Subject: [removed] Digest V2003 #346
From: "OldRadio Mailing Lists" <[removed]@[removed];
Date: 9/21/2003 1:15 PM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2003 : Issue 346
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  OTR for a Dance Production            [ "RBB" <oldradio@[removed]; ]
  Re: SUPERMAN opening                  [ SanctumOTR@[removed] ]
  Johnny Crawford                       [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
  Phil Harris in the Movies             [ "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@ ]
  My first radio was a [removed]!            [ "katperrr" <katperrr@[removed]; ]
  CBS 75th Anniversary program          [ "MICHAEL BIEL" <mbiel@[removed]; ]
  Penny Singleton                       [ "Donald & Kathleen Dean" <dxk@ezlin ]
  Re: Old Radio Capicators              [ Shenbarger@[removed] ]
  ellery queen                          [ "Kurt E. Yount" <blsmass@[removed]; ]
  CD-R's Ride Again! (?)                [ Wich2@[removed] ]
  9-20 birth/death dates                [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Today in radio history                [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Entertaining America: Jews, Movies a  [ Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]; ]
  Incredible, But True!                 [ ilamfan@[removed] ]
  Investigating an Inner Sanctum Fraud  [ Doug Berryhill <fibbermac@[removed] ]
  Portions of REPS Showcase 2003 on YU  [ "Paul Feavel" <otrarchive@[removed] ]
  9-21 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Re: decline of OTR                    [ Fred Berney <berney@[removed]; ]
  Re: Howard Blue                       [ Fred Berney <berney@[removed]; ]
  9-22 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Documentary on WW2 BBC Monitoring Se  [ "George Tirebiter" <tirebiter2@hotm ]
  end of twilight zone                  [ "Kurt E. Yount" <blsmass@[removed]; ]

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:22:33 -0400
From: "RBB" <oldradio@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  OTR for a Dance Production

Perhaps the OTR Digest members could reply to this "different" inquiry for
assistance with OTR programs.

(Of course, Jack Benny's,  Mel Blanc's "Si, Sy!" Pedro routine is one, South
of the Border possibility.)

Maybe we could find out where and when the dance production will take place
in January.  Might be interesting to see how it works out. Please reply
directly to:  brittain@[removed] - if you can help.  Thanks.  =Russ Butler

- -----------------------------------------------

Greetings. I am looking for some guidance. I am a ballroom dancer, an artist
and a set designer. I have just started working on a set for a dance show we
are doing in January featuring music from 1935-45. But before I ask my
questions, let me take a moment to explain my situation.

Imagine this: an old time radio, cathedral style, on a white doily with a
ivy plant to the side. Discarded in front of it is a black satin glove, a
pair of cuff links and the remains of two Admit One tickets.  Got it? Now
imagine everything is so big that the radio is 14 feet [removed]

Our dancers will be emerging from inside the radio and it is the radio that
will be the thread linking everything together in an evening "Broadcast".

It is easy to make a broadcast excuse for some dances like Foxtrot and
Swing. All we have to do is give a reason for the music of a Big Band.  My
problem is that I need to have a "reason" for our dancers to do Latin
numbers also, like Argentine Tango, Cha Cha and Paso Doble ( the
bullfighters music).

I was thinking that we might be able to use clips from an old sit com or
mystery show as introductions to blend these numbers seamlessly into the
fabric of our evening "broadcast."

Now for my question (finally!) Are there episodes in any of your collections
where the on air personalities went south of the border?
Comedic pieces would be fine as well as Drama or Suspense shows like The
Shadow.

I can't afford to buy everything you have so I'm hoping you'll take the time
to help me narrow my search.

Thank you in advance for any guidance you can offer!

Ms. Brittain   brittain@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 15:27:11 -0400
From: SanctumOTR@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: SUPERMAN opening

In a message dated 9/15/03 12:47:47 PM, Ron Sayles writes:

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap
tall buildings in a single bound. Look up in the sky, its a bird, its a plane,
nooooooo, its Superman. The person who penned those immortal words passed away
on September 7th. Jay Morton, a renaissance man, having been a child actor, a
screen writer, a script writer for radio, inventor of the pop top and much
more was 92 years old.

and Russ Butler wrote:

He was once a script writer and artist for the Fleischer Studios in Miami.
In 1938, Morton first descibed Superman for the animated movie shorts as:
"Faster than a roaring hurricane," and "more powerful than a pounding surf."
A few scripts later, he finally nailed it: "Faster than a speeding bullet,
more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single
bound" which was the radio program's signature.

