Subject: [removed] Digest V2005 #236
From: [removed]@[removed]
Date: 8/5/2005 4:00 PM
To: [removed]@[removed]

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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2005 : Issue 236
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                             [removed]
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Re: Announcers with Records           [ "R. R. King" <kingrr@[removed]; ]
  Ellery Queen                          [ "Mike Hobart" <zines50@[removed]; ]
  WGY Players                           [ "R. R. King" <kingrr@[removed]; ]
  Sam Spade                             [ Clemomine <t3exan@[removed]; ]
  Superman operettas                    [ Bhob <bhob2@[removed]; ]
  8-5 births/death                      [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Chase and Sanborn Program             [ "Jerry Haendiges" <Jerry@[removed] ]
  Re: Red and Blue                      [ Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed] ]
  KMOX                                  [ George Kelly <gkelly1@[removed]; ]
  Another DJ, another hit record        [ "Ivan G. Shreve, Jr." <iscreve@comc ]
  On top of Spaghetti                   [ Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed]; ]
  GORDON JENKINS BOOK                   [ Sandy Singer <sinatradj@[removed]; ]
  A little more about Mildred           [ Ed Loyer <eloyer@[removed]; ]
  A third network?                      [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
  MERV ON THE RADIO                     [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
  Wally Maher                           [ Conrad Binyon <conradab@[removed] ]

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 03:08:02 -0400
From: "R. R. King" <kingrr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Announcers with Records

1. Ernest Chappell did a couple of albums in his day. Here's part of a
review from the November 16, 1941 Washington Post:

... Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is done up in an attractive
four-disc Victor album which means you can have the famous Yuletide
without reading it. Ernest Chappell who has been associated with the
annual radio broadcast of the carol for several years, adapted and
produced the piece for the records. He also narrates it with the help
of a score of actors and musicians. It is all done with the utmost
sympathy for the Christmas spirit, with the appropriate exception of
the part of Scrooge who is played most villainously by Eustace Wyatt,
Lew White supplements traditional Christmas tunes with original music,
and plays it all on the organ. The album, G-29, is listed at $[removed]

[Chappell narrating a sentimental ghost story with solo organ music?
"Quiet, Please!"]

Mr. Chappell has another Christmas album, "The Christmas Adventure of
Billy and Betty" (two discs). Only this time Chappell (Daddy) does
most of the listening, while little Betty Philson does the story
telling, which isn't a bad idea, as it works out. ...

2. And then there's Frank Zappa's satirical anti-TV song "I'm the
Slime" ("I am the slime from your video / Oozing along on your living
room floor ...") from the 1970s, which features a cameo by longtime
NBC announcer Don Pardo. "Take it away, Don Pardo!" yells Zappa and
suddenly Pardo's inimitable voice comes in over the music:

YOU WILL OBEY ME WHILE I LEAD YOU
AND EAT THE GARBAGE THAT I FEED YOU
UNTIL THE DAY THAT WE DON'T NEED YOU
DON'T GO FOR HELP ... NO ONE WILL HEED YOU
YOUR MIND IS TOTALLY CONTROLLED
IT HAS BEEN STUFFED INTO MY MOLD
AND YOU WILL DO AS YOU ARE TOLD
UNTIL THE RIGHTS TO YOU ARE SOLD!

TAKE IT AWAAAAAAAAY, FRANK!

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 03:09:46 -0400
From: "Mike Hobart" <zines50@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Ellery Queen

Regarding the EQMM cover story about the Ellery Queen radio series, if
you're quick you can see the cover picture here:

[removed]

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 03:10:43 -0400
From: "R. R. King" <kingrr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  WGY Players

Since they're celebrating an anniversary this week, here's a first
season "log" for the  WGY Players. It's lifted from old newspaper
radio listings. The program, usually scheduled to start at 7:45 [removed],
included music from a quartet or orchestra , often featured guest
artists and speakers, and sometimes ran as long as two or two and a
half hours.

