Classic Radio 05-28-26 - Traitor for Hire, Unforgiving Corpse, and Frank's Promise

Classic Radio 07-10-26 - Granby Plants a Crop, Five Days to Yuma, and The Ruggles of Red Gap

Comedy and Westerns on a Friday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Granby’s Green Acres starring Gale Gordon and Bea Benederet, originally broadcast  July 10, 1950, 76 years ago, Granby Plants a Crop. What to plant? Corn? Wheat? Followed by Have Gun Wlll Travel starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 10, 1960, 66 years ago, Five Days to Yuma.  Paladin is hired to deliver a British prisoner named Jeremy Thompson to the Carson City jail. Jeremy's drunken mother proves an unexpected problem.  Then, Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast July 10, 1939, 87 years ago, Ruggles of Red Gap starring Charles Laughton and Charlie Ruggles with Zasu Pitts. A proper British butler finds himself achieving a sense of equality in the wild American west. The last show of the season.  Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast July 10, 1935, 91 years ago, Lum and Abner Get Into an Argument.  Lum is planning to start Screen-O games at the Pine Ridge Planetarium. Lum dissolves the partnership. He will own all the movie theatre, Abner will own all the Jot 'Em Down Store!  Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream] If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com [http://radio.macinmind.com] for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Classic Radio 07-09-26 - Relief Supplies, She Eats Soybeans, and Skating Rink Murders

Crime on a Thursday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast  July 9, 1949, 77 years ago, Relief Supplies.    The first show of the series. Steve Mitchell's first assignment takes him to Sicily in search of stolen relief supplies. Steve finds himself in the mountains, battling with the bandit Lorenzo. Followed by Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham and Frank Nelson, originally broadcast July 9, 1950, 76 years ago, She's Lovely, She's Engaged, She Eats Soybeans.   A story about a new miracle health food. A professional bathing beauty named Jerry Shoulder needs protection.  Then, Boston Blackie starring Dick Kollmar,  originally broadcast  July 9, 1946, 80 years ago, The Skating Rink Murders.   A girl is found murdered at a skating rink with a $50,000 diamond ring on her finger. Followed by I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast July 9, 1952, 74 years ago, The Dangerous Dollars.  Cvetic visits the Skyline Rancho, a resort run by the Communists. He finds a mysterious airplane, ready to leave the country, carrying money owned by the Party. Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 9, 1948, 78 years ago, A Walk with David, and a Doctor's Problem.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.   Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream] Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf [https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdf] https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html [https://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html]

Classic Radio 07-08-26 - The Whisperer, Indian Magic, and Talented Recruits

Crime and Westerns on a Wednesday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, The Whisperer starring Carleton Young, originally broadcast  July 8, 1951, 75 years ago, First Show of the Series.  The Whisperer is a brilliant young attorney with a secret identity. He tackles the plans of Scurelli to sell marijuana to the unsuspecting youth of the city. Followed by The Roy Rogers Show, originally broadcast July 8, 1954, 72 years ago,The Spell of Indian Magic.   An elderly Navajo is dying from an Indian curse (the curse must be from Haiti as the curse sounds very much like voodoo). Actually, the old man is killed by an evil spirit named Wonga. Then, Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast July 8, 1956, 70 years ago, The Talented Recruits. Feeney and Merriweather, a medicine hawker and a Shakespearean actor, join the army and find out about soldiering the hard way. Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast July 8, 1956, 70 years ago, Passive Resistance.   Two cattlemen slaughter the herd of sheep owned by Gideon Seek, then burn down his house and wagon and finally shoot him. Gideon is a peaceable man who won't even identify his tormentors.  Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 8, 1948, 78 years ago,  Visitors and Gifts.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.   Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream] If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com [http://radio.macinmind.com] for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Classic Radio 07-07-26 - Cabin on the Lake, Poison for Profit, and Cable Car Case

Crime on a Tuesday First,  a look at this day in History. Then, Rogues Gallery starring Dick Powell, originally broadcast  July 7, 1946, 80 years ago, The Cabin on the Lake. At a resort, Janice Cole is found dead in her room. Her body promptly disappears while Rogue sleeps through his weekly hit-on-the-head. Rogue is then accused of the crime!  Followed by Did Justice Triumph, originally broadcast July 7, 1947, 79 years ago, Poison for Profit.  A gang operating out of a nightclub is selling poison to people who want to get rid of their relatives. Then, Candy Matson, YUkon 2-8209 starring Natalie Masters,  originally broadcast  July 7, 1949, 77 years ago., Cable Car Case.   The man riding next to Candy on a cable car is silently shot to death.   Followed by Flashgun Casey starring Matt Crowley, originally broadcast July 7, 1943, 83 years ago, the Case of the Switched Plates.  The first show of the series. Ethelbert meets Anne for the first time and Casey and Anne actually take a drink in The Blue Note (two beers, no heads). Assigned to take photos at a wedding, Casey's pictures turn out to be taken at a secret laboratory which is developing a thought transferance machine! Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 7, 1948, 78 years ago, David Visits the Hospital.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.   Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream]

Classic Radio 07-06-26 - Big Frame, 30 to 1, and The Shrapnelled Body Of Charles Drew, Sr

Crime on a Monday First, a look at the events of the day. Then, Dragnet starring Jack Webb, originally broadcast  July 6, 1950, 76 years ago, The Big Frame. Has Eddie Stokes been the victim of a hit-and-run driver? Followed by The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast July 6, 1955, 71 years ago, Thirty to One. A check forger has a problem with the horses... Then, Crime Classics, originally broadcast July 6, 1953, 72 years ago, The Shrapnelled Body Of Charles Drew, Sr.   In 1739 England, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he can change his will.   Followed by Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast July 6, 1954, 72 years ago,  The Cufflink Is...  An insurance case leads Peter Chambers to the murder of Frank Reed. The only clue is a cufflink. Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 6, 1948, 78 years ago,  First Look at the New Heir.  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.   Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.stream [http://classicradio.stream]