Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

Comedy on a Tuesday First, a look at this day in History. Then, George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 19, 1940, 85 years ago, George is Late for the Show. George is late for the broadcast. When he does arrive, he brings Elsie Tralafas, his new partner! Followed by The Milton Berle Show, originally broadcast August 19, 1947, 78 years ago, A Salute to Relaxation. Miltie tries to get a good night's sleep. Then, The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast August 19, 1949, 76 years ago, Love Crazy starring William Powell. An adaptation of the 1941 domestic comedy about a husband's ex-girlfriend living one floor below his current wife. Being trapped in an elevator with her leads to confusion. Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast August 19, 1953, 72 years ago, A Fish Story. After a day fishing with Leroy, a fish story nearly gets Gildersleeve in hot water with the Game Warden. Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 19, 1942, 83 years ago, Baby’s Case Gets Expensive. The boys' debt to Squire Skimp is increasing. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

Drama on a Monday First, a look at the events of the day Then, Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 18, 1949, 76 years ago, The Case of the Desert Explosion. Man-eating birds of prey are used to execute a betrayer. A smuggler uses "geometry in action." Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast August 18, 1957, 68 years ago, Peanut Brittle starring Skip Homeier. A new guy in the penitentiary whose life is in danger because of a box of peanut brittle. Then, Escape, originally broadcast August 18, 1950, 75 years ago, The Footprint starring William Conrad. A casket of rubies, a Chinese priest, and that little gray snake equal an adventure yarn in the desert. Followed by Dimension X, originally broadcast August 18, 1950, 75 years ago, Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles. Stories about the colonization of Mars. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 18, 1942, 83 years ago, Mousey to Work in Mine. The boys decide to sell their delivery truck in order to be able to pay the baby's lawyer. Cedric has hired Mousey to work in his gold mine. Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Variety on a Sunday First, a look at this day in History. Then, The Fleishmann’s Yeast Hour starring Rudy Vallee, originally broadcast August 17, 1933, 92 years ago. Bobby Gilbert plays an amazing "talking" violin (it even recites, "Mary Had A Little Lamb")! Nora Lehman does a radio version of her "national best-selling record," "Seven Years With The Wrong Man." Rudy sings, "Learn To Croon," and imitates Bing Crosby! Dorothy Gish appears in a scene from, "Autumn Crocus." Tom Howard and George Shelton do the routine they did in the 1925 "Greenwich Village Follies," titled, "No News." Followed by Front and Center starring Dorothy Lamour, originally broadcast August 17, 1947, 78 years ago with George Burns and Gracie Allen. Guests George Burns and Gracie Allen try to convince Dorothy to use George as her next leading man...in a sarong! Guest Ronald Reagan appears in a dramatic skit with Dorothy Lamour about love and romance. Then, The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 17, 1956, 69 years ago, Colloquy Two: 'Dissertation On Love' or 'Boy Meets Girl'. An amusing look at love, from an American, British, and French point of view. Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 17, 1942, 83 years ago, Cedric President of Gold Mine? Who will be president of the gold mine? An election is held...several of them in fact! Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

Drama on a Saturday First, a look at the events of the day Then, Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle starring Lamont Johnson, originally broadcast August 16, 1951, 74 years ago, The Trophy Room. While traversing uncharted territory, Tarzan rescues Althea Baldwin from a ferocious lioness. Though grateful, she resents that Tarzan didn’t let her kill the animal herself — she aimed to prove her worth to her husband, Byron Baldwin, an obsessive hunter who neglects her. Followed by Stars Over Hollywood, originally broadcast August 16, 1952, 73 years ago, My Wife, The Deputy Sheriff starring Gary Merrill. A town constable finally asks his girl the right question...but for the wrong reason! Then, Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast August 16, 1951, 74 years ago, The Ghost and Mrs Muir starring Charles Boyer and Jane Wyatt. An adaptation of the 1947 movie that starred Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost. Finally, The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 16, 1960, 65 years ago, Car Troubles and No Money. Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

