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November 28, 2023 • 14 mins
"Lum & Abner" was a popular American network radio comedy program that aired from 1931 to 1954. Created by Chester Lauck and Norris Goff, who also played the lead characters, the show was set in the fictional community of Pine Ridge, Arkansas. Lauck and Goff portrayed Lum Edwards and Abner Peabody, respectively, the owners of the Jot 'Em Down Store, the only general store in Pine Ridge.The humor of "Lum & Abner" was characterized by its gentle, character-driven wit, often involving the various quirky residents of Pine Ridge and the everyday situations they encountered. The show frequently used a serialized format, with storylines stretching over several episodes. This style of storytelling allowed listeners to become deeply engaged with the characters and the ongoing narratives.A notable feature of "Lum & Abner" was its portrayal of rural American life during the Great Depression and World War II. The characters, while humorous, were treated with respect and affection, avoiding the stereotypes often associated with rural settings in media. The show was a comforting presence for many listeners during challenging times, offering a blend of humor, warmth, and a sense of community.The legacy of "Lum & Abner" continues to be celebrated for its contribution to the golden age of radio, its innovative storytelling, and its affectionate depiction of small-town life. The show's influence can be seen in later television and radio programs that similarly focus on community and character-driven humor.
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(00:18):
Out everybody here. We are allready to take you down to Pine Ridge
for this evening's visit with Loam andAbner, whose everyday experiences are sent for
you each evening except Saturday and Sundayby your local Ford dealer. You have
asked, is the new Ford Veight economical to drive tonight? Your Ford
Dealer answers that question, answers youwith the strongest official proof possible to obtain

(00:41):
a certificate of performance given the FordV eight by the contest Board of the
American Automobile Association. This certificate saysthe undersigned certify in the name of the
contest Board, American Automobile Association,that is Washington, d C. And
over the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ADD eight. Nineteen thirty three two door
sedan motor number one eighth three threetwo three six four of strictly soocked class,

(01:07):
manufactured by the Fort Motor Company anddriven by contest Board personnel, was
timed at one hundred eighty two hoursand fifty minutes over the distance of five
thousand, twenty two and one tenthmiles, an average of twenty seven point
four six eight miles per hour froma standing start on June twentieth to the
twenty eighth, nineteen thirty three,establishing an average of twenty two point five

(01:30):
three two miles per gallon of gasoline. Total oil use one point five seven
eight gallons, an average of threethousand, one hundred eighty two and a
half miles per gallus. Total gasolineused two hundred twenty two point eight nine
gallus, an average of twenty twopoint five three two miles per gallus.

(01:52):
Water added none, Signed, ChesterS. Ricker, Official Representative, E.
V. Rickenbacker, Chairman of theBoard. C. W. Lewis
Technical Representative, and V. E. Allen's the Secretary. In fairness to
yourself see the new ford before youbuy well. When we left our old

(02:12):
friends down at Pine Ridge last Thursday, the elephant had pulled the door off
the jailhouse and released the old lionon the terrified community. Lomond Abner have
been trying their best to capture thelion ever since, but so far have
not succeeded. As we looked inon Pine Ridge today we find Abner back
of the garage, preparing for anothertrip into the mountains in search of the
nuisance that is causing such a disserventLoum has just arrived on the scene.

(02:38):
Listen reporting the name of common change. Here you up to Now? Why
I'm getting things all ready to goon that line hunt tonight? You're not
even on taking his elephant? Ary? Why sure? Whoever here to hunting
lines with the Ellen way? Are? Now? That's hot? Had book?
Says book? Why that right here? They cuddles and give it to

(02:59):
him and read tells all about linehunting. What we better do is get
some dogs to hunt that line with. According to that boat Caro Long,
they don't use dogs big game huntingin Africa. Yeah, well, I
don't care what they say in here. I know one reason they don't use
elephants to hunt lines with. Theycan't even bark. How would you know
when they struck the trail? Well, how do you know what they don't

(03:21):
bark on trail? Well? Didyou ever see elephant of barking? Why
no, I never, But Inever seen one on trail either. Well,
you can't make no hunting dog outof an elephant, I can tell
you that right now. How wouldn'tthat elephantay look fine? Running the rabbit
across the field or sitting under atree barking at the little squirrel. Well,
now, I don't think they huntlike dog does a little care?
Now, where's got the page turneddown? Showed the picture of them hunting

(03:44):
lines in Africa right in that boatwork, why right there right in there?
Head, Well, they're just ridingelephants, sir, the elephant hunting
the line. You see, theyhave beaters that go on ahead and run
the lines. Bind these fellars here, the captures. Yeah, well,
now I think you're on you ridingbaby here like they're doing in that particulate
long. Yeah. Now you canride up there if you want to,

