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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2007 : Issue 292
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      The Second Cataclysm                  [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed] ]
      JIM HARMON                            [ Stuart Lubin <stuartlubin6686@sbcgl ]
      I Love an Atabapo                     [ Ken Greenwald <kgradio@[removed]; ]
      The Mystery of Captain Midnight's Fi  [ Zane <intraverse@[removed]; ]
      Wiring your old radio                 [ Ken Greenwald <kgradio@[removed]; ]
      10-13 births/deaths                   [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:48:11 -0400
    From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
    To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  The Second Cataclysm

    A recent discovery - The Second Cataclysm!
    The story of World War Two as it was heard
    on WTIC in Hartford, CT.

    This program, broadcast on WTIC's 35th anniversary,
    February 10, 1960, was taken from 16 inch original
    acetate transcriptions found in the WTIC archives. It
    contains material not heard anywhere else.

    Writer and Producer: Paul Gianfriddo
    Narrator: Dick Bertel
    Announcer: Bruce Kern
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    Bob Scherago
    Webmastrer [removed]

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    Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:29:25 -0400
    From: Stuart Lubin <stuartlubin6686@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  JIM HARMON

    I see that Jim has written to the Digest and has
    listed the many things he has done.  He is one of the
    most knowledgeable people I know in this hobby.
    I want to say that Jim is also a newly-elected member
    of the SPERDVAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, along with Walden
    Hughes, Frank Bresee, and Don Aston.  These are all
    people well known in the OTR hobby.

    SPERDVAC is indeed fortunate to have all four of these
    great people in its leadership.

    See y'all in Newark!

    Stuart

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    Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:51:00 -0400
    From: Ken Greenwald <kgradio@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  I Love an Atabapo

    Kermit Anderson asks: "Does anybody have a decent sounding copy of I Love a
    Mystery's "The Hermit Of San Filippe Atabapo"?" I'm sure that others will
    answer this qestion for you, Kermit. Here's my knowledge of the Atabapo
    sound. The reason the sound is so horrible on the show is because (whoever
    originally recorded it) lived some two hundred miles from the radio station
    that was broadcasting the show. So the recording is awful because the signal
    was so far away and so poor that was all that could be recorded. The sound
    presently circulating is not bad because it is many generations away from the
    original. The original is really, really bad. Even a copy directly from the
    original tape is pure crap. I have a copy that is close to the original
    recording and I simply cannot listen to it without wanting to scream. As far
    as anyone knows, today there iare no decent copies of the Atabapo episodes.
    We simply have to live with it, or, listen to something else. Ken Greenwald

    scramble challenge with star power.

     ***** WARNING! UNHANDLED BAD CHARACTER!!!!!

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    Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:51:49 -0400
    From: Zane <intraverse@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  The Mystery of Captain Midnight's First Name

    On 10-08-07, Thomas Tumbusch replied to Leonard Zane's question of
    Mr. Tumbusch's source for Captain Midnight's first name being Stuart
    - as Mr. Tumbusch's 1989 book, ILLUSTRATED RADIO PREMIUM CATALOG AND
    PRICE GUIDE, said on page 33.  Mr. Tumbusch's e-mailed reply said:

    I wrote that Captain Midnight passage back in 1976 and had at least
    two references for whatever I included in the book. I used mainly old
    radio magazines for my research, but I have no idea which ones. I
    also used premium ads from the newspaper comic sections.  Perhaps the
    name appeared in one of those. I never thought it would become an
    issue or I could have documented it at the time. All these many years
    later, however, leaves me as much in the dark as you are. I still
    have all my reference materials and if I ever have the time I will
    try to see if I can come up with a better answer. Bottom line, if  I
    printed it, I have the hard proof somewhere. For now, however I many
    more pressing issues.