Crime on a Friday First, a look at this day in History. Then, Suspense, originally broadcast August 15, 1956, 69 years ago, A Friend to Alexander starring John Dehner. An adaptation of the James Thurber story of a very personal reaction to the Hamilton-Burr duel. Followed by Murder By Experts, originally broadcast August 15, 1949, 76 years ago, Dig Your Own Grave. A woman becomes "the seed" to promote her husband's romance with another woman. Then, she gives him the idea to commit murder. Then, Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast August 15, 1948, 77 years ago, The Case of the Professional Beggar. A young boy's life is at stake when he's the witness to a machine-gun murder. Followed by Counterspy starring Don Maclaughlin and Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast August 15, 1950, 75 years ago , The Case of the Foolish Farmer. When a gangster marries an exotic dancer, he doesn't take into account her very strange father. Finally. The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 15, 1960, 65 years ago, Betsy is Hard to Take. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

The news stories of Victory in Japan day, August 14, 1945, 80 years ago. In addition we hear the Fred Waring show from August 14, 1945 with a live shortwave report from Jack Benny in Europe. Then Command Performance, from August 14, 1945, Victory Extra. The program begins with a prayer by Ronald Colman, followed by "Ave Maria," sung by Rise Stevens. Bing Crosby hosts the show as Bob Hope is in Europe. Performers included Rise Stevens, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Jose Iturbi, Lionel Barrymore, Marlene Dietrich, Burgess Meredith, Ginny Simms, Frank Sinatra, Janet Blair, William Powell, Harry Von Zell, Lucille Ball, The King Sisters, Cary Grant, Robert Montgomery, Loretta Young, and Lena Horne. We close with Fourteen August as broadcast on CBS August 14, 1945. A moving and dramatic anti-war reading written on short notice by Norman Corwin and read by Orson Welles.

Westerns on a Thursday First, a look at the events of the day Then, The Tom Mix Ralston Straightshooters starring Joe “Curly” Bradley as Tom Mix, originally broadcast August 14, 1945, 80 years ago, The Mystery of the Vanishing Village. The village mysteriously returns as strangely as it had vanished. Followed by Frontier Town starring Reed Hadley, originally broadcast August 14, 1953, 72 years ago, Lady Luck. Packrat Scott has struck it rich and wants the town of "Scott's Diggings" to be famous. What he needs is a Chamber of Commerce and the help of Jerry Berry. Then, Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 14, 1960, 65 years ago, The Noose. A haunted drifter arrives in Dodge City, confessing to Marshal Matt Dillon that he has vowed to avenge his dead lover—by hanging the man responsible as soon as he admits guilt Followed by Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast August 14, 1960, 65 years ago, Extended Viva. Paladin and his Indian friend continue their efforts to transport an organ across a war zone. BONUS-Blackstone, the Magic Detective starring Edwin Jerome as Harry Blackstone, originally broadcast August 14, 1949, 76 years ago, The Accusing Corpse. A dead body rises from her coffin and points to her killer! Blackstone explains "The Riddle Of The Three Jacks." Finally, The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 14, 1959, 66 years ago, A Busy Day in London. Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

Variety on a Wednesday First, a look at this day in History. Then, The Chase and Sanborn Hour with host Don Ameche, originally broadcast August 13, 1939, 86 years ago with guest Joan Blondell. Charlie McCarthy is planning a hiking trip. Guest Joan Blondell and Don appear in a Hollywood comedy, "Stardust," by Cyril Kramer. "Vera Vague" lectures about travel to England. Charlie stages his own version of "Stardust," called, "Fishing Prohibited," or "No Casting Today." Followed by The Jackie Gleason - Les Tremayne Show, originally broadcast August 13, 1944, 81 years ago with guest Edgar Bergen. The first show of the series. Jackie recounts his youth in Brooklyn. A salute to the state of New York. Edgar (appearing without dummies) describes his plan to introduce a "bachelor girl" dummy in the fall (describing the as yet un-named Effie Clinker) Then, Matinee with Bob and Ray, originally broadcast August 13, 1949, 76 years ago. Jack Headstrong--All American American, The Lone Agent, Basil Jelly--Private Eye. Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 13, 1942, 83 years ago, Custody of the Gold Mine. The boys discuss the baby's gold mine. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream

Westerns on a Tuesday First, a look at the events of the day Then, Tales of the Texas Rangers starring Joel McCrea, originally broadcast August 12, 1950, 75 years ago, The Broken Spur. The story is based on the events of May 22, 1947. The Rangers track down the killer of a ranch family, starting with a clue in the hog feed! Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 12, 1956, 69 years ago, Snakebite. Gorman and Hicks arrive in Dodge and promptly kill Pony Thompson's dog. Gorman is then found knifed in the back. Then, Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast August 12, 1956, 69 years ago, Assembly Line. Indian Agent Lack is expecting an uprising...and for a very good reason. Followed by Challenge of the Yukon starring Paul Sutton, originally broadcast August 12, 1951, 74 years ago, Ambush in Bellary Flats. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 12, 1942, 83 years ago, Baby is Heir to Gold. Squire Skimp's report reveals that the baby is the owner of a gold mine! Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

Comedy on a Monday First, a look at this day in History. Then, It Pays to be Ignorant, originally broadcast August 11, 1944. 81 years ago. An Armed Forces rebroadcast of the crazy Comedy Quiz show. Followed by The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast August 11, 1957, 68 years ago, Orville the Moon Man. A flying saucer is captured and a moon man is interviewed. Prof. Herman Horn lectures on Hi Fi. Then, Abbott and Costello, originally broadcast August 11, 1948, 77 years ago, Lou is a delegate to the UN? Costello almost gets a part acting in a movie with Katharine Hepburn and then gets an offer to work for the U.N. as a diplomat. Followed by A Date with Judy starring Dellie Ellis (aka Joan Lorring), originally broadcast August 11, 1942, 83 years ago, Aunt Lilly Needs a Date. Aunt Lily is coming for a visit, so Judy tries to get a date for her. The program ends with a dramatized plea to buy war bonds. Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 11, 1942, 83 years ago, Genealogical Trace on the Baby. Lum has bought a horse. Squire Skimp has hired a company in Chicago to do a genealogical search of the baby's coat of arms. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

Classic Radio Special - August 10, 1945 - Japanese Surrender is in sight-Part 4 We conclude our look at the day before VJ Day, August 10, 1945, 80 years ago as broadcast on WEAF in New York, NBC’s New York City station. Our final block is Soap Operas with news bulletins along with news and commentary. We start at 5pm Eastern War Time with When a Girl Marries. Steve and Irma discuss the bucket of water dumped on the floor by Cathy. Steve swears to get even with Harry for what he did to Betty. At 5:15 EWT Portia Faces Life starring Lucille Wall (Far right, pictured). Cathy confronts Walter face-to-face. He plans to return to Parkerstown...and Portia! Portia however, plans to marry Dr. Byron. At 5:30pm EWT Just Plain Bill. Nancy and Kerry are chatting on the porch, worrying how Gwen Arthur is taking the death of her mother. Bill tries to help Craig, he urges Craig to forget the past. Gwen refuses to speak to Jeff. Has Sybil at last been successful? At 5:45pm EWT Front Page Farrell. David Farrell banters with Kate in the newsroom. Alice and Lucy hear a man groaning. Veronica Redfield announces that she's reached a decision! At 6pm EWT The Six O’Clock Report with Lyle Van. The program starts with late developments on the possibilities of a Japanese surrender. There has been no word as to the Allied reaction to the Japanese condition of the continuance of the Emperor on the throne. The Russians are advancing in Manchuria. Nagasaki is still burning, Allied attacks continue. General Sarnoff's article about atomic bombs - written in July - has appeared in the New York Times. Four hundred and thirty-one naval vessels have been lost since the start of the war. At 6:15pm EWT, Serenade to America. A Japanese surrender bulletin is heard mid-program. Semi-classical and easy listening music with no internal announcements. At 6:40pm, EWT Bill Stern Sports. Bill gives baseball scores, race results, what will the Japanese surrender mean to sports? At 6:45pm EWT Lowell Thomas and the News. An analysis of the Japanese request to allow the Emperor to remain the head of the government. Mr. Thomas relates his conversation with J.B. Powell, an expert on the Japanese monarchy, who was recently released from captivity. Mr. Thomas tells a fascinating story of how the story broke...in Morse code at only twenty-five words-per-minute. There is an interesting description of the atomic explosions and the implications of atomic bombs. "You can never tell when other nations will develop the atomic bomb on their own." Mr. Thomas gets so enthusiastic about the implication of the bomb that he's still speaking when NBC finally cuts him off the air. Read more about Lowell Thomas here! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Thomas More coming up on Thursday - VJ Day.