(04:04):
But I ain't gonna try to rideno elephants back. You see these hunters
and this picture you've got to seeup there see there? Yeah, well
you just wait now, I meanhe said that it's got a scheme worked
out where there be room for allof us up there on his back.
Where about you said you can?Oh, I send him over the house
for some stuff while I go.I'm trying to get baby all rigged up

(04:24):
so as we can strike out rightafter supper tonight. After I wish you
quit call that elephant's baby. Well, I've got to call him something that's
on the name we got prank,Well, just call him elephant till after
the contest is over. Then we'llhave a regular name Prance. Yeah,
I thought some of them names that'salready been sent in. It'll be all
right. There's some good names suggested, all right, but we want to

(04:46):
do no d siding until we closethe contest, and we'll let the committee
pick one out. Yeah. Well, have you made the announcement up about
the contest where the party line?Yet? No? I attend to that
again. I go back to theoffice if you know why. Just looking
at baby, I mean elephant,and while I go on, I believe
he's deformed, deformed, Yeah,sure, I just look heady man.
He looks like he ain't big enoughfor his help, don't it ain't big

(05:09):
enough for you? What he's talkingabout. Well, his skin don't fit
him very good. It's the wayon the too big on work. Well,
he just ain't grow to it yet. He ain't more than half grows.
You know. You know what theydo, Just give him a skin
that's big enough for drowed elephant andlet him drow to it. I don't
know. This is the first experienceI've ever had with el It just ain't

(05:30):
built for style. He run morefor comfort. Yeah, man ain't much
shape to him. I'll say that. I just look at him legs.
It just not might I straight upand down. Looks like his legs just
run down the ground stopt on somethinglike he's bobbed up in the mother.
He ain't funny build citters. Hejust wait a minute, the wanna comes
Dick Hutterson driving up in front ofme. I have to get back in

(05:53):
the office. Dan went out todeliver a new car while and you just
go ahead and talk today when I'mall FINISHEDLF getting ready for the flying huh.
Well, we'll try your way onemore time, Avenue. But if
we don't catch this line tonight,we'll get some dogs and trail him down.
Well catch him tonight, all right, I'm just waiting to see what
all men Patrick to got rigged up. It's both cared to learnt me all

(06:14):
about line huh. Ain't need tocount on me riding that elephant. I'll
tell you that right now. Well, how are you today? Why said
you tell you want to see meabout Yeah, I'm glad you come over
to Dick. Come on in theoffice. I was plaining to you,
what's Havnor doing bout that? Ohhe's rigging up the elephant, getting ready
to go hunt that line again tonight. No, he can find plenty places

(06:36):
where he's been, but we can'tseem to find where he's at. Go
ahead in Well, thanks, I'vebeen hearing a lot of complaints about that
line too. Yeah, and showhave we And he is trying our best
of low keating. Well, he'sgot the whole community's care of death.
They're just afraid to go out afterdoor, afraid to jump out of the
bushes after from or something. Well, he wouldn't bother Nobody couldn't hurt him

(06:57):
if he wanted to. He ain'tgot a tooth in his head. Yeah,
thanks, I know, of coursehe ain't got no teeth. But
it's just the idea of a linebeing turned loose in the Community's what's caring
them when you start that ruin whileyou can hear him from all. Believe
me, now, the folks downhere ain't vuncing out after night. Oh
folks, he's been calling up heremaking complaints about it. And I told
him were doing all we could tocatch him. Ain'tything for him to be

(07:20):
scared of, as the sea trunkwould tell me to him and his whole
family slept in the storm cellar lastnight, you know, speared of old
toothless line. I slept right inmy house. Don't catch me steying all
night. No storm center just lockedall the doors and windows and went right
on off to sleep his little warma little close to all the windows down.

(07:43):
Which actually he's better than the stormshed. Yeah, you're scared,
just like all the rest of you, will admit it. I wasn't sure.
We caught him Saturday night over thereon the old Piney mountains. Yeah.
Yeah. Avener had one of themcool mining life that they fashion on
their caps when they're down in themines. Oh yeah, on carbide light,
and he had one of them fashionedon his hat and trying to shine
the line's eyes like Uncle Henry Lunchbordused to hunt deer of an iron.

(08:09):
We walked up on this clitter theother night and there's two big guys standing.
Was it the line? Oh butwe thought it was. What was
it? And I don't like yourshades? We couldn't tell, of course.
All we could see was eyes stillwas right right up. What was
it? You want joyous about it? With no course? Not? What
was? Well, sir, itwas a wild steer Luthor Philipps. And

(08:31):
when having her shine that light inhis eyes, he taken in afters and
put us up a tree. AndI granted to add stated there to daylight
the morning. Well, that ain'tno way to hunt lines anyway. I
found that line with the light thatway. I gave Avenue a book on
how to hunt the big game inApple. Yeah, I know pointer out
of that that'll help you catch you. Yeah, I think you've just done