***I assumed somebody else would beat me to the punch on this one, but the 
classic SUPERMAN opening originated on radio, not in the Fleischer cartoons.  
The original version ("Up in the sky.  Look!  It's a bird!  It's a plane!  It's 
Superman!") is heard in the original 1939 radio auditions (featured in Radio 
Spirits' SUPERMAN & BATMAN: ALL AMERICAN HEROES).  

The 02/12/40 premier episode of the original SUPERMAN syndicated series 
(included in RSI's MITHSONIAN HISTORICAL ARCHIVES: SUPERMAN ON RADIO) featured the 
following prototype opening:  

"Faster than an airplane, more powerful than a locomotive, impervious to 
bullets.  'Up in the sky-look!'  'It's a bird.'  'It's a plane.'  'It's 
SUPERMAN!'  And now, Superman-a being no larger than an ordinary man but 
possessed of powers and 
abilities never before realized on Earth: able to leap into the air an eighth 
of a mile at a single bound, hurtle a 20-story building with ease, race a 
high-powered bullet to its 
target, lift tremendous weights and rend solid steel in his bare hands as 
though it were paper.  Superman, strange visitor from a distant planet: champion 
of the oppressed, physical marvel extraordinary who has sworn to devote his 
existence on Earth to 
helping those in need." 

While a variety of openings were used in the early syndicated broadcasts, the 
opening of the 29th show, from the storyline that introduced the character of 
Jimmy Olsen, features the prototype for the later Fleischer and TV opening:

"And now, SUPERMAN.  Mighty visitor from the destroyed planet Krypton whose 
strength knows no limits.  More powerful than a locomotive, faster than a 
speeding bullet ... SUPERMAN, who has pledged himself to devote his life to helping 
the weak and needy, to fight for truth and justice.  SUPERMAN, who in his 
everyday guise is mild Clark Kent, reporter for the DAILY PLANET newspaper."

Jay Morton may have smoothed out some of the rough edges, but the basic 
elements of the classic opening were clearly in place before the first Fleischer 
cartoon was released to movie theaters in 1941, and were first popularized on 
radio.  The original syndicated radio opening was written in 1939 by DC's press 
agent Allen "Duke" Ducovny and Robert Maxwell, the former pulp wordsmith in 
charge to licensing merchandising rights to the Man of Steel.  "We had a lot of 
fun writing that opening," Ducovny recalled a few years ago when I interviewed 
him.  "It was a typical radio action piece that fully utilized sound 
effects." --ANTHONY TOLLIN

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 17:02:26 -0400
From: PURKASZ@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Johnny Crawford
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        Just yesterday I was listening to a Christmas show called, "Christmas
With Love" starring James Gleason where he thanks the 'young Johnny Crawford'
for being in the show.
     Contact me if you want me to share a copy with you.
     Sorry, can't make CDs or tapes but you can d'load from me using ICQ or
another device.
                    Michael Gwynne

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:29:11 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Phil Harris in the Movies

Ted Welsa, speaking of Phil Harris' role in The High and the Mighty,
notes,

A rather minor role but a major billing in the opening credits.  I
really was not impressed with his work in this film. Does anyone know if
by 1954 was he in need of this kind of bit movie work?

I do know that in 1956 he starred in Goodbye, My Lady, the story of a
small boy who adopts an unusual stray dog in the rural South.  (The dog
was a purebred Basenji; unusual to be a stray.)  Phil Harris did a good
job in that one.  Later, he was the voice of Baloo, the Bear, in Disney's
The Jungle Book and Thomas O'Malley Cat in Disney's The Aristocats.

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:28:10 -0400
From: "katperrr" <katperrr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  My first radio was a [removed]!