    Zane has accordingly modified his review of one of the Tumbusch
    book's used offerings on [removed]

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    Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:53:28 -0400
    From: Ken Greenwald <kgradio@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Wiring your old radio

    Hello:
    There's been some very interesting info about setting up a radio to listen OTR.
    I know of a way to listen to OTR over a radio -- it will require an old radio
    from the 30s, 40s, 50s or 60s.
    And it will require some knowledge about soldering. Here is how to convert an
    old radio so you can plug in a CD or cassette machine to listen to OTR:

    On old radios the on/off switch is also the volume switch. You will have to
    take the guts of the radio out of its case to do this. Once that is done,
    look at the back of the on/off/volume switch. You will see three tabs
    sticking out with wires attached. Ignore the center tab. The two outer ones
    are what you want to solder a double wire to. First, get a female RCA plug,
    solder this to a double wire (zip cord will do). Then, solder the other end
    of the wire to the two outer tabs on the on/off/volume switch. It doesn;t
    matter which tab you solder the wire to -- it will work. Put the guts back
    into the radio. Attach a CD or cassette player to the RCA plug of the wire
    you just soldered (Radio Shack will have the proper cable that ends in a male
    RCA plug). Turn the radio on. Find an area on the dial BETWEEN two radio
    stations. Turn on the CD or cassette player. Once that is done, the signal
    from the CD or cassette player will override any of the radios signal. Adjust
    the volume on the radio AND the CD or cassette until you are happy with the
    setting. Then sit back and enjoy.

    I've done this and it works quite well. If it doesn't work for you, then you
    can either blame yourself for not doing it properly, or you can blame me!
    I'll help you out as best I can after your burn your fingers on the soldering
    iron.

    Good luck!

    Ken G.

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    Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:42:54 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  10-13 births/deaths

    October 13th births

    10-13-1885 - Harry Hershfield - Cedar Rapids, IA - d. 12-15-1974
    comedian: "Stop Me If You Heard This One"; "Can You Top This?"
    10-13-1889 - Douglass Dumbrille - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - d.
    4-2-1974
    actor: "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-13-1891 - Irene Rich - Buffalo, NY - d. 4-22-1988
    actor: Faith Chandler "Dear John"; Irene Davis "Lady Counsellor";
    Judith Bradley "Glorious One"
    10-13-1892 - Albert Sonn - d. 5-22-1968
    pioneer radio personality "Mon On the Moon"
    10-13-1896 - Jack Shilkret - NYC - d. 6-16-1964
    orchestra leader: "Bond Bread Show"; "Let's Be Charming"; "Tea Time
    Tunes"
    10-13-1900 - Georgia Backus - Columbus, OH - d. 9-7-1983
    actor: Peg Riley "Life of Riley"; Portia Brent "Brenthouse"; Doris
    Foster "A Date with Judy"
    10-13-1900 - Gerald Marks - Saginaw, MI - d. 1-27-1997
    tin pan alley composer: "Great Days We Honor"
    10-13-1901 - Frank Remley - d. 1-28-1967
    left handed guitarist: The Phil Harris Orchestra
    10-13-1903 - Patsy Moran - Pennsylvania - d. 12-10-1968
    actor: Martha Hoople "Major Hoople"; Hilda "Junior Miss"
    10-13-1904 - Wilfred Pickles - Halifax, England - d. 3-26-1978
    announcer, newsreader: "Have A Go"; "Children's Hour"; "Where Are You
    Now?"
    10-13-1909 - Art Tatum - Toledo, OH - d. 11-5-1956
    pianist: David Rose Orchestra
    10-13-1910 - Tex McCrary - Calvert, TX - d. 7-29-2003
    interviewer: "Hi Jinx"; "Tex & Jinx"
    10-13-1913 - Ethel Everett - NYC - d. 4-2-1973
    actor: Elsie Anderson "David Harum"; Mayme Gordon "O'Neills"
    10-13-1915 - Hugh James - The Bronx, NY - d. 6-17-2001
    announcer: "Voice of Firestone"; "Three Star Final"; "Big Town"
    10-13-1917 - Burr Tillstrom - Chicago, IL - d. 12-6-1985
    actor, puppeteer: "The Northerners"; "Kukla, Fran and Ollie"
    10-13-1917 - Laraine Day - Roosevelt, UT
    talk show hostess, actor: "Laraine Day Show"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-13-1918 - Cornel Wilde - NYC - d. 10-15-1989
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-13-1918 - Robert Walker - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 8-28-1951
    actor: Davy Dillon "Maudie's Diary"
    10-13-1919 - Marion Hargrove - Mount Olive, NC - d. 8-23-2003
    author: "MGM Theatre of the Air"; "Information, Please"; "March of Time"
    10-13-1920 - Philip (Donald) McCutchan - Cambridge, England - d. 7-
    xx-1996
    author: "O'Flynn of the [removed]"
    10-13-1921 - Yves Montand - Monsummano Alto, Tuscany, Italy - d.
    11-9-1991
    singer, actor: "Rendezvouz In Paris"
    10-13-1924 - Marilyn Hare - Flushing, NY - d. 10-9-1981
    singer: (Daughter of Ernie Hare) "The Happiness Boys"
    10-13-1925 - Lenny Bruce - Mineola, NY - d. 8-3-1966
    comedian: "Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts"; "Why Did Lenny Bruce Die?"
    10-13-1926 - Ray Brown - d. 7-2-2002
    jazz bassist: "Bands for Bonds"; "Here's to Veterans"; "White House
    Jazz Festival"
    10-13-1927 - Lee Konitz - Chicago, IL
    alto saxophonist: "Artistry in Rhythm"
    10-13-1931 - Eddie Mathews - Texarkana, TX - d. 2-18-2001
    baseball player: "Baseball: An Action History"
    10-13-1954 - Stephen Gallagher - Salford, Lancashire, England
    writer: "Last Rose of Summer"; "Hunter's Moon"

