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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2009 : Issue 4
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                             [removed]
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Jeannette Nolan Video Clip            [ Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed] ]
  New Years shows - F & M               [ Rentingnow@[removed] ]
  1-5 births/deaths                     [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Shadow illustrator                    [ Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]; ]
  New podcast launched                  [ Tony Baechler <tony@[removed]; ]
  Re: help in cleaning 16" ET's         [ Joemartelle@[removed] ]
  MP3 Players                           [ celticone22-radiodigest@[removed] ]
  Re: Shadowgraphed needles             [ rand@[removed] ]
  Re: Remarkable On-Air Flubs           [ rand@[removed] ]
  re: Famous on-air break downs, anyon  [ "Matthew Bullis" <matthewbullis@run ]
  Hell-ooooo out there!                 [ Wich2@[removed] ]
  1-6 births/deaths                     [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Radio World Covers NTR in Canada      [ seandd@[removed] ]
  ADMINISTRIVIA: Information in Digest  [ Charlie Summers <listmaster@lofcom. ]
  Captain Midnight                      [ vzeo0hfk@[removed] ]

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:21:14 -0500
From: Sean Dougherty <seandd@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Jeannette Nolan Video Clip
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The television blog [removed] has uncovered a clip from radio actress
Jeannette Nolan's early 70s Western Dirty Sally and posted it for download
here:

[removed]

For Friends of Old Time Radio Convention attendees of middle-standing,
Jeannette was a frequent guest who was a true highlight each time I saw her
perform, so you may be interested even though this is television, not radio.
I can still remember her scene with Jackson Beck at the 1994 Convention
playing the voodoo queen in an episode of The Shadow.

Also, for people in the NYC area, public television around here, mostly WLIW
in Long Island, has started re-running The Best of the Jack Benny Show, so
everyone check your TiVos for the best of commercial-free Benny (sorry
Sportsmen).

Sean Dougherty
SeanDD@[removed]

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:21:22 -0500
From: Rentingnow@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  New Years shows - F & M

Much  discussion has taken place on this forum over the years about the
portrayal of  Blacks in radio programs.  Of course A & A has taken many hits.

Beula, from F & M was mentioned particularly on how it was played to  solicite
the reaction of the audience. No mention do I remember about what I  believe
was
the most jarring portrail of blacks on radio.  That was an F  & M New Years
Eve program.

In this show  there was a character called "Silly" who appeared as both a
domestic and as a  waiter - or waitress where F & M were dining.  .It was
played
with all  of stereotypes that charactorized what we would call now as racist.
I did  not hear the character appear again after that one show although
experts on F  & M may have fuller details on other episodes.

To me it was almost painful to listen to with the  high pitched voice of
"Silly" and the shallow intellect and her   subservient reactions to orders.

But if it was  anything, it is an example to see how far we have come today,
particularly in  light of the incoming president.

Larry Moore

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:21:27 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  1-5 births/deaths

January 5th births

01-05-1879 - Jack Norworth - Philadelphia, PA - d. 9-1-1959
songwriter: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"; "Shine On, Harvest Moon"
01-05-1882 - Herbert Bayard Swope - d. 6-20-1958
editor, journalist: "Information Please"
01-05-1893 - Ace Brigode - Illinois - d. 2-3-1960
bandleader: "White Rose Gasoline Show"; "Jersey Cereal Show"
01-05-1898 - Irene Kuhn - NYC - d. 12-30-1995
commentator: "Irene Kuhn's Feature Page"
01-05-1901 - George Price - NYC - d. 5-10-1964
actor: "Hildegarde's Raleigh Room"
01-05-1902 - Eve Sully - NYC - d. 8-7-1990
comedianne: appearedd with husband Jesse Block on radio
01-05-1910 - Lumpy Brannum - Sandwich, IL - d. 4-19-1987
bass: "Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians"
01-05-1911 - Jean-Pierre Aumont - Paris, France - d. 1-30-2001
actor: "Hallmark Playhouse"; "Philip Morris Playhouse"
01-05-1916 - Alfred Ryder - NYC - d. 4-16-1995
actor: Sammie Goldberg "The Goldbergs"; Carl "Easy Aces"
01-05-1923 - Sam Phillips - Florence, AL - d. 7-30-2003
owner sun records: "Lost and Found Sound"
01-05-1925 - Wolfe Mooris - Portsmouth, England - d. 7-21-1996
actor: "The Hobbit"
01-05-1938 - Lindsay Crosby - California - d. 12-11-1989
actor: "Bing Crosby Show"
01-05-1942 - Susan Odin - d. 10-17-1975
actor: "Elizabeth Sharon Ann Barbour "One Man's Family"

