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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2008 : Issue 171
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

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                                     Today's Topics:

      PERIL                                 [ "Ian Grieve" <austotr@[removed] ]
      Rex Stout radio broadcasts ...        [ "Bill Wilson" <[removed]@jacobsme ]
      Dear Adolph                           [ "Donald" <alanladdsr@[removed]; ]
      Halls of Ivy                          [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
      Cleaning tape heads                   [ "[removed]" <asajb2000@ ]
      Jones and Morse                       [ lawrence albert <albertlarry@yahoo. ]
      The mystery project                   [ "Marcus Antonsson" <[removed] ]
      Radio Made America in the Great Depr  [ "Alan B. Howard" <abh9h@[removed] ]
      Don McNeill's "Breakfast Club"        [ Larry Jordan <midtod@[removed] ]
      Re: Mahlon Who?                       [ <georgewagner@[removed]; ]
      Re: rubbing alcohol                   [ David VanNostrand <dvannost@[removed] ]
      7-10 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:49:57 -0400
    From: "Ian Grieve" <austotr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  PERIL

    In issue #170 George Wagner asked "What was the provenance of the PERIL
    series?

>          It doesn't seem to be the United States or Canadian and it doesn't
>     sound British, per se.

>          So possibly South African or Australian?"

    No record of it being Australian George, but I would need to hear it to be
    sure.

    Ian Grieve
    Moderator
    Australian Old Time Radio Group

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:04 -0400
    From: "Bill Wilson" <[removed]@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Rex Stout radio broadcasts ...
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    I'm a long-time lover of the "Nero Wolfe" mysteries, and would love to know if
    any of Rex Stout's propoganda radio broadcasts still survive somewhere.

    Thanks!

    Bill Wilson

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:10 -0400
    From: "Donald" <alanladdsr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Dear Adolph

    I just finished listening and down loading the six part series DEAR ADOLPH.
    This is a 1942 series of "letters"
    to Hitler written by Stephen Vincent Benet. Howard Blue mentions the series
    in his fine book WORDS AT WAR.
    I thought it was very impressive and wanted to pass it along as another good
    example of WWII programs that
    give the mood of those times.
    Also proper respect to INTERNET ARCHIVE: OLD TIME RADIO for their excellent
    FREE down loading service for just about anything in the OTR kingdom.
    Finally, is there nothing in existence that will allow me to turn cassettes
    into CDs? I know the equipment exists
    and I am willing to pay for the service but surely if they can sell devices,
    most not too expensive, that will do this for records why can't we find a
    stand alone device for cassettes?
    Don Frey
    Lawrence, Kansas
    Home of the NCAA Champion Kansas Jayhawks!

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:26 -0400
    From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Halls of Ivy

    Kermyt asked:

>     Do the scripts for "The Halls of Ivy" survive? I ask because I think in over
>     half of the episodes I've heard, there is no closing routine after the
>     credits--Ronnie and Benita simply come out and say goodnight. Not "We're a
>     little late folks so goodnight," but I presume that's what happened. In some
>     programs there is a brief bit at the end--a coda to the plot.

    I have never heard any episodes of THE HALLS OF IVY (gasp!) but if there is
    no closing credits or announcements, it is "possible" that this was a union
    issue.

    Musicians and announcers were often members of guilds and unions so if an
    episode was transcribed (such as the comment heard on SUSPENSE often
    during the Auto-Lite years "portions of this broadcast were previously
    transcribed" it's because the drama part was recorded and the music and
    announcer (closing credits) were done live. Again, having never heard the
    series before I wouldn't know, but if I am wrong about THE HALLS OF IVY,
    at least the trivia will be of interest to a few.
    Martin

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:36 -0400
    From: "[removed]" <asajb2000@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Cleaning tape heads
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    As far as using rubbing alcohol, I have been told this leaves a film or
    residue on the tape heads, which can build up over time.  Denatured alcohol is
    pretty smelly stuff and needs to be used with lots of ventilation. but it does
    not leave a coating on the heads like rubbing alcohol does.  I had heard that
    demagnetizing heads is over-rated and usually unnecessary, especially in
    today's day and age.  I do have a brown Radio Shack demagnetizer with a black
    tip and it looks like something a proctologist might use.  I've used it
    before, but I clean the heads much more frequently than demagnetizing.

    Andy Blatt

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:52 -0400
    From: lawrence albert <albertlarry@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Jones and Morse
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     I agree that all forms of entertainment are subject to taste therefore
    fearlessly I say I completely enjoyed the latest Indiana Jones film. I took it
    for what was,pure escapism. I don't think its valid to compare The feel of
    Temple of Vampires with Crystal Skull. Temple had several weeks to set the
    scene and lay out its plot while Skull had 90 to 120 minutes. Temple, when
    heard in one sitting (The surviving episodes) is by its structure slower then
    old style ketchup pouring. Plus I have to admit when it comes to my individual
    taste I'm not a big fan of Mr. Morse's writing style if I have to listen to
    back to back to back chapters, with the exception of One Man's Family.
    However that's beside the point.