    October 13th deaths

    01-26-1914 - Phoebe Ephron - NYC - d. 10-13-1971
    author: "Lux RadioTheatre"
    02-15-1923 - Keene Curtis - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 10-13-2002
    actor: NPR Playhouse "Star Wars"
    03-14-1918 - Dennis Patrick - Philadelphia, PA - d. 10-13-2002
    actor: "Shakespeare Festival"
    04-04-1906 - Bea Benaderet - NYC - d. 10-13-1968
    comedienne: Gertrude Gearshift "Jack Benny Program"
    04-27-1918 - Robert Mitchell - Casper, WY - d. 10-13-1992
    writer: "The Advs. of Philip Marlowe"
    06-17-1919 - Beryl Reid - Hereford, England - d. 10-13-1996
    actor: Monica "Educating Archie"
    07-14-1917 - Douglas Edwards - Ada, OK - d. 10-13-1990
    newscaster: "Wendy Warren and the News"
    07-26-1911 - Mary Mason - Pasadena, CA - d. 10-13-1980
    actor: Mary Aldrich "The Aldrich Family"; Maudie Mason "Maudie"s Diary"
    08-03-1916 - Horace Logan - d. 10-13-2002
    creator of "The Louisana Hayride"
    08-14-1903 - Millard Mitchell - Havana, Cuba - d. 10-13-1953
    actor: Casey "Mighty Casey"
    08-17-1905 - Frederick Ziv - Cincinnati, OH - d. 10-13-2001
    producer: "Philo Vance"
    09-28-1901 - Ed Sullivan - NYC - d. 10-13-1974
    host: "Ed Sullivan Show"
    10-07-1889 - Clarence Muse - Baltimore , MD - d. 10-13-1979
    singer: "Paducah Plantation"
    10-15-1926 - Jean Peters - Canton, OH - d. 10-13-2000
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-23-1906 - Lucy Monroe - NYC - d. 10-13-1987
    singer: (The Star-Spangled Soprano) "Hammerstein's Music Hall";
    "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round"
    10-30-1901 - Chester Bagg - d. 10-13-1988
    baritone: WCBC Zion, Illinois
    11-19-1889 - Clifton Webb - Indianapolis, IN - d. 10-13-1966
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    12-08-1894 - Elzie Segar - d. 10-13-1938
    writer: "Popeye the Sailor" based on his comic strip
    12-16-1898 - Lud Gluskin - NYC - d. 10-13-1989
    conductor: "Hollywood Showcase"; "Amos 'n' Andy"; "Advs. of Sam Spade"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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