Growing up in the late 50's early 60's radio was
on
the way out in our home and television was
definitely
in. Consequently, I was exposed more to television
than to radio. The only recollection I have of
radio is
my mother listening to Arthur Godfrey. However,
it
was not uncommon for the picture tube in our set
to go
caput. It would easily be weeks before my mother
had
the money to purchase a new picture tube, so my
brothers
and I would spend evenings laying on the living
room rug
propped up on our elbows in front of the
television "listening."

At the time I'm sure I must have felt deprived,
but I
know that listening to the television then,
planted the
seeds of my enjoyment of [removed] and books on tape
now.

Thanks for "listening"

Katherine
Stoughton, MA

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 22:41:58 -0400
From: "MICHAEL BIEL" <mbiel@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  CBS 75th Anniversary program

I don't know any details, but there will be a live TV special from New York
on November 2 commemorating CBS's 75th anniversary.

Michael Biel  mbiel@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 22:45:07 -0400
From: "Donald & Kathleen Dean" <dxk@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Penny Singleton

Personally, I find it heart-warming that Blondie herself, Penny Singleton
(or Dorothy McNulty) is still with us at 95 years old> rodney.

Hi Gang:
Thanks to Rodney for the posting on #344 about Penny Singleton's birthday.
It certainly is wonderful that she is still with us. Personally, I thought
she had passed on years ago. I had the good fortune to see Penny in a USO
show while serving in the USAF in Korea in 1953. I would also like to send
her a card if anyone knows the address.

Don Dean - N8IOJ

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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 23:03:00 -0400
From: Shenbarger@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Old Radio Capicators
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In a message dated 9/18/2003, Bill H writes:

I have restored many Philco sets and always replace all of
the capacitors.

I don't believe it is necessary to replace ceramic or mica capacitors.

Here is a good article on what needs to be done written for the novice:
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For more old radio questions see on the same site:
[removed]

Don Shenbarger

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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:12:38 -0400
From: "Kurt E. Yount" <blsmass@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  ellery queen

Not only was Ellery Queen not real, but some of the novels were written
by other people and signed with the name Ellery Queen.  A perfect example
of this is  The Player On The Other Side which was written gby Theodore
Sturgeon.  Kurt

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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 13:57:33 -0400
From: Wich2@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  CD-R's Ride Again! (?)

Dear Tech Experts-
(Fred? Michael? Charlie? Et al?)
The recent deterioration talk has been disconcerting. I think that two brands
that you folks have spoken of highly are Mitsui & Verbatim?
Well, I know you've spoken of the danger from bad marking pens, & label
adhesive - but what of the ORIGINAL "paint/ink"?
I've seen two Verbatim's recently: one, with the standard light
"engraving/frosting" on the non-record side; another very cool-looking
version carries the full-color image of a vintage vinyl disc & label.
What are the known risks of same?
-"Anxious in NY"
(Craig Wichman)

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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:12:47 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  9-20 birth/death dates

September 20th births

09-20-1911 - Frank DeVol - Moundsville, WV - d. 10-27-1999
conductor: "Rudy Vallee Drene Show"; "Sealtest Village Store"; "Dinah Shore
Show"
09-20-1929 - Anne Meara - NYC
actress: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"

September 20th deaths

03-12-1912 - Paul Weston - Springfield, MA - d. 9-20-1996
conductor: "Chesterfield Supper Club"; "Paul Weston Orchestra"
07-18-1893 - Richard Dix - St. Paul, MN - d. 9-20-1949
actor: "Eveready Hour"
08-16-1899 - Glenn Strange - Weed, NM - d. 9-20-1973
singer, actor: "Arizona Wranglers"
11-11-1909 - Rad Robinson - Bountiful, UT - d. 9-20-1988
singer: (Member of the King"s Men) "Fibber McGee and Molly"; "King"s Men"
12-30-1894 - Vincent Lopez - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-20-1975
bandleader: "Luncheon with Lopez"

Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hometown of [removed] Kaltenborn and Jay Jostyn

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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:05:41 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Today in radio history

 From Those Were The Days --

9/19

It was just an average day this day in 1935, when Just Plain Bill was 
first heard on CBS. It was "The real life story of people just like 
people we all know." The 15-minute show (Monday through Friday at 7:15 
[removed]) was all about (just plain) Bill Davidson and his daughter, Nancy, 
who lived in (just plain) Hartville. Since Bill was the town barber, 
everybody came to him with their problems -- and Bill helped them 
straighten things out.