     If Temple was made into a film today it would have to lose most if not all of
    the descriptive dialog  since it wouldn't be needed and conversely if Skull
    was to be redone as an audio drama so much of the action would have to be
    described to the listener that, depending on the writer it just might be able
    to achieve the level of excitement so many of Mr. Morse's fan enjoy.
    Larry Albert

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:51:01 -0400
    From: "Marcus Antonsson" <[removed]@[removed];
    To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  The mystery project
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    Hi all,
    I seldom post here, But this time I have a question for you all great otr
    people. I want to collect as much as possible from "The mystery project" the
    CBC show which was on for many years. Great OSR. "Midnight cab" was one of
    them, another one was "Flynn". Except for a few MC none of these
    shows seems to  be available. Is there any one who will sell or trade with
    me? high quality MP3 or regular cds will do. I'm also ready to pay for the
    shows if needed.

    Best to you all.

    M P A

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:51:12 -0400
    From: "Alan B. Howard" <abh9h@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Radio Made America in the Great Depression

    I'd like to call your attention to a website on America in the 1930s
    built by students and faculty in the American Studies Programs at the
    University of Virginia;

                    [removed]~1930[removed]

    Of particular interest to list subscribers might be the Timeline which
    includes a good deal of OTR material:

                    [removed]~1930s2/[removed]

    I directed this project for a decade and, now retired, I continue to
    maintain the site because I'm convinced that radio was a major force
    shaping American culture in The Great Depression, I continue to work on
    the Timeline where it's possible to begin to see OTR's contribution to
    the re-making of the country through the decade.

    I'll appreciate comments,  suggestions or corrections from [removed]
    the [removed] radio list.

    Thank you,

    Alan B. Howard
    abh9h@[removed]

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:51:20 -0400
    From: Larry Jordan <midtod@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Don McNeill's "Breakfast Club"

    While reading an article on Don McNeill's long-running "Breakfast
    Club," I learned that Lucille Ball, Jimmy Stewart and Jerry Lewis
    made guest appearances on the show. Seeing Fran Allison appear on
    recent reruns of the old "What's My Line?" panel show also reminded
    me of her role on Don's show.

    I also ran across an article on Don in an old Coronet magazine, and
    found it interesting. In its heyday, the show boasted millions of
    listeners, including J. Edgar Hoover and Supreme Court Justice
    William O. Douglas. Though a Baby Boomer, I am old enough to still
    remember listening to Don at 9 [removed] on ABC radio. His program ran 35
    years, meaning Mr. McNeill had the longest tenure of any emcee of a
    network entertainment program, surpassing Johnny Carson (29-1/2
    years), and Bob Barker (34-1/2 years on "The Price Is Right").

    I was wondering if anybody knows where I could get copies of any of
    the "Breakfast Club" shows, especially the ones with guest stars?

    Thanks,
    Larry Jordan

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:51:34 -0400
    From: <georgewagner@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Re: Mahlon Who?

    I published a biographical article on Mahlon Loomis in FATE magazine
    approximately 30 years ago.

         But around a decade back Elizabeth McCleod rather mercilessly exploded a
    lot of my claims regarding Dr. Loomis (he was a dentist) as "the father of
    radio."

         For one thing, his apparatus was entirely untunable. And his
    "electronic" theory was downright crummy. He believed that there was some
    sort of magic current that carried the ether waves from mountain top to
    mountain top.

         On the other hand Loomis was certainly ahead of his time. He does seem
    to have transmitted radio-telephone messages for short distances (several
    miles) as early as 1877.

        And his niece, Mary Loomis (I think that was her name) operated one of
    the earliest correspondence schools on radio construction and repair, back
    during the 1920s.

         Sincerely,

         George Wagner
         georgewagner@[removed]

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:51:40 -0400
    From: David VanNostrand <dvannost@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: rubbing alcohol
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    When you use rubbing alcohol try to find 99%, lesser has water and other
    additives in it.  Also the best cloth is a lint free cloth.  Just an FYI.  At
    the TV station where I work we use Techwipes for head cleaning.