January 5th deaths

02-02-1912 - Burton Lane - NYC - d. 1-5-1997
composer: "Columbia Presents Corwin"; "Voices of Vista"
02-17-1914 - Arthur Kennedy - Worcester, MA - d. 1-5-1990
actor: "Best Plays"
02-26-1888 - William Lynn - Providence, RI - d. 1-5-1952
actor: Casper Milquestoast "The Timid Soul"; Mac "Tillie the Toiler"
03-20-1908 - Stuart Metz - Buffalo, NY - d. 1-5-1994
announcer: "Pepper Young's Family"; "Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons"
03-26-1916 - Vic Schoen - Brooklyn, NY - d. 1-5-2000
music: "The Andrews Sisters"
03-29-1902 - Onslow Stevens - Los Angeles, CA - d. 1-5-1977
actor: "Great Plays"
04-11-1921 - Toni Darnay - Chicago, IL - d. 1-5-1983
actor: Evelyn Winters "Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters"
04-15-1915 - Hans Conried - Baltimore, MD - d. 1-5-1982
actor: Professor Kropotkin "My Friend Irma"; Schultz "Life with Luigi"
04-22-1922 - Charlie Mingus - Nogales, AZ - d. 1-5-1979
jazz bass player: "Here's to Veterans"
04-27-1896 - Rogers Hornsby - Winters, TX - d. 1-5-1963
hall of fame baseball player: "Play Ball"; "Tops in Sports"
06-08-1913 - Ray Morgan - d. 1-5-1975
announcer: "Counterspy"; "Gangbusters"; "Murder at Midnight"
06-22-1914 - Lem Davis - Tampa, FL - d. 1-5-2002
saxophonist, clarinetist: "Jubilee"
06-24-1912 - Brian Johnston - Little Berkhamsted, England - d. 1-5-1994
entertainer-commentator: "In Town Tonight"; "Down Your Way"
07-10-1896 - Slim Summerville - Albuquerque, NM - d. 1-5-1946
actor: "Hollywood Star Time"
07-27-1881 - Jack Roseleigh - Tennessee - d. 1-5-1940
actor: Sam Davis "Pepper Young's Family"; Dr. Winslow "Road of Life"
08-08-1905 - Ross Graham - Benton, AR - d. 1-5-1986
bariton-bass: "Cities Service Concert"; "Show Boat"
08-11-1904 - Jess Stacy - Bird's Point, MO - d. 1-5-1994
jazz piano player: "Eddie Condon's Jazz Concerts"
09-27-1913 - Hugh Rowlands - Racine, WI - d. 1-5-1978
actor: Trigger Brett "Island Venture"; Jimmy "Tom Mix"
09-xx-1858 - Lottie Blair Parker - d. 1-5-1937
writer: "Way Down East"
12-11-1908 - Sally Eilers - NYC - d. 1-5-1978
actor: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"
12-25-1897 - Joseph Stopak - d. 1-5-1989
violinist: "Roxy and His Gang"
12-27-1924 - Virginia Eiler - d. 1-5-2004
actor: "Family Theatre"; "Let George Do It"; "Yours Truly, Johnny
Dollar"

Ron

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:21:50 -0500
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Shadow illustrator

Though it only has a peripheral relationship to the radio series, I
didn't see any mention that Ed "Edd" Cartier, a pulp artist for both
Science Fictional books (primarily Asimov and Sturgeon) and Horror such
as The Shadow, died on Christmas Day. Cartier was the artist who did
hundreds of illustrations for The Shadow pulps alone. I see some of his
work pop up on eBay every now. He was 94 and died in New Jersey.

Jim Widner

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:22:53 -0500
From: Tony Baechler <tony@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  New podcast launched

Hi all,

I just wanted to send a brief note letting you all know that I have
just launched a new podcast.  It's called CARE or Classic Adventures
in Radio Entertainment.  On the first show, I'm featuring new years
shows.  To read more, listen to or download the show, you may go to
the official web site.  The home of the podcast is:

[removed]

I hope you enjoy it and please feel free to send comments and any
feedback you might have.  I do realize there are some rough edges
that will be fixed in the next few days.

