November 16, 2022 • 31 mins
A good Western yarn about the time Tom Mix stayed awake for four days during a blizzard to capture two murderers.
Original Air Date: January 03, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Western Stories
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• John Dehner
• Vic Perrin
• Jack Edwards
• Harry Bartell
• Lawrence Dobkin
Host:
• Lionel Barrymore
Producer:
• William Froug
Writer:
• Wilbur James
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
Original Air Date: January 03, 1954
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: Western Stories
Phone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739)
Stars:
• John Dehner
• Vic Perrin
• Jack Edwards
• Harry Bartell
• Lawrence Dobkin
Host:
• Lionel Barrymore
Producer:
• William Froug
Writer:
• Wilbur James
Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK
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Episode Transcript
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Welcome to the Old time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rhines,
and let's get into this episode.This episode is going to be Western stories.
This story comes from Hallmark Hall ofFame. Original air date is January
third, nineteen fifty four, andthe title is Tom Mix. Let's get
into it, and I hope youenjoy. Remember a Hallmark card when you
(00:38):
carry it up to send the verybest to night from Hollywood. The makers
of Hallmark Cards bring you an unusualtrue story on the Hallmark Pole of Fame.
(01:11):
And here's our distinguished host, misterLionel Barrymore. Good evening, ladies
and gentlemen, and welcome to theHallmark Hall of Fame, where we tell
(01:32):
you true stories about real people.Tonight we salute one of the most beloved
men of this century, late TomMix. He's been called the greatest cowboy
who ever lived. He numbered amonghis friends some of the outstanding men of
our time. One of them wasa man you'll hear called the King of
(01:52):
Hollywood, and indeed his name ClarkGable. We are proud to have him
join the tonight. This is ClarkGable. Tom Mix was one of the
most honored motion picture stars in ourentire history. He was a man of
tremendous personal stature who gave high inspirationto the millions who saw him perform and
(02:15):
to those who were privileged to knowhim. Tom was a matchless friend.
I'm glad to say he was mine. Oh thank you, Clark Gable.
I knew Tom Mix two, andso did the greatest cowboys of today,
like gene o' green and Roy Rogers, William Boyd will Rogers Union. You'll
(02:38):
hear from a more later in thebroadcast, But now here's Frank Goss.
Three hundred and sixty five days ayear. Hearts are lightened by Hallmark cards.
Happy days are made happier. Lonelydays become no longer lonely, and
every day is a brighter day whenthe mail brings a Hallmark card. For
Hallmark cards are more than just amessage of cheer or sympathy or love.
(03:01):
They are the right message, thoughtfullyexpressed in the right design, the right
words, and that hallmark on theback shows that you cared enough to send
the very best. Lionel Barrymore appearsby arrangement with Metro Goldwen Mayer, producers
of the New Color Picture Knights ofthe Round Table in CinemaScope, starring Robert
Taylor, Aba Gardner and Mel Ferrere. And now mister Barrymore brings you with
(03:24):
portions transcrib to Night's exciting story onthe Hallmark Hall of Fame. On the
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screen. Tom mix who is oftencast as a sheriff of marshal fighting for
law and order in the Old West, Well the role fitted him. Well,
we're in the early night hundreds.Tom Micks actually served as a United
States Deputy marshall in the Southwest.Although he later was to make three hundred
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and seventy motion pictures, no filmstory ever written for him was more exciting
all courageous than the one he livedhimself when he was a United States from
Washom. And that is the truestory we'll tell you tonight. It began
around the campfire in the northeastern Oklahomaterritory. Well, what's a matter of
(04:42):
old partner, Get a little coldfor you, ye where snow will be
coming pretty soon. Then we cangive up this range riding for the winter
sooner than anybody expects, sir,reckon, Oh, you'll be warm enough
for to night. No night,Well, hello man, Hello, yeah,
(05:14):
I don't be hanged. You're feelish, you're traveled quiet. I understand
you've been selling some cows. Beckett. You took thirty cows over the Vanita
yesterday. You sold them, didn'tyou? Who are you fellers? We
were all red Vanita Beckett. Theygive you two hundred and eighty dollars for
that beef. We want it,you do, We sure do. Shorty
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he's covered cast hand it over Backett, Shorty cash. Yeah, you're the
Shorts brothers, aren't you. Iheard of you two. Get out the
money, Beckett. All right,don't have much choice, do I ain't
all right here? You are?Yeah? Thanks, old man? Yeah,
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thanks, that's cool. Hu yahey there you're pulling me, stranger.