08-03-22 "The Wolf" by Eugene Walter

09-11-22 "The Garden of Allah" by Mary Anderson (Robert Hichens)
09-19-22 "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford" by George M. Cohan
09-25-22 "The Man From Home" by Harry Leon Wilson (Booth Tarkington)

10-03-22 "H. M. S. Pinafore" by Gilbert & Sullivan
10-05-22 "Paid in Full" by Eugene Walter
10-13-22 "Way Down East" by Lottie Blair Parker
10-26-22 "A Fool There Was" by Porter Emerson Brown
10-31-22 "The Mikado" by Gilbert & Sullivan

11-03-22 "Officer 666" by Augustin MacHugh
11-09-22 "The Sign of the Four" (Arthur Conan Doyle)
11-14-22 "H. M. S. Pinafore" [rebroadcast by popular demand]
11-17-22 "Seven Keys to Baldpate" by George M. Cohan (Earl Derr
Biggers)
11-23-22 "Madame X" by Alexandre Bisson

12-01-22 "Miss Lulu Bett" by Zona Gale
12-08-22 "Smilin' Through" by Allen Langdon Martin
12-15-22 "The Wrong Mr. Wright" by George Broadhurst
12-21-22 "The Sign of the Cross" by Wilson Barrett
12-26-22 "Nothing But the Truth" by James Montgomery

01-04-23 "Within the Law" by Bayard Veiller
01-12-23 "My Friend from India" by Henry A. Du Souchet
01-18-23 "Under Cover" by Roi Cooper Megrue
01-26-23 "The Traveling Salesman" by James Forbes
01-30-23 "Bought and Paid For" by George Broadhurst

02-09-23 "The Prince Chap" by Edward Peple
02-16-23 "The Third Degree" by Charles Klein
02-22-23 "Secret Service" by William Gillette
02-27-23 "Why Smith Left Home" by George Broadhurst

03-08-23 "The Green Goddess" by William Archer
03-15-23 "Mrs. Temple's Telegram" by Frank Wyatt and Morris
03-23-23 "John Ferguson" by St. John Ervine
03-29-23 "Ready Money" by James Montgomery

04-06-23 "The Three Musketeers" (Alexandre Dumas)
04-12-23 "On Trial" by Elmer L. Reizenstein
04-13-23 "The Pirates of Penzance"
04-17-23 "Merely Mary Ann" by Israel Zangwill
04-24-23 "Strongheart" by William C. De Mille

05-11-23 "The Storm" by Langdon McCormick (10:30pm)
05-18-23 "The Lion and the Mouse" by Charles Klein (Arthur Hornblow)
05-24-23 "What Happened to Jones" by George Broadhurst
05-31-23 "The Copperhead" by Augustus Thomas

06-05-23 "Happiness" by J. Hartley Manners
06-15-23 "Clarence" by Booth Tarkington
06-22-23 "The Great Divide" by William Vaughn Moody
06-29-23 "It Pays to Advertise" by Roi Cooper Megrue & Walter Hackett

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 03:11:19 -0400
From: Clemomine <t3exan@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Sam Spade

Can someone give me the dates for the Lux and Academy
Award Theater preentations of Maltese falcon.
Also tehre was a sequel I beleive on the Sam
Spade Radio show in two parts. What were those dates?
Please reply in an email off list as sometimes teh
newsletters get lost.
Thanks
I hale

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:04:24 -0400
From: Bhob <bhob2@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Superman operettas

I don't know whether or not Collyer (who worked with Beck and
Alexander on the 1966 "New Adventures of Superman" Saturday-morning
series from Filmation) lent his voice to any Superman records.

Bud Collyer was heard on the 1949 "Superman operetta" recordings,
according to this article by Alvin Schwartz:
[removed]

 >>>>I was pretty well recognized around DC as a skillful lyricist. And
because I'd been doing the daily as well, Duke and Ben decided I was the
ideal candidate for the "operetta." So I wrote it. A complete episode,
with a beginning, a middle and an end- and lots of songs. In fifteen
minutes. And somehow, it really worked. My years doing the Superman and
Batman dailies had really taught me how to compact a story and still
give it breathing room. It was produced on a set of two vinyl,
double-sided 78 rpm records, and the original radio cast was used. The
two records were then packaged in a comic book containing a flap on the
inside front cover . The covers were a soft but sturdy cardboard
encasing a book of 10 pages printed on very heavy quality paper. The
size was 8 x [removed] inches. A little more compact than a regular comic
book. Within the ten pages were printed the narrative and the song
lyrics, so the reader could either read along with the records or read
the story separately. Also, the narrative was heavily illustrated, with
at least two colorful comicbook style illustrations per page, with the
text flowing around the illustrations.