Classic Radio Special - August 10, 1945 - Japanese Surrender is in sight-Part 3 We continue with our look at the day before VJ Day, August 10, 1945, 80 years ago as broadcast on WEAF in New York, NBC’s New York City station. .Our next block is mostly Soap Operas with news bulletins. We start at 3pm Eastern War Time (EWT) with A Woman of America. Steven's mother is having an "attack," so she doesn't have to listen to Steven, who really has the mining claims, not Tom Dane. The white horse of Colonel Kenilworth is a valuable clue. At 3:15pm EWT Ma Perkins starring Virginia Payne (Pictured). Jeffrey Powell can find little good in Stella. He's willing to pay her almost anything to help Gary. Stella's brother Bert wants that money badly and is willing to give up Faye to get it. At 3:30pm EWT Pepper Young’s Family. Pepper plans to marry Diana, but her brother Max has his own ideas. Pepper does not speak during this broadcast. At 3:45pm EWT The Right to Happiness. The program is preceded by a war bulletin. Emily Norton decides to sell many of her household effects, but not the piano. At 4pm EWT Backstage Wife. The program is preceded by a war bulletin. Mary and Larry see a twenty-year-old portrait, dearly treasured by Mr. Dunbar, that looks exactly like Mary. "Mary Noble, War Wife." Larry's a lieutenant. At 4:15pm EWT Stella Dallas. Stella and Phil Baxter rig up a dictaphone to trap Neal and Harriet. At 4:30pm EWT Lorenzo Jones. Lorenzo has been accused of robbery. The sheriff questions Belle while Lorenzo remains in jail. Belle is taken in for questioning (while the organist plays, "Say It Isn't So" At 4:45pm EWT Young Widder Brown. . Ellen Brown tells Norine Temple about personal change. Little Eunice is arriving soon. Ellen has so much to give, even though she's still blind. One more block will take us to 7pm.

Classic Radio Special - August 10, 1945 - Japanese Surrender is in sight-Part 2 We continue with our look at the day before VJ Day, August 10, 1945, 80 years ago. First at 1pm Eastern War Time (EWT), the Mary Margaret McBride Show. Mary Margaret chats with Eddie Rickenbacker, who mentions that he's known about the atomic bomb for some time. When he says, "This is the end of war for a long time to come," the studio audience breaks into applause. He describes the wonders of the future, such as frozen dinners and helicopters. Rickenbacker describes his well-known experiences on a life raft in the Pacific. Then at 1:45pm EWT, News of the World. W. W. Chaplin and Morgan Beatty report from New York. The official Japanese surrender offer has been received by Sweden, but the war is not over. A report from Stockholm states that seven hours ago, the Japanese ambassador gave a note to the Swedish government to deliver to the British and Russian governments. Morgan Beatty analyzes what's "unofficially" happening. Beatty says that he "felt" that President Truman had something like the atomic bomb in mind while he was at the Potsdam conference. Sven Nordberg reports from Stockholm. Then back to Soap Operas with the Guiding Light at 2pm EWT. Angie and Peter make small talk at breakfast. Peter has decided to confess all, even if he is disbarred! The first fifteen minutes of "The General Mills Hour." Following at 2:15pm EWT, Today’s Children. Otto receives a visit from his mother, Mrs. Schultz. Will he ever see again? Jan thinks about her feelings towards Otto...she's afraid he might regain his sight! News bulletins follow the story. The second fifteen minutes of "The General Mills Hour." Then at 2:30pm EWT, The Woman in White. Jack has asked Eileen out, but she has another date. Regretting his lack of funds, Dr. Jack Landis decides to ask Jonathan for a job to see how it feels to be in business for himself! The third fifteen minutes of "The General Mills Hour." Finally, at 2:45pm EWT The Betty Crocker Service Program. "Betty" tells a love story about a Marine named Tony and his girl Lois (who finds herself making lemon pie for fifteen hungry Marines)! Betty gives the recipe for "Emergency Steak" (which includes "Wheaties" as one of the ingredients). The concluding fifteen minutes of "The General Mills Hour." We’ll pick up at 3pm EWT with A Woman in America, Ma Perkins, and more in our next block.