Instead of playing the usual organ, as a first, Hal Brown played 
harmonica and whistled the Just Plain Bill introduction music (Darling 
Nellie Gray). Hal also handled the closing theme (Polly Wolly Doodle) in 
the same manner.

The show, created by Frank and Anne Hummert, who also came up with Mr. 
Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, Little Orphan Annie, Amanda of Honeymoon 
Hill, Front Page Farrell, John's Other Wife, Mr. Chameleon, Our Gal 
Sunday and many other radio dramas, later moved to NBC. Just Plain Bill 
chalked up a total of 20 years on the air. A few of the Just Plain Bill 
sponsors over the years were Kolynos toothpaste, Clapp's baby food and 
BiSoDol shaving cream.

9/20

1921 - KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania started one of the first daily 
radio newscasts in the country. The broadcast came from the city desk of 
The Pittsburgh Post.

1953 - Jimmy Stewart debuted in The Six Shooter on NBC. He played Britt 
Ponset on the Western.

9/21

1946 - After being tested on a regional basis, The Second Mrs. Burton 
was heard for the first time on the entire CBS network. The Second Mrs. 
Burton fared very well, having a relationship with the network for 14 years.

1948 - The serial Life With Luigi debuted on CBS. Luigi Basko was played 
by J. Carroll Naish. Naish, an Irish-American, became typecast as an 
Italian immigrant, and went on to play the same role in the TV version 
in 1952.