The edition was produced by an outfit called Musette Records, located in
Steinway Hall. It was however an official DC publication. And it sold so
well that Duke asked me to write a second operetta. That one was called
"The Magic Ring" and its format was exactly like the first one. It too
was a sellout, and Duke and Ben then both asked me to take over the
Superman radio show. Ben said he'd been doing it for so many years, he
wanted to beg off for a [removed];<<<

I owned one of those in 1949 and recall that Superman, Lois and the
gangsters were all singing aboard a moving train. I also remember that
the lyrics in the booklet had a few lines that didn't match the lyrics
heard on the record. Are these two records really as rare as Schwartz
indicates? What was the title of the first operetta?

Bhob @ VINTAGE NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS @
[removed]

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:05:09 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  8-5 births/death

August 5th births

08-05-1887 - Reginald Owen - Wheathampton, England - d. 11-5-1972
actor, writer: "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-05-1890 - Al Goodman - Nikopol, Russia - d. 1-10-1972
orchestra leader: "Fred Allen Show"; "Al Goodman's Musical Album"; "Your Hit
Parade"
08-05-1906 - John Huston - Nevada, MO - d. 8-28-1987
actor, writer: "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-05-1908 - Wilbur Evans - Philadelphia, PA - d. 5-31-1987
singer:"Vicks Open House"; "Stars from the Blue"
08-05-1911 - Robert Taylor - Filley, NE - d. 6-8-1969
host, actor: "Good News of 1938"; "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Plays for Americans"
08-05-1912 - Lew Valentine - San Benito, TX - d. 6-xx-1976
quizmaster: Mennen Jury Trials"; "Dr. [removed], the Mental Banker"
08-05-1914 - Anita Colby - Washington, DC - d. 3-27-1992
actress: "Radio Hall of Fame"
08-05-1914 - David Brian - New York City, NY - d. 7-15-1993
actor: Mr. District Attorney "Mr. District Attorney"
08-05-1914 - Parley Baer - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 11-22-2002
actor: Chester Wesley Proudfoot "Gunsmoke"; Doc Clemmens "Rogers of the
Gazette"
08-05-1915 - Peter Lisagor - Keystone, WV - d. 12-10-1976
chicago daily news [removed] bureau chief: "Meet the Press"
08-05-1917 - Don Stanley - Stoughton, WI - d. 1-20-2003
announcer: "Advs. of Nero Wolfe"; "Out of the Deep"; "The Saint"
08-05-1918 - Tom Drake - Brooklyn, NY - d. 8-11-1982
actor: "Harold Lloyd Comedy Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Proudly We Hail"
08-05-1920 - Selma Diamond - London, Ontario, Canada - d. 5-14-1985
writer: "Big Show"
08-05-1924 - Eddie Brandt - Chicago, IL
writer: "The Spike Jones Show"

August 5th deaths

02-03-1933 - Suzan Ball - Jamestown, NY - d. 8-5-1955
actress: Intermission Guest "Lux Radio Theatre"
02-09-1904 - Carmen Miranda - Lisbon, Portugal - d. 8-5-1955
singer: "Hello Americans"
02-15-1914 - Roland Kibbee - Monongahela, PA - d. 8-5-1984
writer: "The Fred Allen Show"
02-21-1893 - Ernest Whitman - Fort Smith, AR - d. 8-5-1954
actor: Bill Jackson "Beulah"; Roustabout "Circus Days"
04-02-1914 - Alec Guinness - London, England - d. 8-5-2000
actor: "Kaleidoscope"
06-04-1918 - Howard Culver - Colorado - d. 8-5-1984
actor: Steve Adams/Straight Arrow "Straight Arrow"; "Free lance"
06-19-1901 - Frederic Tozere - d. 8-5-1972
actor: Stephen Dallas "Stella Dallas"
08-10-1910 - Sigmund Miller - d. 8-5-1998
writer: "Inner Sanctum Mysteries"
08-20-1881 - Edgar Guest - Birmingham, England - d. 8-5-1959
poet: (Poet Laureate of Radio) "Edgar Guest in Welcome Valley"; "It Can Be
Done"
11-09-1899 - Mezz Mezzrow - Chicago, IL - d. 8-5-1972
jazz clarinetist: "BBC Jazz Session"; "For Your Approval"; "Americana"
11-10-1925 - Richard Burton - Pontrhydfen, South Wales - d. 8-5-1984
actor: Readings of poetry, plays and school programmes for the BBC
11-17-1916 - Frank Maxwell - The Bronx, NY - d. 8-5-2004
actor: Uthas P. Garvey "Colonel Humphrey Slack"
11-20-1916 - Judy Canova - Stark, FL - d. 8-5-1983
comedienne: "Paul Whiteman's Musical; Varieties"; "Charlie McCarthy Show";
"Judy Canova Show"
11-21-1920 - Ralph Meeker - Minneapolis, MN - d. 8-5-1988
actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"
11-27-1916 - Chick Hearn - Buda, IL - d. 8-5-2002
sportscaster: "Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts"; "Los Angeles Lakers play-by play"
xx-xx-1879 - Talbot Munday - London, England - d. 8-5-1940
writer: "Jack Armstrong, The All-American Boy"
xx-xx-xxxx - Walter Gorman - d. 8-5-1972
director: "Road of Life"; "Young Dr. Malone"
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:04:58 -0400
From: "Jerry Haendiges" <Jerry@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Chase and Sanborn Program