(08:52):
that. You have some fun outof are Why? Lo it's a good
boy, granny. He's got itin his head now he's a big game
hunter. He's that poor elephant allrigged up for a big line hunting.
I don't know, U say whatwhat do you want to see me about
them? I've got to get onback to work. Oh well, uh
me and Avenue is putting on asort of a contest to get a name

(09:13):
for the elephant. And where didyou get the idea to put on a
contest? Well, you know whenI telephoned sister Simpson the other day down
there at your store to see ifshe could think up a good name.
Yeah, yeah, I remember now, yeah, well there must have been
a lot of folkso litioning in onthe party line for we've got a whole
bachelor letter here names different ones he'sseen in. Yeah. Yeah, that's
what give us the idy to turnit into a regular contest and give a

(09:35):
prize for the best names in in. Uh what kind of a pride?
Ain't onna give it? Why?Me and Avenue decided to give a person
that sends in the best name forthe elephant a new Ford radio for their
car. Well that's a nice prize. Yeah, but if somebody went alone
doesn't have a Ford, well,these Ford radios will fit any car.
Oh well, sure, well that'sall right then, And now where do

(09:56):
I come in on? Well,we wanted you and grand Taffy here and
uh doctor Cook to be the judgesto pick out the best name for the
element. Oh no, no,I'd rather not. No, No,
I ain't no way out of this, kid. I ain't asking you.
I'm just telling you you're one ofthe commitee. Ain't Avenue or Dan Davis
can do it on account of beingconnected with the garage here, you know.
Oh well, if you've done decideda long well, I guess I'll

(10:20):
have to serve if I've done decided, all right, I'll call up the
folks on the party line and tellthem about the contest. And I'm just
afraid you're getting me in for alot of work. Lon, that's what
you're doing. Now, don't tellthe folks on the party line. I'm
one of the judges. No,I ain't wait a minute. Everybody's listening
in now out, everybody is.It's a pine Ridge Motor Company broadcasting over

(10:41):
the party line networks plumbedters president andleft vice president doing the talking. I
got an extra special announcement to maketoday. You folks all know the elephant
at Avenue traded for a few daysago. We're trying to find a good
name for him. So we're goingto give a new word radio to the
person who sends in the name thejudges selected as the best. It's made

(11:05):
them to lumon Avenue and we'll getthem now. It's contest will run till
Thursday this week, so better getbusy and send us in the name.
I reconniz w. The world's outout in front there. It looks like
Avener coming up back way. Wait, yes, a minute, week minute,
goodbye everybody, Well for the greatI am what's that on that elephant
there? I don't know that's someof Avener's doing. Come on out there,

(11:30):
Avenuer, what in none name?What's that business you got up on
that elephant's bank? Who's gone thatboat? That's what we was going to
ride. It looks like a bodyoff old used card. So it's just
gonna make the five passions out ofremote. I'm just got a box up.
We's gonna ReCl suday. If thatelephant don't look find that body off

(11:50):
that youth gor up on him.Man, where in the world did you
get that outfit you got on there? Ondoubtedly you don't even know where.
You've got enough junk there to starta shaking hands to what a dish man
upside down there? You wearn fora head? Look at him short,
panch him boot. Now if youdon't look at brother Kazun, we've got

(12:11):
here on me and you's going rightup there in the front seat and said
it's going to beat the line outof the brush. I know we will
show him how big game hunt.Or to be there, Granny Dick,
I know he rid miss take toever give that book on how to hunt
big game the avenue. He ain'tgot a leader. Well anyway, don't
forget. If you have a nameto success for the elephants, send it
to Lama Dabner and care of yourstation. You may be the winner of

(12:33):
the Ford radio. Know the factsbefore you buy a car, and you'll
buy a Ford D eight. Forinstance, the old Steal electrically welded body

(12:54):
versus the body of wood and stealfact number one. Steal doesn't need wood
for strength or perfection. Two,the steel and wood body is not much
stronger structurally than its wooden frames.Three under extreme stress or shots, the
steel body remains intact stand it perhaps, but not crushed. For it is

(13:16):
more expensive to make an all steelbody than to make a wooden frame and
then mail steel panels on it.Until EXPERI improved it unwise forward mixed wood
and steel in bodies and wheels.It was the best way then, but
the state of the arts advanced.No one argues now that the electrically well
that one piece wheel such as theFord wheel, needs to be strengthened,

(13:39):
bidding wood to it. Know thefacts before you buy a car, all
the facts in fairness to yourself seethe new Ford before you buy it.
In closing, we won't remind youto listen for the special announcement to be
given during the old time sociable FridayNight Lamit Abner will tell you about a
very interesting contest which they will giveaway a new four D eight every Friday

(14:01):
night and everyone is invited to takepart. Gean Hamilton, speaking for your
local Ford dealers, who invites youto follow the experiences of Loman Avenue tomorrow
evening at the same time. Thisis the last broadcasting company
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