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Yes, sir, I wonder ifyou could tell me where I can
find the Sheriff's office around here?Are you all right in front of it?
Oh? Maybe you're looking for me. I'm Chief Deputy at Bert Shust.
I'm glad to meet your deputy onTom Mix United States Deputy Marshall.
Yeah, I heard you might.Being honest, you're here about the Shawn's
brother, isn't Yeah? And Iuse a little help. Glad to meet
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you. Come on, let's goinside with woman. Yeah, fine,
that's bad business. Yeah, thosetwo gotta be stopped and would be stopped.
I have a chair, Marshall.Thank you. I wish I was
as show about that as you are. We've scowled this whole area, can't
find a trace something, and thiscool weather hasn't help much either. My
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men don't like riding a horse whenthe weather gets blow zero. You can't
blame them for that. Then Idied of the Shan's brothers like riding in
this weather. Either. You're anew one this, Marshall. There's something
special about these two birds. Theysure know how to get out of sight
and stay out of Say. I'vebeen trying to think where they go north
southeast west in any direction? Man. My personal opinion is we're not going
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to get them around here. Ithink they made it to Mexico already.
Sureff, how about those mountains overthere? Are traveling up there? No?
I don't think so. Have youlooked? No? And if I
were running and wanted to make ithard for anybody to get me, that's
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i'd go. Yeah. H Theengines always went around those hills and didn't
like a storm. The wind ideathat night freeze to death when one of
them sudden bizzards come up. Oh, I've been up there in Marshall.
You're right about them being hard toget to. I don't think you're wrong
about the Shan's brothers wanting to hideup there. That's the same. I'd
like to go up and have alook around these horses. Oh, Joe's
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much good. Pretty soon trails getan narrow all far to the crest.
I maybe not the mole, youcan't see it from here, but about
at that overhang it flattens off ina bowl of field and shoots riding up
to the top. And no horsecan travel at Man, we haven't seen
anything I can trail so far,any Houston going all the way? How
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are your feet? I haven't beenable to feel him for two hours or
any other part of either He wouldyou ever get cold? I'm as goold
as I can get and still bealive. But wait a minute, m
hm an empty Winchester show. Yeah, somebody's going ahead of us not too
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long ago. There's no rust.Now let's keep going. It's a bit
dark. Another hour, Yeah,boy, I prayed this about it.
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Mix. Yeah, we'll have togo on foot from your on out.
Hey, huh is that smoke overthere? That's smoke. I'll try the
ledge. See anything there? Theshack over there? Nick Clearing, come
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here, take a look. Yeah, do you remember any shack up here
before? But then it's been yearssince I've been up here. Someone's gonna
have a nice, warm night.You ever see the man shopping wooding before?
No? You, I've seen hispicture. That's cash shunts, cash
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shuts on a whole little hold.Let's go, there's cash shuts. It's
a cinch. His brother showed isinside the shak We came up here to
get him. I want to bringhim in a live share a love of
dead. It doesn't make any differenceto me. I'm not a United States
marshal like you. I'm just alocal deputy. And those two buzzlets killed
the man in my jurisdiction. Iwant him anyway I can get him,
and I want him alive. Iget it. The five hundred dollar reward.
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Here's that. But there's more.There's half a dozen murders I want
to talk to him about now.I was walking across that flat right.
How to pick them up? Isn'tgonna start anything but a lot of gunfire.
You know that, and I wantthem alive. All right, Marshall,
you go back shaft as many manyas you can get, bring them
up here. Data Deshan's brothers wouldstart anything if they see they're out numbered.
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All right, You're gonna just sithere and wait for us as long
as I can. I figured Ican last about sunrise without a fire.
But if you aren't back by thenI'll have to go in that shack and
get warm. I'll get back asfast as I can. They're luck.