Joe

-- Visit my homepage: [removed]~[removed] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:08:11 -0400 From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: Entertaining America: Jews, Movies and Broadcasting Some of you might find this of interest. It comes from the Jewish Museum and has some focus on radio. [removed] Here is the description I received with it: "Since the rise of the nickelodeons, Jews have been bringing their own performance sensibilities to audiences all over the United States and the world in many different incarnations. Ranging from the comic genius of Jerry Lewis to the vaudeville legend Al Jolson, Jews (like many other ethnic groups) have become an indelible piece of the American entertainment fabric. Provided by The Jewish Museum (in tandem with an ongoing exhibit at the museum in New York), this online exhibit takes a look at certain popular works (like The Jazz Singer) and the rise of Yiddish film and radio as a way of looking at the relationships between Jews and American entertainment media. Through the exhibit, visitors can read brief essays and view objects related to such cultural phenomena as Seinfeld, Your Show of Shows, and Yiddish film" Jim Widner jwidner@[removed] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 01:46:29 -0400 From: ilamfan@[removed] To: [removed]@[removed] (OTR Bulletin Board) Subject: Incredible, But True! I was just recently flipping through a few old copies of Chuck Schaden's great "Nostalgia Digest", and in this Dec 1989 issue is an ad for a radio series called "Incredible, But True!": fantastic stories of Prophetic Dreams, Poltergeists, ESP, Miracles and much much more, narrated by Ken Nordine and dramatized by a superb cast of famous Network Radio Actors and Actresses. I have never heard of this series before. My Hickerson book says it ran from 1950-1951, with about 30 15-minute episodes, and about 90 3-minute episodes. Does anyone have any more info about this series? Maybe have a few copies they'd be willing to sell or trade? I really groove to Mr Nordine's mellifluous cords, his smoothly flowing currents of stream-of-consciousness-raising unlogic. Of course, I don't expect this show to be the same type of deep, beat, humor as his excellent "Word Jazz" [removed] I would love to hear some, just the same! Thanks for any help! Stephen Jansen (ilamfan@[removed]) -- Old Time Radio never dies - it just changes formats! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 01:47:01 -0400 From: Doug Berryhill <fibbermac@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: Investigating an Inner Sanctum Fraud Recently, I received a request for some help from someone who was trying to place an episode of Inner Sanctum. This episode was described as a story "dealing with a guy hitch-hiking and he's picked up by some [removed] the driver decides to kill the hitch-hiker, burn his body, and pass him off as himself so that he and his wife could collect his insurance." The copy he has was from an AFRS ET, received in a trade. It lacked an episode date or title. As soon as I heard it, I could tell that someone had edited an Inner Sanctum intro onto a story from another series. So I was able to tell the owner what this show isn't, but I'd like to tell him what it is. Does this story sound familiar to anyone? I'm positive that the hitch-hiker is played by Gregory Peck. The fellow who picks him up sounds like Ed Begley. They play liscense-plate poker on the road. The story comes from a 30 minute show which uses orchestral backgroud music (Inner Sanctum used organ backgroud music). If anybody recognizes this show, please let me know. And if anybody owns this show, please do not copy and pass it on as a long-lost Inner Sanctum episode. Frauds like this one are the OTR equivalent of a computer virus, infecting the holdings of serious collectors. Thanks in advance for your help. -FIBBERMAC- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:59:14 -0400 From: "Paul Feavel" <otrarchive@[removed]; To: <[removed]@[removed]; Subject: Portions of REPS Showcase 2003 on YUSA tonight Two recorded portions of last June's REPS Showcase 2003 will be presented tonight, Saturday evening September 20, 2003 beginning at 7:30 Pacific time on YUSA. Hal Stone will join tonight's broadcast live to introduce a recording made of the live 'table read' or 'cold read' of The Damon Runyon Theater episode 'Madame La Gimp' This is the first opportunity for the cast to see the script, be assigned characters and begin breathing form and life into the words in the script. Next up, radio veteran Dick Beals will join the broadcast to introduce a recording made of Showcase 2003's second segment of Just Sittin' Around Visiting, a perennial favorite part of the program in which we get to know the performers a little better as they respond to questions posed by the host, sharing stories of their careers. Dick served as host for this segment. Before wrapping up, Walden, Showcase 2003 co-chair/REPS President Dave Selvig and I will chat about some of the other activities in the four-day program and describe preliminary plans for Showcase 2004. More details with links to listen in over the internet and links to pages with photos of the Madame La Gimp cast in performance and the guests in the Just Sittin? Around Visiting segment as they were interviewed can be found from the Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound (REPS) homepage at [removed] All my [removed] - Paul ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:59:22 -0400 From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; To: <[removed]@[removed]; Subject: 9-21 births/deaths September 21st birth dates 09-21-1903 - Westbrook Van Voorhis - New Milford, CT - d. 7-13-1968 announcer, narrator: "March of Time" 09-21-1918 - Randy Brooks - Los Angeles, CA - d. 3-3-1967 bandleader: "One Night Stand" 09-21-1925 - Gail Russell - Chicago, IL - d. 8-27-1961 actress: "Screen Guild Theatre" September 21st death dates 01-16-1878 - Harry Carey - NYC - d. 9-21-1947 actor: "Lincoln Highway"; "Suspense" 04-15-1907 - Theodore Granick - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-21-1970 moderator: "American Forum of the Air" 05-29-1913 - Iris Adrian - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-21-1994 actress: Abbott and Costello Show" 07-25-1894 - Walter Brennan - Swampscott, MA - d. 9-21-1974 actor: Grandpa Vanderhof "You Can"t Take it with You"; Judge Roy Bean "Law West of the Pecos" 11-06-1910 - Donald Dickson - Clairton, PA - d. 9-21-1972 singer: "Sealtest Party"; "Chase & Sanborn Hour"; "Blue Ribbon Town" 12-10-1914 - Dorothy Lamour - New Orleans, LA - d. 9-21-1996 singer, actress: "Chase & Sanborn Hour"; "Front and Center"; "Sealtest Variety Show" Ron Sayles Milwaukee, Wisconsin Hometown of [removed] Kaltenborn and Mr. District Attorney ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:59:48 -0400 From: Fred Berney <berney@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: Re: decline of OTR When I was in college in 1958, majoring in Radio, Television and Film, we were told that the decline of dramatic radio was do to listening habits. People were now watching television at home in the evening and listening to the radio in their cars. Since they spent an average of 20 minutes driving, radio stations needed to broadcast short burst of programs that could be heard within this 20 minute or less time span. Thus the music and news format came into being. These are not my thoughts, but those of the instructors at the University of Miami in 1958. Fred [removed] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 14:00:21 -0400 From: Fred Berney <berney@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: Re: Howard Blue Mr. Blue mentioned that he was the guest speaker at the September meeting of the MWOTRC in the Washington, DC area. I was at the meeting that night and very much enjoyed listening to his talk. I had an even greater pleasure having dinner with Mr. Blue earlier that evening. In order to get to the Friday meetings, I have to leave my home at 3:00 in the afternoon. So, I stop at Boston Market for dinner and then go from their to the meeting. As I was standing in line waiting to order, Howard came up to me and asked if I were a member of the OTR club. He had remembered meeting me in NJ last year. So, I had a very enjoyable time talking about the research he had done on his book during dinner. He is a very knowledgeable man. Fred [removed] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:25:41 -0400 From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; To: <[removed]@[removed]; Subject: 9-22 births/deaths September 22nd births 09-22-1895 - Paul Muni - Lemberg, Austria-Hungary - d. 8-25-1967 actor: "Free Company"; "Radio Hall of Fame" 09-22-1900 - Hanley Stafford - Hanley, Staffordshire, England - d. 9-9-1968 actor: Mr. Higgins "Baby Snooks Show"; Julius C. Dithers "Blondie" 09-22-1902 - John Houseman - Bucharest, Romania - d. 10-31-1988 writer, producer: "Mercury Theatre on the Air"; "Campbell Playhouse" 09-22-1914 - Martha Scott - Jamesport, MO - d. 5-28-2003 actress: Alice Blair "Career of Alice Blair"; "Somerset Maugham Theatre" 09-22-1917 - Richard C. Hottelet - NYC news correspondent: CBS news correspondent in Europe and New York 09-22-1918 - Betty Wragge - NYC actress: Peggy Davis "Red Davis"; Peggy Young "Pepper Young"s Family 09-22-1926 - Sybil Trent - Brooklyn, NY - d. 6-5-2000 actress: "Let"s Pretend"; Thelma "As the Twig is Bent/We Love and Learn" September 22nd deaths 01-03-1897 - Marion Davies - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-22-1961 actress: "Lux Radio Theatre" 04-11-1893 - Lou Holtz - San Francisco, CA - d. 9-22-1980 comedian: "Fleischmann Hour"; "Kraft Music Hall" 05-11-1888 - Irving Berlin - Temum, Russia - d. 9-22-1989 composer: "Ed Sullivan Show"; "People"s Platform" 10-01-1898 - Curtiss Arnall - Cheyenne, WY - d. 9-22-1964 actor: Buck Rogers, "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" Ron Sayles Milwaukee, Wisconsin Hometown of [removed] Kaltenborn and Mr. District Attorney ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 23:16:37 -0400 From: "George Tirebiter" <tirebiter2@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: Documentary on WW2 BBC Monitoring Service Hello All, There is a great BBC Radio 4 documentary on the BBC Monitoring Service during WW2 that will be available for downloading until next weekend at the BBC site at: [removed] George ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:11:21 -0400 From: "Kurt E. Yount" <blsmass@[removed]; To: [removed]@[removed] Subject: end of twilight zone As of tonight, Saturday, twilight zone has been canceled on KFI. There will be a new Art Bell show from 10 [removed] to 5 [removed] Thought everybody would like to know. Kurt -------------------------------- End of [removed] Digest V2003 Issue #346 ********************************************* Copyright [removed] Communications, York, PA; All Rights Reserved, including republication in any form. If you enjoy this list, please consider financially supporting it: [removed] For Help: [removed]@[removed] To Unsubscribe: [removed]@[removed] To Subscribe: [removed]@[removed] or see [removed] For Help with the Archive Server, send the command ARCHIVE HELP in the SUBJECT of a message to [removed]@[removed] To contact the listmaster, mail to listmaster@[removed] To Send Mail to the list, simply send to [removed]@[removed]