Subject: [removed] Digest V2014 #100
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Date: 11/13/2014 4:18 PM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2014 : Issue 100
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Looking for OTR appearances of Moina  [ Tom Michael <tfm@[removed]; ]
      Re: "This Is Your Life"               [ A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed] ]
      Christmas Fantasy OTR                 [ BoB M <r_j_mort@[removed]; ]
      Looking for the CBS Radio Play 'I Wa  [ Pamela Gaudiano <pamela_gaudiano@wg ]

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    Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:18:43 -0400
    From: Tom Michael <tfm@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Looking for OTR appearances of Moina Michael
     "The Poppy Lady"

    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.
    The idea was adopted by the American Legion, and quickly spread to France and
    the British Commonwealth. For the years before World War II, wearing poppies
    on November 11th was a national custom, and by the 1930's the sale of the
    poppies was raising about $50 million dollars a year in the [removed] and the
    [removed], with the money going towards veterans programs. Wearing poppies on
    November 11th mainly died out in the [removed] after World War II, though some
    American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Disabled American Veterans
    posts still sell paper poppies this time of year as a fundraiser. It's still
    a very big deal throughout the British Commonwealth, and there have been many
    news stories recently on an installation of over 800,000 ceramic poppies in
    the moat of the Tower of London to commemorate the British and Commonwealth
    soldiers who died in World War I.
    Moina, my great-grandfather's sister, lived until 1944, and dedicated her
    life to promoting the poppy as a fundraising symbols for veterans. She was
    honored with a commemorative [removed] postage stamp in 1948. Her autobiography,
    "The Miracle Flower," says that she gave many interviews on radio during the
    1920's and 1930's promoting the poppy and other veterans causes.
    I am seeking information on any of her appearances on the public information
    and news programs of the day. References to her or the poppy during other
    programs are also of interest. I am part of a group that is starting to plan
    for the upcoming 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, and hope to
    incorporate any material found into the celebrations. I also firmly believe
    that her work for veterans needs to be honored and continued. Any assistance
    in finding recordings or references to Moina Michael will be gratefully
    appreciated and acknowledged.

    Tom Michael

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    Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:19:38 -0400
    From: A Joseph Ross <joe@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: "This Is Your Life"

    From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];

>     11/9

>     1948   This is Your Life debuted on NBC. Ralph Edwards hosted the radio
>     show for two years before it moved to television.

    The show was on TV, still hosted by Ralph Edwards, in the mid-1950s,
    when I saw it.  I think I heard part of it once on radio around that
    time, too.

    --
    A. Joseph Ross, [removed]| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004
    [removed]|[removed]| [removed]

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    Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:20:09 -0400
    From: BoB M <r_j_mort@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Christmas Fantasy OTR
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    As mentioned in Digest #99

>     My friend is looking for an OTR program called Christmas Fantasy,
>     narrated by Robin Morrow.

    It is broadcast by KDUZ  AM radio in Minnesota each holiday season.  They
    should be able to help you with your search.

    Bob Mortimer

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    Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:20:16 -0400
    From: Pamela Gaudiano <pamela_gaudiano@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Looking for the CBS Radio Play 'I Was There'
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    The PBS history series American Experience is looking for the CBS radio play
    'I Was There' episode 12, which aired Sunday March 31, 1940  any ideas?
    Thanks

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