What listeners of WEAF in New York City hears on August 10, 1945, 80 years ago as they were waiting to hear the formal surrender of Japan. This podcast begins with two 15 minute newscasts from NBC. H. V. Kaltenborn and Cesar Saerchinger comment on the possible Japanese surrender. Kaltenborn's opinion is that the emperor should be allowed to remain the head of the country. Cesar Saerchinger comments on Russia's last minute entry into the war. At 11:30 the soap opera Barry Cameron, The story of a soldier who came home, and of his wife Anna. At 11:45 The Soap Opera David Harum. The News at Noon with Don Goddard is next, followed by Maggie's Private Wire, a chat show with Maggie McNellis and her guests, actress Blanche Yerka and Endico Caruso Junior. News of the Pacific at 12:30 with reporter Wilson Foster and reports from Georget Thomas Foster from Guam and Bert Iilan, just back from 37 months of internment in the Philippines. Then WEAF's program The Music Room with Jerry Jerome and His Orchestra and The Murphy Sisters. Mary Margaret McBride, long-time host, will top off the next portion of this special podcast.

Drama on a Friday First, a look at the events of the day Then, Suspense, originally broadcast August 10, 1958, 67 years ago, The Diary of Sophronia Winters starring Mercedes McCambridge. A Lucille Fletcher horror story about a new bride, a madman, and an hotel with 125 deserted rooms! Followed by Somebody Knows, originally broadcast August 10, 1950, 75 years ago, The Unsolved Murder of Samuel I. Paris. On April 3, 1948, a Boston taxi driver is killed in a crash of his cab. It was no accident and is worth $5000 to anyone who can tell CBS whodunnit. Then, The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast August 10, 1948, 77 years ago, The Visiting Corpse. A man kills his obnoxious mother-in-law and puts her body in a trunk. However, she's not that easy to get rid of! Followed by Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 10, 1947, 78 years ago, Bring Me to Life. A script writer for "Quiet Please" has a typewriter that types by itself! Whatever is typed (such as "It was a stormy night") comes to pass! Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 10, 1942, 83 years ago, Trying Foreign Languages. The boys try out some foreign languages on the baby to see if he recognizes any of them. Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Super Sized Drama on a Saturday First, a look at this day in History. Then, Quiet Please starring Ernest Chappell, originally broadcast August 9, 1948, 77 years ago, The Thing on the Forble Board. A creature from beneath the earth climbs up an oil well pipe to the surface. Followed by The Screen Directors Playhouse, originally broadcast August 9, 1951, 74 years ago, Wuthering Heights starring James Mason and Dorothy McGuire. Emily Brontë's classic tale of obsessive love and revenge on the Yorkshire moors. It focuses on the doomed romance between the headstrong Cathy and the brooding Heathcliff, touching on their deep emotional bond, Cathy's eventual marriage to another man for social status, and Heathcliff's return, driven by bitterness and a desire for retribution. Then, Have Gun Will Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast August 9, 1959, 66 years ago, Finn Alley. Miss Wong (Virginia Gregg) has been kidnapped. Paladin gets shanghaied when he visits the Barbary Coast! Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 9, 1954, 71 years ago, Joe Phy. "Marshal" Joe Phy is running the town of Elkader with an iron fist, until Matt Dillon comes to town! Finally. The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 9, 1960, 65 years ago, Owl in the house. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