The programs on the first episode include the Cavalcade of America,
Jack Benny, Boston Blackie and others.  All are in excellent quality
and none are from mp3 source material.

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:23:19 -0500
From: Joemartelle@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: help in cleaning 16" ET's

Recently, I was presented with some 16" ET's. They  have no labels, others
simply a blank white label. The surface is coated (some  worse than others)
with
what appears to be a white powdery  substance. I'm not sure if the ET's  are
aluminum based or lacquer. There  is a black coating --some of which is
cracked and could easily be peeled off,  which I don't intend to do for
obvious
reasons.
Could one of you knowledgeable digesters kindly instruct me as  to the proper
way to clean these ET's, please?
I tried cleaning one with a mild detergent and warm water(only  one, mind
you:-) but it didn't seem to remove the white powder. I don't dare to  try and
play them until the material is cleaned. Any help is appreciated either  "on
or
off" line.
Thanks so much and to you Charlie and  all, a very Happy  and healthy New
Year!

_Joemartelle@[removed]_ (mailto:Joemartelle@[removed])

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:29:58 -0500
From: celticone22-radiodigest@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  MP3 Players
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Hi All

I know this has been discussed before, but I couldn't find my copies of the
digest that discussed MP3 players. I'm ready to switch to MP3.  I have 3,800+
cassette tapes, not sure how many CDs, of radio programs.  I've converted some
of my tapes to CDs.  Now, I want to collect in MP3 format.  Suggestions
please.  What should I look for in an MP3 player?  Any particular brand better
than others?  Computer OS make a difference?  I have Windows Vista.

Thanks for all help.

Anne

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:00:04 -0500
From: rand@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Shadowgraphed needles

Fred asks:

I have some 16" discs that say to use RCA 100% Shadowgraphed half
volume steel needles.

What are these needles?

This is probably more than you'd ever want to know, but here it goes.

Back in the day, commercial records were made of shellac, a mixture of
compounds to make a rigid disc.  The needles used to play these records
could only be used once and were a softer kind of steel - as you played
the record during the first few turns, the needle would wear to shape
itself to the groove of the disc.

When vinyl and other early softer materials were developed for
transcriptions, steel needles would damage the discs - the needles would
wear the vinyl, not the other way around.

A Shadowgraphed needle is "pre-worn" to fit a vinyl transcription groove.
They were designed to be used once and thrown away to avoid damaging the
disc.

As vinyl transcriptions became more common, stations starting using
pickups with "permanent" needles made out of other material, similar to
what we use on turntables today.

I have a couple of Shadowgraphed needles that originally came with some
transcriptions - RCA glued a little envelope on the transcription sleeve
with a needle for the disc.  These 1936 transcriptions (one side Jungle
Jim, other side Front Page Drama) came from an old store in Arizona in
their original shipping containers; the needles had never been used and
were still sealed in the envelopes.

Randy

__________
Randy A. Riddle
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:01:24 -0500
From: rand@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Remarkable On-Air Flubs

Lance tells about listening to an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly where
Harlow Wilcox coughed, lost his voice and the orchestra had to fill in for
him at the beginning of a show.  He wonders about other remarkable on-air
breakups.

I listened a few months ago to probably the most shocking on-air flub of
the whole OTR era.

Usually when we think of flubs, we think of performers laughing or
breaking down on the air, but usually the show can go on.  However, it was
extremely rare for the cast and technical crew of a major network show to
devolve into utter chaos.

Such was the case on March 17, 1949 on NBC's "Sealtest Variety Theater".
This particular show featured guest Ed Gardner with host Dorothy Lamour
and originated via remote from the newly opened Shamrock Hotel in Houston.

When the show opens, everything seems okay, but the sound has a faint,
tinny quality - something seems wrong.  Then, suddenly, we hear the voice
of the engineers (from NBC?  from the local station KPRC) talking on the
phone with someone from the network.

"It's coming through fine here!" they say, along with some profanities.

Shortly, they realize that the internal mic in the control room is going
live on the network - not the line from the hotel's ballroom.

The network cuts to recorded music.  Eventually, they go back to the
Shamrock.  Now, the line from the ballroom is going out live on the
network, but the crowd in the ballroom can't hear the show - it's been
shut off the PA system there.