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Yeah, it's a long sheriff.In just a moment, we return to
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the second act of the Hallmark Hallof Fame. Haven't you often envied the
type person who never forgets a date, the kind who not only remembers birthdays,
but remembers all the special days ineach friend's life. You'll probably wish
that you could be as thoughtful andas loved for your thoughtfulness. Let me
tell you a secret. There isone easy, sure way that you can
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remember all the occasions you want toremember. Get a Hallmark datebook. Actually,
this little memory minder is more thana date book. It's a calendar
booklet with space for your notes onevery day of the year. It includes
a listing of the gifts for eachwedding anniversary and the birthstones and flowers for
every month. There's a section foryour Christmas card list too. That means
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you have your friends addresses with youwhenever you need them for. The Hallmark
Date Book is small enough to fitinside your purse. Now, this handy,
attractive book is a gift to youfrom the fine store where you buy
Hallmark cards. Make it a pointtomorrow to pick up your Hallmark DAP book
for nineteen fifty four. And nowLionel Barrymore brings you the second act of
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our true story of Tom Mix.Tom Makes brushed death many times in his
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fantastic career. He fought in theBoer Warp, the Box of Rebellion,
and in Cuba with his close friendTeddy Roosevelt. He was an inspiring and
determined man, a brave man whobelieved in justice. But he also knew
the meaning of fear, and Tommakes never you its meaning more intimately than
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him. When he was a UnitedStates Deputy Marshall on the trail of the
Shants Brothers. I remember the wayTom told it to me years later,
right after dark, one of thosesudden storms come up. Temperature dropped away
below zero, snowed all during thenight, and when the first morning light
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appeared, I knew that Sheriff Schusterhad been lost, or he was dead,
or he was caught in the sameblizzard and couldn't get down from the
passes. I had to make amove or freeze with them. I began
to ease down toward the ken.Off to one side was a small corral
and the ship. Cass and Shortyshots were no goods, but they took
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care of their horses, and sooneror later one of them would be coming
out to see how the horses hadfared the night. That would be my
chance to get them apart from eachother, my one chance. If it's
brows up, yeah, I'll doit all right. Cast don't reach as.
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Why are you cat? Get himup, Shorty, way up?
Not me? All right? Broughtthe gun, Shorty, I'm us,
Marshall. You're under arrest, allright, marshall, go ahead, get
it over with and get what overwith? Shoot me, kill me like
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it. Cass isn't dead, Shorty. I got him in his shoulder,
and you aren't gonna die either ornot here anyway. I'm taking you back
to town, both of you.Yeah, who are you? Tom?
Mix and the boss he gets here, we're leaving. Let me tell you
something, Mix, They ain't gonnaget here. What do you mean by
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that? Do you think we chosethis place to hold up? First?
Now storm of the year blocks thepast down below. Fears to me like
it's going to snow a week.Yeah, fears to me like you're stuck
here mixed for the winter. Igot the two of them into the house
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and stopped casts breeding my night fall. He was hitting up in bed,
cussing me shorty too. I fixedhim a splint delay back on the other
bunk with his legs stuck out,and watched me cook child. I'm outside
the shock and the gathering darkness.The snow fell steadily deeper and deeper.
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Look at him, cast ain't hedainty? And Marshall? Be sure you're
putting enough pepper in them beams?I don't like them lessen now hot,
don't you worry, cast Old Marshal? Tom makes is supposed to do most
anything better than Max. Didn't youknow he was a national rodeo champion?
Why sure, of course, shortit and all them stories that tell about
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him bringing in the outlaws where hetreats us. I bet they were just
begging to be captured. Oh he'sa daisy. The Marshal is. One
thing bothers me, though, brother. We'll tell the Marshall brother, what
bothers you want? Your pillar fluffdot? No? What bothers me is
is he can play nursemaid all right, and he can cook us like a
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lady and tell us stories about allthem bad minis took him. The real
question comes down to one very simplething. What's that? Well? You
and me, brother, we cansleep all the winter if we want.
But how long you reckon this?Marshall can stay awake? I'd already been
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up one night in two days.The Shant's brothers slept in shifts. One
of them all was awake watching me, watching him in spite of their wounds.
