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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2008 : Issue 67
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Mystery OTR Fred Allen                [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
  conventions                           [ Rodney Bowcock <pasttense_78@yahoo. ]
  What a treat!                         [ <otrbuff@[removed]; ]
  One Man's Family                      [ Jeff Weaver <jweaver@[removed]; ]
  Re: Mr. Clean touched many            [ Bethany Rutledge <bsr_mmr@[removed] ]
  Series are not to popular             [ Frank McGurn <[removed]@sbcglobal. ]
  Oasis Cigarettes                      [ Danny Goodwin <dg125gra@[removed] ]
  Re: The Barbours Squeaky clean???     [ Bethany Rutledge <bsr_mmr@[removed] ]
  3-14 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:13:21 -0400
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Mystery OTR Fred Allen

I am trying to identify two old-time radio recordings.  What I am looking for
is the exact broadcast date for these recordings.  As a nit-picker, it's one
of the only things holding me back from completing a manuscript.  I'll
arrange for a complimentary copy of the book to anyone who can give me a
definite broadcast date for any of the following two recordings.

An FDR broadcast in which he opens with, "Since my annual message to the
congress on January 4th last, I have not addressed the general public over
the air. In the many weeks since that time . . ."

An episode of the Fred Allen show that features the following lines:
FRED ALLEN: "Well, Portland, here we are back in Allen's Alley. Say . . . The
Senator's home tonight. His hound dog is here.

SENATOR: When I eat crackers in bed I only eat Georgia Crackers.  (Senator
also sings "Swanee River")

Martin Grams Jr.
mmargrajr@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:48:17 -0400
From: Rodney Bowcock <pasttense_78@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  conventions

Having been to a few of the different OTR-related
conventions, I can say that the three I've been to
(Cincinnati, Newark and Midatlantic) all have their
merits.  Newark is the biggest certainly, but
Cincinnati is comparable because of the (much) lower
cost in attending and the friendly atmosphere.

Midatlantic is a fine choice if you like classic
movies and TV in addition to OTR.  I didn't make it
last year, but I did attend the first year and will be
there again this year.

Rodney

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:48:54 -0400
From: <otrbuff@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  What a treat!

How pleasant it was to tune in to the CBS World News Roundup this morning at
8 o'clock and hear that 70 years ago this morning, March 13, 1938, the
initial broadcast of what is now "the longest running news program in
broadcasting history" wafted over the ether for the very first time.

To be in that audience today was to hear snippets from first anchor Robert
Trout, Ed Murrow reporting as Vienna correspondent on the premier, and
voices from across the years of Walter Cronkite, Dallas Townsend (who
occupied the anchor chair 25 years), Douglas Edwards, Reed Collins,
Christopher Glenn and more.

It brought back cherished memories of getting ready for school at that hour,
listening as Townsend called on "Winston Burdett in Rome" and so many others
in distant places speaking into microphones that beamed their voices,
surrounded by static, into my home.

Finally, after several minutes of this morning's reflective walk down memory
lane, we were advised that "after 70 years, we're just getting warmed up."
May it be so!  I'd like to think the chirps and bongs, some of the few
sounds that emanate "live" today, continue to precede the World News Roundup
forever.  It's a tradition worth keeping.

Jim Cox

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:49:13 -0400
From: Jeff Weaver <jweaver@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  One Man's Family

I love One Man's Family to the point that I hold it above all other
radio shows. Yet, with most things I do believe that it might not be
everyone's cup of tea. I am 33 years old and Father Barbor reminded me
of my own Grandfather. The stories were riveting and the domestic life
still seems dateless. It is really a rare thing, but I find the program
timeless, as the issues in families are still of the sort that we
confront.  It is a shame that the full run is not still available. I am
always looking for missing chapters and books of this fine show.

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:46:29 -0400
From: Bethany Rutledge <bsr_mmr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Mr. Clean touched many

Of the Barbour clan of One Man's Family, Jim Cox
writes:

Has she never heard/seen any episodes of The
Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, December Bride,
Father Knows Best, The Goldbergs, Mama, My Son Jeep,
Pepper Young's Family, The Woman in My House, et
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I've not yet heard some of those programs - I've only
been listening to OTR for 3 years - but at least I can
laugh at Ozzie and Harriet. Ozzie's just plain goofy,
and Harriet's got a catty streak in her. The Goldbergs
are a masterpiece - three-dimensional characters at
their best. I'm annoyed with 'em, I love 'em, I'm
rooting for '[removed] but the Barbours! Their creepy
laughing makes my skin crawl. When they sit around and
chat, it all sounds so scripted and unnatural. I'm
listening to some episodes right now where Cousin
Jediah is visiting at Sea Cliff. He must be mentally
challenged - and they're all making fun of him. It
makes me cringe.

Don't get me wrong. I still have high hopes. Many,
many episodes to go. I guess I'm just looking for a
thumbs up to stick with the show!

Bethany

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:41:47 -0400
From: Frank McGurn <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Series are not to popular

I've been out touch for a week or so and am catching up on digest
posting. It seems that "One Fella's Fanily" and Mr Tracer Keener, "Than
Most Persons" are not really not very well like, but somebody liked them !.

 One man's Family had 3256 from 1932 to 1959 on CBS for all those
[removed] family has very good sponsors, The show moved to different
times ,and  days and format. like 15 minutes 3 time a week and them to
half hour. In my opinion it was "Soap Opera" in the evening. In the 30'
& 40' when I was growing up my mother did not like the Soaps, she liked
"ONF' I don't know why. I will say that as I get older I see that that
many of the situations are really similar to my family.

