ "Bart" <bbush3@[removed]; ]
      Re: [removed]                              [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed] ]
      Gasoline Alley on radio               [ rwise@[removed] ]
      #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig  [ charlie@[removed] ]
      otr catalogs                          [ "Bob C" <rmc44@[removed]; ]
      2-28 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      2-29 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      Remley                                [ "Laura Leff" <president@[removed] ]
      "Golden Age of Radio" and "A One Nig  [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed] ]
      Hal Stone                             [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
      Nostalgic Article                     [ Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed] ]

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    Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:14:48 -0500
    From: "Cancilla, Dominick" <dcancilla@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Superman's clothes

    Thanks to all who weighed in on the discussion of what Superman does
    with his clothes. As my son and I work through episodes of Superman, we
    came upon one of the few that actually mentions this subject.

    Superman (dressed as Clark Kent) is about to go after some bad guys who
    are driving away in a car. He says something to the effect of "I'd
    better wear my costume for this one." The narrator then says that he
    hides his clothes behind a bush.

    I don't know -- that just doesn't sound particularly dignified. Perhaps
    that's why they avoided the subject whenever possible.

    --Dominick

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    Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:22:37 -0500
    From: "Bart" <bbush3@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  dangerous assignment episode wanted

    Greetings OTR fans!

    I am looking for the episode of Dangerous Assignment that deals with  15
    cases of stolen sodium hydrosulfite and their use in making incendiary
    bombs. I believe the story is set in Genoa or Milan.
    Any help would be appreciated.

    Bart

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    Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:23:07 -0500
    From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig2@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: [removed]
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    This question seems to pop up every 6 months or so.

    [removed] is from "trade last", originally in reference to a compliment given to a
    person in return for a compliment from that person, but used broadly of any
    compliment, or more narrowly of a compliment given through an intermediary.
    (citation: Jesse Sheidlower, OED, post to American Dialect Society Mailing
    List, Apr 1, 2006)

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    Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:24:15 -0500
    From: rwise@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Gasoline Alley on radio

    Hello, to everyone in Radio Land! Do any of you collectors know of a
    source where I can find some or all of the Gasoline Alley radio episodes
    based on the famous Frank O. King newspaper comic strip? Your help is
    appreciated!
    Ron Wise

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    Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:12:01 -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, 28 Feb 2007 07:51:37 -0500
    From: "Bob C" <rmc44@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  otr catalogs

    It's amazing how much one can accumulate over 37 years or so ...
    and 25 years in one place. It's like the kitchen drawer that
    holds everything from candles and matches for power outages to
    those old snap-on plastic soda pop bottle caps when Pepsi's 12
    full ounces were just too much. The point being, as my wife and I
    prepare to move west for a better view of the sunset, I have a
    bunch of OTR catalogs that might be of interest to someone. I'd
    love to keep 'em, but I've lugged them from Colorado and across
    Texas, and as I prepare to cross Texas again, I realize I won't
    have the space for them.

    Contact me off-list, first come, first served for the whole batch
    ... you pay the postage as bound printed matter from ZIP 75050.
    You can go to [removed] to figure what that cost would be.

    Here's what I have. A substantial part is from the George
    Fowler's Great Radio Shows Inc. It was George who made my early
    collecting possible when I lived in Denver. He's also the one who
    helped to build much of John Dunning's collection in the early
    '70s. Now the show dates he quotes (and this goes for the other
    catalogs) might be incorrect, as proven by more recent research,
    etc., but you'll love the program synopses - three or four lines
    or more that made it possible for you to know a little bit about
    what you were getting. For me it was a big selling (buying)
    point, compared to catalogs that offered little more than a date
    of broadcast and a one liner as to content. Anyway, this bunch of
    mimeographed pages range from 1969 through about 1997. In those
    pre-home computer days he started out his main catalog and a
    number of supplements with the shows listed in alphabetical
    order, but crushed by his growing collection, he gave up and
    began listing them in a random order. The pages are dog-eared and
    you'll find shows marked with asterisks, even my math as I figure
    out how much I'm spending.

    Also, catalogs for Golden Age Radio, Portland, Ore., from 1973,
    with a couple of supplements through 1980; American Radio
    Heritage Institute, Riverside, Calif., 1976; Old-Time Radio, New
    Freedom, Pa., 1984; Radio Yesteryear, Croton-on-Hudson, [removed],
    1973, supplement 1993; The Radio Vault, Wyoming, Mich., 1974.

    Any takers, or does it head to the Grand Prairie landfill?