As the noisy crowd closes in on the stage, Dorothy Lamour tries to soldier
on.  Gardner, however, thinks the show isn't really going out on the
network and starts ad-libbing and wants to just throw away this script
since (he thinks) nobody is listening.

Yes, all heck breaks loose for the reminder of the half hour.

I heard about this show for years and finally found it at [removed] -
just do a search for "Sealtest Variety Theater" and look on the page for
"Live from the Shamrock Hotel - Really Live!"

Goldin lists two versions of the show in his database and I'm not sure
which one is at [removed]  One was taken from the NBC line as it went
to most of the network; the other version was a line-check from a local
station that inserted regional Kraft commercials for the Pacific coast
affiliates.

I've wondered if anyone went back in the NBC or ad agency archives to find
out some back story on this one - I've wondered if this happened because
of some snafu by the staff of the Houston affiliate, an NBC engineer or
some kind of sabotage by a union member or a competitor of the hotel.
It's probably a fascinating story and I'll bet some heads rolled over it.

Randy

__________
Randy A. Riddle
Mebane, NC
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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:01:44 -0500
From: "Matthew Bullis" <matthewbullis@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  re: Famous on-air break downs, anyone?

Hello, well speaking of Harlow Wilcox, there was a Suspense episode where he
names the wrong star. I'll not spoil it though. Get a copy of Suspense from
October 19th, 1953, My True Love's Hair. The blooper is right at the start.
I can't think of any other bloopers within OTR shows. I'm sure there are
some though.
Thanks a lot.
Matthew

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:02:14 -0500
From: Wich2@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Hell-ooooo out there!

From: "Bob C" _rmc44@[removed]_ (mailto:rmc44@[removed])
The Dec. 25, 1944,  issue of Life magazine has a seven-page photo
spread featuring Barrymore in  scenes from the story staged at
[removed];

Thanks for that date! I had mentioned here recently that I'd heard  LIFE ran
such a spread - but that I didn't have specific issue info, &  needed it.

it appears it was Barrymore's illness that kept him away  in '38 ... the
earlier absence due to the death of his [removed];

That is, as I think posited hereabouts, the likely cause in '36. As to  '38,
some hold to the theory that the "illness" was actually an excuse for  Lionel
to not step on the toes of the Reginald Owen performance in the MGM  film,
then in release.

All best,
-Craig Wichman

celebrity break-ups and everything in between.

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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:17:32 -0500
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  1-6 births/deaths

January 6th births

01-06-1878 - Carl Sandburg - Galesburg, IL - d. 7-22-1967
poet: "Cavalcade of America"; "Columbia Workshop"
01-06-1880 - Tom Mix - Mix Run, PA - d. 10-12-1940
legend: "Tom Mix Ralston Straightshooters" based on his life
01-06-1897 - Billy M. Greene - NYC - d. 8-24-1973
actor: Sheriff McGrath "His Honor, The Barber"
01-06-1903 - Francis L. Sullivan - London, England - d. 11-19-1956
actor: "[removed] Steel Hour"
01-06-1907 - Helen Kleeb - South Bend, WA - d. 12-28-2003
actor: Sarah Tuttle "Dr. Kate"; "Gunsmoke"
01-06-1911 - Joey Adams - Brooklyn, NY - d. 12-2-1999
host: "Rate Your Mate"
01-06-1912 - Danny Thomas - Deerfield, MI - d. 2-6-1991
actor: Amos "Bickersons"; Postman "Fanny Brice Show"
01-06-1913 - John S. Wilson - Elizabeth, NJ - d. 8-27-2002
commentator: "The World of Jazz"
01-06-1913 - Loretta Young - Salt Lake City, UT - d. 8-12-2000
actor: "Family Theatre"; "Four Star Playhouse"
01-06-1913 - Tom Brown - NYC - d. 6-3-1990
actor: "Texaco Star Theatre"; "Suspense"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
01-06-1914 - George Reeves - Woolstock, IA - d. 6-16-1959
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Crime Does Not Pay"
01-06-1915 - Margaret Muse - Dallas, TX - d. 3-6-2006
actor: "Family Theatre"
01-06-1917 - Dan Cubberly - Colorado - d. 10-6-1991
announcer: "Rocky Jordan"; "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar"
01-06-1918 - Buddy Weed - Ossining, NY - d. 5-25-1997
musician: "Old Gold Party Time"; "Lanny Ross Show"
01-06-1921 - Robert Weaver - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
editer: "Ten for Wednesday Night"
01-06-1927 - Jack Voorhies - Sheffield, AL - d. 3-4-2008
radio personality: (Voice of the Shoals) Created Luther Appleby and
his mule Chilton
01-06-1930 - Rita Lloyd - Brooklyn, NY
actor: "Let's Pretend"
01-06-1934 - Bobby Lord - Sanford, FL - d. 2-16-2008
country music artist: "Country Music Time"