They were arrested men and dangerous men, waiting for the one chance they
could to catch me off guard themoment I'd fall asleep. Wheah, Morling
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Marshall, how's the war against crimeand lawlessness? Coming morning? Cast?
Still awake, Marshall, I'm stillawake, cast through a time, is
it? Yeah? Breakfast time shotsmell at cofference they cast, Yeah,
this looks to be a nice wintercast. My shoulder knits right a little
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bit more, and I don't worryabout your shoulder. Marshall here got shot
up in three four wars knows allabout how things get fixed at They saying
China. They got a scout blowedclean. All took six to six stitches
to put it back on. Whyare you going, Marshall? See all
the horses are well. Why don'tyou leave your guns here? Would take
good care of them? Pissed thelock carby How are we gonna work?
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If just wait? How long?A couple of days? What? It
wouldn't matter. You're gonna go tosleep sooner or later. When he does,
we kill him. They don't wantto try it before then. You
know how fast and good he canshoot, yew, it's easy. All
we gotta do is yes, waitand wait. They didn't. I was
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all right for the first two daysand nights, and the second night the
snow stopped falling, and I thoughtI got a chance. Now if I
can just stay awake, the posseis bound to get through. If I
can just stay a week. Idrank gallons of coffee, but on the
third day started to get me.I'd sit there in the corner by the
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stove, and they'd watch me,sometimes to together. Sometimes one of them
would sleep while the other lay there, just lay there looking at me.
An hour would pass without a movein that little room. I'd feel my
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eyes rolling back, and I'd standup fast and shook my head getting sleepy,
Marshal, I buy another cup ofcoffee, marsh going and going back
to sleep. It's nice sleeping,Marsha. So you just lie back and
close your eyes and just let go. You just let go and close your
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eyes, and everything goes spinning away. Okay, shawty kill him? Oh
you don't shoot him? Side?Why you turning? No, but this
rifle is ride yourself back in thebed, short of your sugar. Sure,
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but him be long. You can'tlast forever, not without sleep.
Hey, you wouldn't shoot me likethis. I'd shoot you anyway. I'd
shoot you down the way you shota half dozen good men down. Sure.
I can't last forever. Sure,I need help. But if I
can't stay awake, if I can'tstand it, I'll kill you both.
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So help me. I'll kill youboth. It was the fourth day and
I had to get sleep. Justfive minutes. One minute, I was
starting to hear things happen. Ithought I was hearing guns go off.
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Then I knew what it was.When I was just so tired to get
out of the chair, I pointedthe carving at the ceiling and pull the
trigger. Look at him. Sure, I got herself a new trick for
keeping a week. Listen, that'sthe puss. Yeah, now come on
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in shore, sir. It's allright, Tom, you're all right.
I'm afraid I need a little help. Uh, hey Tom, I'll make
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twitter. Oh, by Tom,you aren't leaving here. I am afraid.
So I've got some other things tendto. I'll be back in time
for the trial. Though, Well, how'd you for getting some? We're
getting some? No, I don'tthink so. Five on a dollars,
Marshall a reward for the shots.BOYD came in this morning and it's all
yours who assured it. Yeah,here's a check, ah, why don't
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you want it? And no,no, I don't want it? Why
well you're that shack up there.I listened to those two no goods talk
I got a mother who doesn't knowanything about him. They lay up there
and laughed at her, and forwhat she tried to do for them.
I don't think they've ever done anythingfor her in their lives. So see
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the cheek gets this, will you? I will Tom Well along sheriff.