    Bob Cockrum

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    Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:51:53 -0500
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  2-28 births/deaths

    February 28th births

    02-28-1893 - Ben Hecht - NYC - d. 4-18-1964
    panelist, writer: "Information, Please"; "Jumbo Fire Chief Program"
    02-28-1907 - Milton Caniff - Hillsboro, OH - d. 4-3-1988
    Creator of "Terry and the Pirates"
    02-28-1911 - Gene O'Donnell - Iowa - d. 11-22-1993
    actor: " I Want A Divorce"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    02-28-1914 - Jim Boles - Lubbock, TX - d. 5-26-1977
    actor: Doc Long "I Love A Mystery"; Fulmer Green "King's Row"
    02-28-1915 - Zero Mostel - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-8-1977
    comedian: "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street"
    02-28-1922 - Joyce Howard - London, England
    actor: Meg March "Little Women"; Vi Waters "Backstage Wife"
    02-28-1924 - Patti Clayton - Detroit, MI
    vocalist: "Bouquet for You"; "Waitin' for Clayton"
    02-28-1925 - Jean Carson - Charleston, WV - d. 11-2-2005
    actor: "Broadway Is My Beat"; "Frontier Gentleman"
    02-28-1928 - Louise Erickson - Oakland, CA
    actor: Marjorie Forrester "Great Gildersleeve"; Judy Foster "A Date
    with Judy"
    02-28-1932 - Don Franck - Vancouver, Canada
    actor: Archie "Advs. of Nero Wolfe"

    February 28th deaths

    01-22-1895 - Ethel (Everett) Remey - d. 2-28-1979
    actor: Kathleen Norris "By Kathleen Norris"
    02-02-1877 - Charles Hanson Towne - Louisville, KY - d. 2-28-1949
    poet/actor: Quarter hour weekly conversational program on CBS
    03-02-1890 - Paul De Kruif - Zeeland, MI - d. 2-28-1971
    writer: "Men Against Death" based on De Kruif's book
    03-04-1921 - Joan Greenwood - London, England - d. 2-28-1987
    actor: "Stagestruck"
    03-05-1891 - Chic Johnson - Chicago, IL - d. 2-28-1962
    comedian: "Olsen and Johnson"; "Rudy Vallee Show"
    03-29-1905 - Philip Ahn - Los Angeles, CA - d. 2-28-1978
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-04-1926 - Mary Stuart - Miami, FL - d. 2-28-2002
    actor: "Doctor Christian"; "Advs. of Maisie"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-15-1906 - Richard Armour - San Pedro, CA - d. 2-28-1987
    humorist: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy"
    07-22-1879 - Harry Armstrong - Somerville, MA - d. 2-28-1952
    composer/singer
    08-04-1904 - Theodore Newton - Lawrenceville, NJ - d. 2-28-1963
    actor: Christopher Parker "Joyce Jordan, [removed]"
    08-22-1893 - Cecil Kellaway - Capetown, South Africa - d. 2-28-1973
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Cavalcade of America"
    08-25-1910 - Ruby Keeler - Halifax, Nova Scotia - d. 2-28-1993
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-18-1905 - Eddie Anderson - Oakland, CA - d. 2-28-1977
    actor: Rochester Van Jones "Jack Benny Program"
    10-14-1891 - Joseph M. White - NYC - d. 2-28-1959
    singer: (The Silver Masked Tenor) "Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra"
    11-06-1901 - Juanita Hall - d. 2-28-1968
    actor: "Story of Ruby Valentine"
    11-25-1894 - Laurence Stallings - Macon, GA - d. 2-28-1968
    writer: "Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt" based on his play "What
    Price Glory?"
    12-04-1897 - Doc Whipple - d. 2-28-1963
    orchestra leader: "Ma Perkins"; "The Mysterious Traveler"
    12-04-1930 - Harvey Kuenn - West Allis, WI - d. 2-28-1988
    baseball great: "Tops in Sports"
    12-15-1888 - Maxwell Anderson - Atlantic, PA - d. 2-28-1959
    writer: "Free Company"; "Keep 'Em Rolling"; "O'Neill Cycle"
    12-20-1923 - Charita Bauer - Newark, NJ - d. 2-28-1985
    actor: Mary Aldrich, "Aldrich Family"; Bert Bauer, "The Guiding Light"
    xx-xx-xxxx - Harold Neal - d. 2-28-1980
    announcer: "Challenge of the Yukon"; "Green Hornet"; "Lone Ranger"

    Ron Sayles

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    Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:52:01 -0500
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  2-29 births/deaths

    February 29th births

    02-29-1888 - Tess Sheehan - Ann Arbor, MI - d. 10-29-1972
    actor: Dorrie Warren "Wendy Warren and the News"
    02-29-1896 - William A. Wellman - Brookline, MA - d. 12-9-1975
    film director: "Screen Director's Playhouse"
    02-29-1904 - Jimmy Dorsey - Mahanoy, PA, - d. 6-12-1957
    bandleader: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Your Happy Birthday"
    02-29-1916 - Dinah Shore - Winchester, TN - d. 2-24-1994
    singer: "Eddie Cantor Show"; "Dinah Shore Show"
    02-29-1920 - Arthur Franz - Perth Amboy, NJ - d. 6-16-2006
    actor: In radio following WWII