Andrew Steinberg asked:

I am trying to date a Chase and Sanborn show. It is either 8-12-45 or
7-29-45. It is broadcast from the The Army Air Forces Redistribution Center
#3, Santa Monica, California

	There were two programs broadcast from that Base.  The first was
7-29-45
and it's the 9th episode of the series.  The second was 8-12-45 and it's the
11th episode of the series.  The endings of each clearly and correctly
identify the next week's locations as being Corona and Pasadena
respectively.  So based on your info, the correct date is 8-12-45 (unless
someone spliced the wrong ending onto the previous show).  Frances' opening
song is "Sunny Side Of The Street" for the 8-12 show and for "There, I've
Said It Again" for the 7-29 show.  By the way the correct series title is
the "Chase And Sanborn Program" (not "Show").  If you'd like to see our
complete Log of that series, you may go to
[removed]

	Hope this helps

	If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.

     Jerry Haendiges

     Jerry@[removed]  562-696-4387
     The Vintage Radio Place   [removed]
     Largest source of Old Time Radio Logs, Articles and programs on the Net

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 08:16:49 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: Red and Blue

On 8/5/05 3:12 AM [removed]@[removed] wrote:

why was it that I've never heard
airchecks where the announcer said " This is the Red
Network"? I'm guessing that since the "Red" was
considered the primary, that's why it got the "NBC"
tag and the "Blue" was just the "Blue"?

The phrase "This is the Red Network of the National Broadcasting Company"
was used as a system cue during two specific periods -- late 1936-37 and
part of 1941. The 1936-37 period was probably the result of the early
rumblings of a Federal investigation of NBC's activities -- and was done
to create an apparent distinction between the two networks where no real
distinction existed. The 1941 use of Red and Blue was concurrent with the
release of the FCC's Report on Chain Broadcasting, and was probably a way
of conditioning the public for the upcoming separation of Red from Blue.

After January 1, 1942 Red and Blue were two entirely separate companies,
both owned by RCA. The Blue network became "The Blue Network Company,
Inc.", and used "This is the Blue Network" as its system cue for the next
two years, until the sale to the American Broadcasting Company. The "Red
Network" designation ceased to exist with the legal separation between
the two networks.

There's no indication that "Red Network" was ever used on the air as a
system cue during the pre-NBC era of 1924-26, when the network was
operated by AT&T, even though it was commonly known in the press by the
Red Network name.

Elizabeth

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 09:02:52 -0400
From: George Kelly <gkelly1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  KMOX

I grew up in a small town just outside Tupelo, Mississippi, and begin
listening to Cardinal baseball at night on KMOX in 1947 or 48.  The
first station call letters I learned were WELO, WMPS, WHBQ and KMOX.
A few years ago I stayed at a hotel in St. Louis next to KMOX and was
overcome with waves of nostalgia ever time I walked by the building
and saw the sign. It won't be the same if KMOX doesn't carry the
Cardinal games.

For some reason I thought Harry's partner in the 40s was Walker
Cooper, but since Cooper played until 1957 that was wrong.  Someone
inform me who Harry's partner was in the late 40s as have been unable
to find it on the web. By the way, Harry spelled his last name Caray.

Of local radio interest, I also listened in the late 40s to Jack
Cristal on WELO.  Jack did local football games and  became in the
early 50s, I think,  the sports voice for the Mississippi State
Bulldogs, a position he still holds.  If you want to hear one of the
finest football announcers, find a web cast of MSU football this
upcoming season.