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Is anyone there that the motion pictureindustry sought out There's remarkable man, Tom
Mix, and that he quickly becamethe idol of millions of youngsters, an
adust who and not only an idol, but a very real, flesh and
blood symbol of justice and mercy.How the inevitable triumph of decency over evil
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wherever it is fold number of TomMix's friends in Hollywood is legion, and
tonight we are pleased and proud tohave four of the greatest Western stars in
motion pictures here with us to joinin our tribute to Tom Mix. Hello
friends, this is Gene Autrey.You know I was proud to call Tom
Makes my friend. He influenced andinspired my early life and my career,
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just as his real life and filmadventures influenced most of the young people his
time. For this is Roy Rogers, the great Colpunchon star Tom Mix was
and is an inspiration to all ofus. His influence for good upon the
young people of his time was phenomenal. Tom was a great man, and
I'm proud to say, my valuedfriend, this is Bill Boyd or you
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might know me as hop Along Cassidy. I knew Tom Mix. To me,
he was one of the West greatmen. Tom was a man who
dined with presidents and kings, theman who rode the range with the roughest,
toughest cowpunchers of his time. Tomwas one of the greatest cowboys of
all and one of the finest.This is Will Rogers Junior. You know
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my father always said that Tom Mixwas one of the top cowboys of all
time. Dad and Tom were closefriends. It was a fine sight to
watch Tom Mix and Will Rogers ridingtogether along the bridle paths of Beverly Hills.
I know, ladies and gentlemen,this is Tom Mix. Thank you,
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mister Barrymore for tonight's splendid hallmark presentationof a gallant story from the true
life of my husband. I'm gratefultoo, for this opportunity to express my
sincere appreciation to Tom's close friends,Clark Gable, Jean Autry, Roy Rogers,
William Boyd and will Rogers Junior,who have honored tom here tonight to
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the Hallmark Hall of Fame, andto all of them, thank you tomorrow.
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Drop into the final store where youbuy Hallmark cards and let them give
their New Year's gift to you aHallmark date book for nineteen fifty four.
Now that's not a pretentious sounding gift, I know, but the truth is
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little calendars, with enough space ateach day for your personal notations. You
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can write in the birthdays and anniversariesof everyone dear to you, make notes
to remind you of special dates.Never again need you have that sinking feeling,
Oh I forgot Uncle Harry's birthday.For your Hallmark date Book is small
enough to carry in your purse forconstant reference. Two would even suggest appropriate
gifts for special days. List theflowers and birth stones for every month,
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the gift for each wedding anniversary,and your friend's addresses are written conveniently in
the front of the book, soyou see what I mean when I say
you'll find it's easy to be thethoughtful, friendly person you'll like to be
if you have a Hallmark date bookand now here again as Lionel Barnymore,
you know that's a very good ideayou have. Frank, did you let
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a Hallmark date book help us toa friendly a new year? Because if
there's one thing that would be anabsolute guarantee of a happy new year,
it's a year when each of usindividually tries to be a better friend.
Thanks for the appearance of Clark Gableto MGM producers of the three D color
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musical Kiss Me Kate, starring KatherineGrayson, Howard Keel and Ann Miller.
Remember you're also invited to the HallmarkHall of Fame on television every Sunday starring
Miss Sarah Churchill until next week,then missus Lionel Barrymore saying good night.
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Look for Hallmark cards that are soldonly in stores that have been carefully selected
to give you expert and friendly service. Remember a Hallmark card when you'll carry
enough to send the very best ourproducer Director is William Proved. Our script
Tonight with portions Transcribe was written byWilburg. James John Dayner was heard as
Tom Mix. Also featured in ourcast were Vic Perrin, Jack Edwards,
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Harry Bartell, and Lawrence Dobkin.This is Frank Goss saying good night to
you until next week at the sametime, when we'll present a true story
about William Allen White. On Januaryseventeenth, we'll bring you McDonald Kerry starring
in an interesting story about Mark Twain'sand the following week a true story about
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Welcome to the Old time Radio Westerns. I'm your host, Andrew Rhines,
and let's get into this episode.This episode is going to be Western stories.
This story comes from Hallmark Hall ofFame. Original air date is January
third, nineteen fifty four, andthe title is Tom Mix. Let's get
into it, and I hope youenjoy. Remember a Hallmark card when you
(00:38):
carry it up to send the verybest to night from Hollywood. The makers
of Hallmark Cards bring you an unusualtrue story on the Hallmark Pole of Fame.