    February 29th deaths

    02-02-1909 - Frank Albertson - Fergus Falls, MN - d. 2-29-1964
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    04-30-1907 - Sidney Harmon - Poughkeepsie, NY - d. 2-29-1988
    writer, director: "The Life of Riley"; "Honest Abe"
    07-14-1915 - Jerome Lawrence - Cleveland, OH - d. 2-29-2004
    cbs staff writer: "Frank Sinatra Show"; "Doris Day Show"; "Kate Smith
    Show"
    10-24-1903 - Melvin Purvis - Timmonsville, SC - d. 2-29-1960
    fbi agent: Lent his name to "Post Cereal's Junior G-Man Corps"

    Ron Sayles

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    Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:52:20 -0500
    From: "Laura Leff" <president@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Remley

    Stephen D. writes:

>     I believe the real Remley toured Korea with
>     Jack Benny's USO troupe.  Would that mean that Remley stayed with Benny,
>     after the demise of the Harris orchestra?

    Yes, he did (on both points above).  Remley and Jack were friends until the
    end of Remley's life, and he can be seen in a number of Benny TV shows.

    --Laura Leff
    President, IJBFC
    [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:44:48 -0500
    From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
    To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  "Golden Age of Radio" and "A One Night Stand
     with the Big Bands"

    The latest "Golden Age of Radio" programs with Dick Bertel
    and Ed Corcoran, and "A One Night Stand with the Big Bands"
    with Arnold Dean can be heard at [removed].

    Wach week we feature four complete shows in MP3 format
    for your listening pleasure or for downloading; two "Golden
    Age of Radios" and two "One Night Stands." The two WTIC
    programs are on different pages for more flexibility. Please let
    me know what you thinkof the new format. You can email me at
     goldena@[removed]

    We present new shows every week or so. The current four programs
    will be available on line at least until the morning of March 7, 2007.

    Program 38 - May, 1973 - Hamilton O'Hara

    Our guest this week is Ham O'Hara, CBS sound effects man. We
    met Mr. O'hara in his studio in the basement of his Connecticut home
    where he demonstrated all manner of recorded and "live" sound effects.

    Program 39 - June, 1973 - Tony Marvin, the mellifluous radio and
    television announcer who proclaimed "It's Arthur Godfrey time!" over
    the airwaves in the 1940s and '50s.

    "A One Night Stand with the Big Bands" with Arnold Dean

    35 - June 1974 - Buddy Morrow, recognized as one of the
    all-time great trombone players.

    36 - July, 1974 - George T. Simon and Glenn Miller - Part 1

    The subject tonight is Glenn Miller, with George T. Simon,
    author of The Big Bands and Simon Says: The Sights and
    Sounds of the Swing Era, and the foremost authority on the
    Big Band Era.

    In the 1970's WTIC decided that there was a market in
    the evening for long-form shows that could be packaged
    and sold to sponsors. Two of those shows were "The
    Golden Age of Radio" and "A One Night Stand with the
    Big Bands."

    Dick Bertel had interviewed radio collector-historian
    Ed Corcoran several times on his radio and TV shows,
    and thought a regular monthly show featuring interviews
    with actors, writers, producers, engineers and musicians
    from radio's early days might be interesting. "The Golden
    Age of Radio" was first broadcast in April, 1970; Ed was
    Dick's co-host. It lasted seven years. "The Golden Age
    of Radio" can also be heard Saturday nights on Walden
    Hughes's program on Radio Yesteryear.

    Arnold Dean began his love affair with the big band
    era in his pre-teen years and his decision to study
    the clarinet was inspired by the style of Artie Shaw.
    When he joined WTIC in 1965 he hosted a daily program
    of big band music. In 1971, encouraged by the success
    of his daily program and "The Golden Age of Radio"
    series, he began monthly shows featuring interviews
    with the band leaders, sidemen, agents, jazz reporters,
    etc. who made major contributions to one of the great
    eras of music history.

    Bob Scherago
    Webmaster

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    Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:26:46 -0500
    From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Hal Stone
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           Hal Stone was one of the nicest people I've ever known.  When I first
    began collecting OTR programs, he  provided me with some of the best
    resources and advice I ever received.  He provided me with some broadcast
    dates, background information, and other information which really helped me.
    I honestly don't think there will be another like him anytime soon.  He was a
    true original.

           He had a sense of humor which made everyones days just a bit brighter.
    He was willing to share his knowledge and passion of OTR with anyone who had
    a sincere interest.  Although I never had the opportunity to meet him in
    person,
    I've heard that he was a rare individual and very friendly to everyone.

           IMHO, there will never be another like him and he will be sorely
    missed.
    But for those of us who were touched by him and allowed to share the part of
    himself he dedicated to OTR collecting and those who shared his passion, we
    should count ourselves very lucky.

           Thanks for everything, Hal!

    Another OTR Fan,

    Kenneth Clarke

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    Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:36:06 -0500
    From: Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Nostalgic Article

    Here's another nostalgic article by someone who remembers radio:

    [removed]

    Sean Dougherty
    SeanDD@[removed]

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