Drama on a Friday First, a look at the events of the day Then, Let George Do It starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast August 8, 1949, 76 years ago, One Chance at the World. A guy just out of prison asks George Valentine to investigate the death of his wife, which occurred just a week before he was sprung. Followed by The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast August 8, 1948, 77 years ago, The Bluebeard Caper. Ned Towers needs help with his sister. She's about to marry Jefferson Davis Calhoun, who's been married and widowed three times. Then, Suspense, originally broadcast August 8, 1956, 69 years ago, Double Identity starring Vic Perrin. A man steals $50,000 from the company safe and heads off towards Paris. Who gets on the plane with him...but his boss! Followed by Romance, originally broadcast August 8, 1950, 75 years ago, Offshore Pirate starring Sammie Hill and Donald Woods. A wealthy and headstrong young woman, is aboard her uncle’s yacht off the Florida coast when it’s hijacked by a group of so-called pirates. Finally, The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 8, 1960, 65 years ago, Trying to Give Away a Washer. Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Crime on a Thursday First, a look at this day in History. Then, The Shadow starring Orson Welles and Margot Stevenson, originally broadcast August 7, 1938, 87 years ago, The Creeper. A madman underground. Followed by The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast August 7, 1949, 76 years ago, The Champion Caper. A wealthy man hires Spade to protect him from his former employee, who is just out of prison after five years. Then, Mystery In The Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast August 7, 1947, 78 years ago, The Marvelous Barastro. The Ben Hecht classic about the circus magician and his blind wife...and her ultimate horror. Followed by The Crime Club, originally broadcast August 7, 1947, 78 years ago, A Pitch In Time. A comical crime story about an incredibly stupid cop and a bank robbery. Finally. The Couple Next Door starring Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce, originally broadcast August 7, 1959, 66 years ago, Disembarking at Southampton. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

Crime on a Wednesday First, a look at the events of the day Then, The Whistler, originally broadcast August 6, 1945, 80 years ago, The Man Who Came To Murder. Wendell has been taking care of wealthy old Aunt Ellen's finances because she doesn't have much time left. When her condition improves, Wendell has to take certain steps to keep her from discovering his thievery! Followed by Top Secret starring Ilona Massey, originally broadcast August 6, 1950, 75 years ago, Disaster in London. Nazi spies plan to start a plague in London. Then, Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham and Frank Nelson, originally broadcast August 6, 1950, 75 years ago, There's Nothing Like A Pork Chop When Supper Rolls Around. A Dictaphone tells too much and a leggy blonde tells too little. Followed by The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, originally broadcast August 6, 1949, 76 years ago, The August Lion. A former forger, now an accountant, deposits a beautiful corpse on Marlowe's bed and begs for help. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 6, 1942, 83 years ago, Mysterious Phone Call. The boys get a phone call from the letter writer in Kansas City, but the call is interrupted by a gunshot! Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Comedy on a Tuesday First, a look at this day in History. Then, The Milton Berle Show, originally broadcast August 5, 1947, 78 years ago, A Salute To The Great Outdoors. Milton rents a mountain cabin for the family to get away for some peace and quiet. Followed by The Screen Guild Theater, originally broadcast August 5, 1946, 79 years ago, Christmas in Connecticut starring Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman. An adaptation of the 1945 motion picture that starred Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan. A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas. Then, George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast August 5, 1940, 85 years ago, George’s Movie. George is getting ready to present his movie idea to producer Joseph Pasternak. Followed by A Date With Judy starring Ann Gilles, originally broadcast August 5, 1940, 85 years ago, Father’s Birthday. Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 5, 1942, 83 years ago, Stranger to Call About Baby. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html