(01:11):
And here's our distinguished host, misterLionel Barrymore. Good evening, ladies
and gentlemen, and welcome to theHallmark Hall of Fame, where we tell
(01:32):
you true stories about real people.Tonight we salute one of the most beloved
men of this century, late TomMix. He's been called the greatest cowboy
who ever lived. He numbered amonghis friends some of the outstanding men of
our time. One of them wasa man you'll hear called the King of
(01:52):
Hollywood, and indeed his name ClarkGable. We are proud to have him
join the tonight. This is ClarkGable. Tom Mix was one of the
most honored motion picture stars in ourentire history. He was a man of
tremendous personal stature who gave high inspirationto the millions who saw him perform and
(02:15):
to those who were privileged to knowhim. Tom was a matchless friend.
I'm glad to say he was mine. Oh thank you, Clark Gable.
I knew Tom Mix two, andso did the greatest cowboys of today,
like gene o' green and Roy Rogers, William Boyd will Rogers Union. You'll
(02:38):
hear from a more later in thebroadcast, But now here's Frank Goss.
Three hundred and sixty five days ayear. Hearts are lightened by Hallmark cards.
Happy days are made happier. Lonelydays become no longer lonely, and
every day is a brighter day whenthe mail brings a Hallmark card. For
Hallmark cards are more than just amessage of cheer or sympathy or love.
(03:01):
They are the right message, thoughtfullyexpressed in the right design, the right
words, and that hallmark on theback shows that you cared enough to send
the very best. Lionel Barrymore appearsby arrangement with Metro Goldwen Mayer, producers
of the New Color Picture Knights ofthe Round Table in CinemaScope, starring Robert
Taylor, Aba Gardner and Mel Ferrere. And now mister Barrymore brings you with
(03:24):
portions transcrib to Night's exciting story onthe Hallmark Hall of Fame. On the
(03:46):
screen. Tom mix who is oftencast as a sheriff of marshal fighting for
law and order in the Old West, Well the role fitted him. Well,
we're in the early night hundreds.Tom Micks actually served as a United
States Deputy marshall in the Southwest.Although he later was to make three hundred
(04:10):
and seventy motion pictures, no filmstory ever written for him was more exciting
all courageous than the one he livedhimself when he was a United States from
Washom. And that is the truestory we'll tell you tonight. It began
around the campfire in the northeastern Oklahomaterritory. Well, what's a matter of
(04:42):
old partner, Get a little coldfor you, ye where snow will be
coming pretty soon. Then we cangive up this range riding for the winter
sooner than anybody expects, sir,reckon, Oh, you'll be warm enough
for to night. No night,Well, hello man, Hello, yeah,
(05:14):
I don't be hanged. You're feelish, you're traveled quiet. I understand
you've been selling some cows. Beckett. You took thirty cows over the Vanita
yesterday. You sold them, didn'tyou? Who are you fellers? We
were all red Vanita Beckett. Theygive you two hundred and eighty dollars for
that beef. We want it,you do, We sure do. Shorty
(05:36):
he's covered cast hand it over Backett, Shorty cash. Yeah, you're the
Shorts brothers, aren't you. Iheard of you two. Get out the
money, Beckett. All right,don't have much choice, do I ain't
all right here? You are?Yeah? Thanks, old man? Yeah,
(06:05):
thanks, that's cool. Hu yahey there you're pulling me, stranger.
(06:31):
Yes, sir, I wonder ifyou could tell me where I can
find the Sheriff's office around here?Are you all right in front of it?
Oh? Maybe you're looking for me. I'm Chief Deputy at Bert Shust.
I'm glad to meet your deputy onTom Mix United States Deputy Marshall.
Yeah, I heard you might.Being honest, you're here about the Shawn's
brother, isn't Yeah? And Iuse a little help. Glad to meet
(06:51):
you. Come on, let's goinside with woman. Yeah, fine,
that's bad business. Yeah, thosetwo gotta be stopped and would be stopped.
I have a chair, Marshall.Thank you. I wish I was
as show about that as you are. We've scowled this whole area, can't
find a trace something, and thiscool weather hasn't help much either. My
(07:15):
men don't like riding a horse whenthe weather gets blow zero. You can't
blame them for that. Then Idied of the Shan's brothers like riding in
this weather. Either. You're anew one this, Marshall. There's something
special about these two birds. Theysure know how to get out of sight
and stay out of Say. I'vebeen trying to think where they go north
southeast west in any direction? Man. My personal opinion is we're not going
(07:38):
to get them around here. Ithink they made it to Mexico already.