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    Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:51:48 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  7-10 births/deaths

    July 10th births

    07-10-1877 - Caroline Crockett Ellis - d. 5-17-1963
    actor: Mary Ward "Travels of Mary Ward"; "Caroline's Golden Store"
    07-10-1888 - Graham McNamee - Washington, [removed] - d. 5-9-1942
    announcer: "Fleischmann Hour"; "Fire Chief"; "Treasury Hour"
    07-10-1889 - Noble Sissle - Indianapolis, IN - d. 12-17-1975
    songwriter, orchestra leader: "Freedom's People"
    07-10-1890 - Louis Katzman - Odessa, Russia - d. 11-13-1943
    musical director: "Fred Allen's Linit Bath Club"
    07-10-1894 - Jimmy McHugh - Boston, MA - d. 5-23-1969
    song writer: "Cavalcade of Music"; "It's Time to Smile"; "The Navy
    Sings"
    07-10-1896 - Slim Summerville - Albuquerque, NM - d. 1-5-1946
    actor: "Hollywood Star Time"
    07-10-1905 - Thomas Gomez - NYC - d. 6-18-1971
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-10-1908 - Harry Golder - Detroit, MI - d. 10-16-1968
    announcer: "The Lone Ranger"
    07-10-1908 - Hjerluf Provenson - Racine, WI - d. 5-14-1957
    announcer: "John's Other Wife"; "The Gulden Serenaders"
    07-10-1909 - Bernard Katz - San Francisco, CA - d. 5-22-1992
    pianist: (Cousin of Mel Blanc) "Katz on the Keys"
    07-10-1910 - Helen Pickens - Macon, GA
    singer: (Pickens Sisters) "The Pickens Sisters"; "The Magic Key"
    07-10-1910 - Hugh B. Cave - Chester, England - d. 6-27-2004
    writer: "Escape"; "Romance"
    07-10-1913 - Joan Marsh - Porterville, CA - d. 8-10-2000
    actor: "Calling All Cars"; "Good News of 1939"
    07-10-1914 - Joe Shuster - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - d. 7-30-1992
    co-creator (with Jerry Siegel): "Advs. of Superman"
    07-10-1916 - Dick Carey - Hartford, CT - d. 4-5-1994
    jazz pianist: "Louis Armstrong and the Original All-Stars"
    07-10-1917 - Don Herbert - Waconia, MN - d. 6-12-2007
    actor: "Captain Midnight"; Jack Armstrong, All-American Boy"
    07-10-1918 - Ernest Ricca - d. 10-10-1987
    director: "Lorenzo Jones"; "Valiant Lady"; "Stella Dallas"; "Romance
    of Helen Trent"
    07-10-1918 - John Easton - NYC - d. 4-10-1984
    announcer: "The Great Gildersleeve"; "Advs. of Maisie"
    07-10-1920 - David Brinkley - Wilmington, NC - d. 6-11-2003
    newscaster: WRC Washington [removed]; "Nightline"
    07-10-1921 - Jeff Donnell - South Windham, ME - d. 4-13-1988
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-10-1923 - Earl Hamner, Jr. - Schuyler, VA
    writer: "NBC University Theatre of the Air"
    07-10-1923 - John Bradley - Antigo, WI - d. 1-11-1994
    raiser of second flag on Iwo Jima: "Interview programs"
    07-10-1926 - Carleton Carpenter - Bennington, VT
    actor: "NBC University Theatre"; "Stagestruck"
    07-10-1926 - Fred Gwynne - NYC - d. 7-2-1993
    actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"

    July 10th deaths

    01-17-1914 - Ann Loring - NYC - d. 7-10-2005
    actor: "Casey, Crime Photographer"; "X Minus One"
    02-18-1924 - Sam Rolfe - NYC - d. 7-10-1993
    writer, creator: "Suspense"; "Have Gun, Will Travel"
    05-30-1908 - Mel Blanc - San Francisco, CA - d. 7-10-1989
    actor: Professor Pierre La Blanc "Jack Benny Program"; August Moon
    "Point Sublime"
    06-27-1875 - Reginald Mason - San Francisco, CA - d. 7-10-1962
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    07-29-1896 - William Ford Manley - d. 7-10-1954
    writer: "Snow Village Sketches"
    09-09-1931 - Barbara Lyon - Hollywood, CA - d. 7-10-1995
    actor: "Life  with the Lyons"
    09-10-1886 - Sam Taub - NYC - d. 7-10-1979
    sportscaster: "Madison Square Boxing Bouts"
    09-20-1885 - Jelly Roll Morton - Gulfport, MS - d. 7-10-1941
    jazz musician, songwriter: "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin
    Street"; "Americana"
    10-06-1887 - Maria Jeritza - Brunn, Austria-Hungary - d. 7-10-1982
    singer: "General Motors Concerts"
    11-22-1919 - H. Leslie Atlass, Jr. - d. 7-10-2003
    involved in Chicago radio
    12-17-1896 - Arthur Fiedler - South Boston, MA - d. 7-10-1979
    conductor: "Robert Merrill with the Boston Pops Orchestra"; "Boston
    Pops"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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