"Mr. Keen  Tracer of Lost Persons" lasted from 1937 to 1955 also on CBS
for the entire [removed] Some body must have liked it. The sponsors were
good, but like "OMF" with format changes from Tue, Wed 7 [removed]
fifteen minutes an episode., Some of the episode had 3 or 4 parts to a
[removed] The plots were easy  to predict the solution. On a scale of 1 to
10 I would Give One Man's Family score of 4 and Mr. Keen a 3.

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:42:55 -0400
From: Danny Goodwin <dg125gra@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Oasis Cigarettes
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A friend of mine said on the radio during the 1950s, when Oasis Cigarettes
was advertised, there was a slogan in the commercials. "They taste good."
To me, that seems very genric and not something catchy that people would
remember, recall or repeat. Is his memory correct or was there a different
slogan?

"Smoke The Big O" ,"Freshest New Taste In Smoking", and "Oasis Takes You
Away From The Everyday" were used in Oasis advertising during the late 1950's.

"The Basis For Oasis Is Tobacco" was used in its advertisng during the early
1960's.

"They Taste Good" may have been used, but I haven't come across it for Oasis.

Danny Goodwin

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:53:53 -0400
From: Bethany Rutledge <bsr_mmr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: The Barbours Squeaky clean???

Tony Bell said:

Of the material that exists today, the really good stuff doesn't begin,
IMO, until the late 40's or early 50's.  Wait until you meet Joan,
Claudia's eldest daughter.  Or Pinky and all the shenanigans he gets
into.  The cutting edge material turns up in the late 50's with Joan's
divorce and remarriage, Penelope's affair with a married man and Dan
Murray's business dealings, just to name a few.

Sweet! That's just the kind of drama I'm looking
[removed] I will look forward with high hopes to the next
generation reaching a story-ready age.

Thanks, Tony!

Bethany

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Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:00:07 -0400
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  3-14 births/deaths

March 14th births

03-14-1869 - Algernon Blackwood - d. 12-10-1951
author: "Escape"
03-14-1879 - Albert Einstein - Ulm, Germany - d. 4-18-1955
physicist: "The Quick and the Dead"
03-14-1886 - Harvey Hays - d. 6-xx-1964
actor: "Tom Mix"
03-14-1891 - Dr. Dolphe Martin - Poland - d. 10-3-1974
conductor: "Tydol Jubilee (Music on the Air)
03-14-1900 - Bernie Cummins - Akron, OH - d. 9-22-1986
bandleader: "Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands Program"; "Fitch Bandwagon"
03-14-1912 - Les Brown - Reinerton, PA - d. 1-4-2001
bandleader: (Les Brown and His Band of Renown) "Bob Hope Show"
03-14-1913 - Jay Barney - Chicago, IL - d. 5-19-1985
actor: Bugsy O'Toole "The Romance of Helen Trent"
03-14-1918 - Dennis Patrick - Philadelphia, PA - d. 10-13-2002
actor: "Shakespeare Festival"
03-14-1919 - Harry Caray - St. Louis, MO - d. 2-18-1998
baseball announcer: St. Louis Cardinals; Chicago Cubs
03-14-1919 - Luther Henderson - Kansas City, MO - d. 7-29-2003
arranger: "Cue Magazine Salutes ASCAP"
03-14-1922 - Les Baxter - Mexia, TX - d. 1-15-1996
arranger/conductor: "Bob Hope Show"; "California Melodies"; "Swingtime"
03-14-1925 - Sonny Cohn - Chicago, IL - d. 11-7-2006
trupeter: Count Basie Orchestra
03-14-1933 - Sir Michael Caine - London, England
actor: "Wednesday Night" CBC
03-14-1934 - Eugene Cernan - Chicago, IL
astronaut: "The Space Story"; "NASA Special Report"
03-14-1940 - Rita Tushingham - Liverpool, England
actor: "Mistress of Novices"

March 14th deaths

01-09-1901 - Chic Young - Chicago, IL - d. 3-14-1973
cartoonist: Creator of Blondie Bumstead nee Boopadoop
01-17-1910 - Tex Fletcher - Harrison, NY - d. 3-14-1987
actor: Tex Mason "Songs of the B-Bar-B"
03-08-1922 - Al Gionfriddo - Dysart, PA - d. 3-14-2003
sportscaster: KONG Visalia, CA
04-26-1899 - Joseph Fuchs - NYC - d. 3-14-1997
violinist: "Longines Symphonette"
05-02-1908 - William R. Carter - Philadelphia, PA - d. 3-14-1976
pianist and soloist
05-30-1915 - Frank Blair - Yemasse, SC - d. 3-14-1995
newscaster, announcer: "America Looks Ahead"; "Fulton Lewis, Jr."
06-30-1917 - Susan Hayward - Brooklyn, NY - d. 3-14-1975
actor: "Radio Almanac"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-21-1907 - Carlton Kadell - Danville, IL - d. 3-14-1975
announcer, actor: Tarzan "Tarzan"; Red Ryder "Red Ryder"
09-03-1910 - Michael Eisenmenger - d. 3-14-2003
sound effects: "Captain Midnight"; "Backstage Wife"
09-03-1918 - Tom Dillon - Brooklyn, NY - d. 3-14-2005
actor: "NBC University Theatre"
11-23-1913 - Maurice Zolotow - NYC - d. 3-14-1991
writer: "Information Please"
11-29-1895 - Busby Berkeley - Los Angeles, CA - d. 3-14-1976
choreographer: "Gulf Screen Theatre"; "Whatever Became Of . . . ?"
12-08-1895 - Harold Arlin - d. 3-14-1986
first full time radio announcer in the world, KDKA, Pittsburgh, 1921
12-31-1910 - Jerry Blaine - d. 3-14-1973
orchestra leader: WOR Newark, New Jersey

Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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