Sureff, how about those mountains overthere? Are traveling up there? No?
I don't think so. Have youlooked? No? And if I
were running and wanted to make ithard for anybody to get me, that's
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i'd go. Yeah. H Theengines always went around those hills and didn't
like a storm. The wind ideathat night freeze to death when one of
them sudden bizzards come up. Oh, I've been up there in Marshall.
You're right about them being hard toget to. I don't think you're wrong
about the Shan's brothers wanting to hideup there. That's the same. I'd
like to go up and have alook around these horses. Oh, Joe's
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much good. Pretty soon trails getan narrow all far to the crest.
I maybe not the mole, youcan't see it from here, but about
at that overhang it flattens off ina bowl of field and shoots riding up
to the top. And no horsecan travel at Man, we haven't seen
anything I can trail so far,any Houston going all the way? How
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are your feet? I haven't beenable to feel him for two hours or
any other part of either He wouldyou ever get cold? I'm as goold
as I can get and still bealive. But wait a minute, m
hm an empty Winchester show. Yeah, somebody's going ahead of us not too
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long ago. There's no rust.Now let's keep going. It's a bit
dark. Another hour, Yeah,boy, I prayed this about it.
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Mix. Yeah, we'll have togo on foot from your on out.
Hey, huh is that smoke overthere? That's smoke. I'll try the
ledge. See anything there? Theshack over there? Nick Clearing, come
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here, take a look. Yeah, do you remember any shack up here
before? But then it's been yearssince I've been up here. Someone's gonna
have a nice, warm night.You ever see the man shopping wooding before?
No? You, I've seen hispicture. That's cash shunts, cash
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shuts on a whole little hold.Let's go, there's cash shuts. It's
a cinch. His brother showed isinside the shak We came up here to
get him. I want to bringhim in a live share a love of
dead. It doesn't make any differenceto me. I'm not a United States
marshal like you. I'm just alocal deputy. And those two buzzlets killed
the man in my jurisdiction. Iwant him anyway I can get him,
and I want him alive. Iget it. The five hundred dollar reward.
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Here's that. But there's more.There's half a dozen murders I want
to talk to him about now.I was walking across that flat right.
How to pick them up? Isn'tgonna start anything but a lot of gunfire.
You know that, and I wantthem alive. All right, Marshall,
you go back shaft as many manyas you can get, bring them
up here. Data Deshan's brothers wouldstart anything if they see they're out numbered.
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All right, You're gonna just sithere and wait for us as long
as I can. I figured Ican last about sunrise without a fire.
But if you aren't back by thenI'll have to go in that shack and
get warm. I'll get back asfast as I can. They're luck.
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Yeah, it's a long sheriff.In just a moment, we return to
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the second act of the Hallmark Hallof Fame. Haven't you often envied the
type person who never forgets a date, the kind who not only remembers birthdays,
but remembers all the special days ineach friend's life. You'll probably wish
that you could be as thoughtful andas loved for your thoughtfulness. Let me
tell you a secret. There isone easy, sure way that you can
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remember all the occasions you want toremember. Get a Hallmark datebook. Actually,
this little memory minder is more thana date book. It's a calendar
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every month. There's a section foryour Christmas card list too. That means
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you have your friends addresses with youwhenever you need them for. The Hallmark
Date Book is small enough to fitinside your purse. Now, this handy,
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Hallmark cards. Make it a pointtomorrow to pick up your Hallmark DAP book
for nineteen fifty four. And nowLionel Barrymore brings you the second act of
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our true story of Tom Mix.Tom Makes brushed death many times in his
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fantastic career. He fought in theBoer Warp, the Box of Rebellion,
and in Cuba with his close friendTeddy Roosevelt. He was an inspiring and
determined man, a brave man whobelieved in justice. But he also knew
the meaning of fear, and Tommakes never you its meaning more intimately than
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him. When he was a UnitedStates Deputy Marshall on the trail of the
Shants Brothers. I remember the wayTom told it to me years later,
right after dark, one of thosesudden storms come up. Temperature dropped away
below zero, snowed all during thenight, and when the first morning light
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appeared, I knew that Sheriff Schusterhad been lost, or he was dead,
or he was caught in the sameblizzard and couldn't get down from the
passes. I had to make amove or freeze with them. I began
to ease down toward the ken.Off to one side was a small corral
and the ship. Cass and Shortyshots were no goods, but they took
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care of their horses, and sooneror later one of them would be coming
out to see how the horses hadfared the night. That would be my
chance to get them apart from eachother, my one chance. If it's
brows up, yeah, I'll doit all right. Cast don't reach as.