George Kelly

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 10:47:55 -0400
From: "Ivan G. Shreve, Jr." <iscreve@[removed];
To: "Old-Time Radio Digest (Plain Text Only)" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Another DJ, another hit record

I didn't see him mentioned, but famed Nashville DJ Ralph Emery had a Top 10
country hit in 1962 with "Hello Fool"--an "answer" song to the popular tune
"Hello Walls" (sang by Faron Young and written by Willie Nelson).

Ivan

Classic movies, television and old-time radio at Thrilling Days of
Yesteryear! [removed]

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 10:48:11 -0400
From: Rick Keating <pkeating89@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  On top of Spaghetti

I've always known the novelty song about that
unfortunate meatball to begin with the words "on top
of _spaghetti_, all covered with [removed]" Are there,
perhaps, two versions of the song, as is the case with
a song about the Erie Canal? One version of that song
has the line, "15 miles on the Erie Canal", while the
other version is "15 _years_ on the Erie Canal."

For that matter, I've never even _heard_ of having
meatballs on a pizza. Meatballs tend to be rather
large, especially compared with most pizza toppings.

Rick

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 11:59:39 -0400
From: Sandy Singer <sinatradj@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  GORDON JENKINS BOOK

Goodbye, written by Gordon's Son, Bruce, will be 'on the shelves' in
November.  It includes a lot of OTR Gordy was involved with.

[removed]

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:09:13 -0400
From: Ed Loyer <eloyer@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  A little more about Mildred

Mildred Bailey's brother was Al Rinker, who along with Bing Crosby
comprised the original Rhythm Boys in Spokane Washington. They came to
LA  in 1926 where Mildred, already a successful jazz singer, got them a gig
in vaudeville. They were seen by some members of the Whiteman orchestra and
asked to join the band.  Harry Barris later joined them and they "took off"
in popularity and were featured on some big hits of the day (1927-1929) The
Whiteman recordings that feature them also showcase Bix Beiderbeck, Frankie
Trambauer, Steve Brown, and many other Jazz giants of that time.  Ed Loyer

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 14:02:10 -0400
From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  A third network?

     I read that there was a third network besides the
NBC Blue and NBC Red networks. It was known as NBC
Orange, and dealt with the Pacific coast programs. I
haven't heard much of this particular radio network and
would be interested what happened to it?  It may be
because of my age, but it appears to me that having three
different radio networks would create a monopoly of sorts.
When did they break up?

     Didn't NBC Blue become the ABC radio network?

Another OTR Fan,

Kenneth Clarke

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 14:03:09 -0400
From: PURKASZ@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  MERV ON THE RADIO
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In a message dated 8/5/2005 3:12:23 [removed] Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@[removed] writes:

Nothing  against WVIP.   I was born and raised  in Westchester County,  the
home of WVIP.   The SF Bay Area, where I now live,  and  the greater NYC area
are my 2 favorite places in the  country.

Irene writes with such loving conviction and style  that I am overwhelmed and
grateful for the correction.
    I must have been drinking with a local radio guy  cuz I remember his
story as being rather full of those details that make it  plausible.
    However, KFRC is indeed a major part of my  thwarted history as well.
    I was in Top-40 radio from 1961 till 1970 when I  ended up at KGFJ in Los
Angeles. The movies were nearby and so I fell in with  some movies types and
I was off into another medium.
    But, when I was living in San Francisco in 1966-67  I was on KDIA. My
friend from KPOI in Honolulu where I had just arrived from was  Tom Rounds who
was the program director at KFRC and I was eager to work there  just for the
history of the place.
    Alas, the music policy was not to my liking and  their preference for
announcers of a certain homogenous style was off-putting to  me so I never
presumed upon our friendship to ask to be a part of the  staff.
    Cest la aire!
    As Irene says, we are both very fortunate to have  both SF and
Westchester County, with its proximity to New York City, in our  lives.
    Thanks for the update my dear!
                        Michael  C. Gwynne

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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:42:51 -0400
From: Conrad Binyon <conradab@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Wally Maher

--- [removed]@[removed] wrote:

Again Ron Sayles cites a name re births and passings,
Wally Maher.

My Wally blurb:

[removed]

Conrad Binyon

---
conradab@[removed] (Conrad A. Binyon)
Encino, CA
Home of the Stars who loved Ranches and Farms

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