January 6th deaths

02-23-1883 - Victor Fleming - Pasasena, CA - d. 1-6-1949
film director: "Gulf Screen Theatre"
03-24-1916 - David M. Bohme - Poland - d. 1-6-2004
on staff of WLS and WGN radio
04-22-1902 - John W. Vandercook - London, England - d. 1-6-1963
commentator: "Newsroom of the Air/News of the World"
05-14-1910 - B. S. Pully - Newark, NJ - d. 1-6-1972
comedian: "Command Performance"; "Mail Call"
05-26-1905 - Margaret Fuller - Butler, PA - d. 1-6-1952
actor: "Attorney At Law"; "Today's Children"
05-30-1899 - Ruth Perrott - d. 1-6-1996
actor: Prudence Rockbottom "Meet Me at Parky's"; Dottie Brainfeeble
"Vic and Sade"
06-19-1863 - William A. Brady - San Francisco, CA - d. 1-6-1950
theatrical producer: heard twice weekly on CBS during 1934-1935
06-26-1891 - Octavus Roy Cohen - Charleston, SC - d. 1-6-1959
writer: "Amos 'n' Andy"; "The Personal Column of the Air"
08-01-1905 - Alice Frost - Minneapolis, MN - d. 1-6-1998
actor: Pamela North "Mr. and Mrs. North"; Martha Jackson "Woman of
Courage"
09-24-1900 - Poley McClintock - d. 1-6-1980
comedic singer: "The Fred Waring Show"
10-02-1915 - Chubby Wise - Lake City, FL - d. 1-6-1996
musician: "Town and Country Time"
10-21-1917 - Dizzy Gillespie - Cherow, SC - d. 1-6-1993
musician: "This Is Jazz"
10-29-1873 - Walter C. Kelly - Mineville, NY - d. 1-6-1939
actor: (The Virginia Judge) "The Eveready Hour"
12-01-1915 - Johnny Johnston - St. Louis, MO - d. 1-6-1996
singer: "Rhapsody in Rhythm"; "Club Matinee"; "Duffy's Tavern";
"Breakfast Club"
12-01-1933 - Lou Rawls - Chicago, IL - d. 1-6-2006
singer: "Here's to Veterans"
xx-xx-xxxx - Frank E. Butler - d. 1-6-1948
co-inventor, with Lee DeForest, of the audion tube

Ron

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:27:40 -0500
From: seandd@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Radio World Covers NTR in Canada

This article details the continued life of audio drama as an artform on the CBC in Canada.  Sadly, rights issues make it illegal for them to use much of their material more than once.

[removed]

Also, a new nostalgia TV channel featuring many OTR stars has launched in Florida.

[removed]

Sean Dougherty
SeanDD@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:28:45 -0500
From: Charlie Summers <listmaster@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  ADMINISTRIVIA: Information in Digest Footer

Folks;

   A quick reminder that there is inforamtion to help you with problems you
might experience in the footer (the bottom) of every issue of the OTR Digest.
I added a note today that even if you're having a major mail problem (or the
Digest server is rejecting mail from your host system), you can still easily
get ahold of me by using the web-based form at the Nostalgic Rumblings Blog -
[removed] (which, of course, you routinely read anyway,
right?).

   Any time there's a problem, or even if you forget how to post to the
Digest, just check the footer, and help will be directly available!

         Charlie

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:28:02 -0500
From: vzeo0hfk@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Captain Midnight
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   Thanks to Stephen Kallis for his posting about the Captain Midnight
   show.

   Although I don't recall the radio version, the TV one affectd me to
   the point where I named my first dog "Cap" and ever since I lost my
   "glows in the dark decoder ring with the secret compartment" (1950?) I
   have been looking for it.

   I probably lost it in PS 110, my first elementary school. I have a
   sneaking suspection that digest subscriber and my friend and former
   schoolmate from PS 110, Bill Jaker may have found it. But I have no
   proof.

   Howard Blue

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