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Why are you cat? Get himup, Shorty, way up?
Not me? All right? Broughtthe gun, Shorty, I'm us,
Marshall. You're under arrest, allright, marshall, go ahead, get
it over with and get what overwith? Shoot me, kill me like
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it. Cass isn't dead, Shorty. I got him in his shoulder,
and you aren't gonna die either ornot here anyway. I'm taking you back
to town, both of you.Yeah, who are you? Tom?
Mix and the boss he gets here, we're leaving. Let me tell you
something, Mix, They ain't gonnaget here. What do you mean by
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that? Do you think we chosethis place to hold up? First?
Now storm of the year blocks thepast down below. Fears to me like
it's going to snow a week.Yeah, fears to me like you're stuck
here mixed for the winter. Igot the two of them into the house
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and stopped casts breeding my night fall. He was hitting up in bed,
cussing me shorty too. I fixedhim a splint delay back on the other
bunk with his legs stuck out,and watched me cook child. I'm outside
the shock and the gathering darkness.The snow fell steadily deeper and deeper.
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Look at him, cast ain't hedainty? And Marshall? Be sure you're
putting enough pepper in them beams?I don't like them lessen now hot,
don't you worry, cast Old Marshal? Tom makes is supposed to do most
anything better than Max. Didn't youknow he was a national rodeo champion?
Why sure, of course, shortit and all them stories that tell about
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him bringing in the outlaws where hetreats us. I bet they were just
begging to be captured. Oh he'sa daisy. The Marshal is. One
thing bothers me, though, brother. We'll tell the Marshall brother, what
bothers you want? Your pillar fluffdot? No? What bothers me is
is he can play nursemaid all right, and he can cook us like a
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lady and tell us stories about allthem bad minis took him. The real
question comes down to one very simplething. What's that? Well? You
and me, brother, we cansleep all the winter if we want.
But how long you reckon this?Marshall can stay awake? I'd already been
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up one night in two days.The Shant's brothers slept in shifts. One
of them all was awake watching me, watching him in spite of their wounds.
They were arrested men and dangerous men, waiting for the one chance they
could to catch me off guard themoment I'd fall asleep. Wheah, Morling
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Marshall, how's the war against crimeand lawlessness? Coming morning? Cast?
Still awake, Marshall, I'm stillawake, cast through a time, is
it? Yeah? Breakfast time shotsmell at cofference they cast, Yeah,
this looks to be a nice wintercast. My shoulder knits right a little
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bit more, and I don't worryabout your shoulder. Marshall here got shot
up in three four wars knows allabout how things get fixed at They saying
China. They got a scout blowedclean. All took six to six stitches
to put it back on. Whyare you going, Marshall? See all
the horses are well. Why don'tyou leave your guns here? Would take
good care of them? Pissed thelock carby How are we gonna work?
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If just wait? How long?A couple of days? What? It
wouldn't matter. You're gonna go tosleep sooner or later. When he does,
we kill him. They don't wantto try it before then. You
know how fast and good he canshoot, yew, it's easy. All
we gotta do is yes, waitand wait. They didn't. I was
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all right for the first two daysand nights, and the second night the
snow stopped falling, and I thoughtI got a chance. Now if I
can just stay awake, the posseis bound to get through. If I
can just stay a week. Idrank gallons of coffee, but on the
third day started to get me.I'd sit there in the corner by the
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stove, and they'd watch me,sometimes to together. Sometimes one of them
would sleep while the other lay there, just lay there looking at me.
An hour would pass without a movein that little room. I'd feel my
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eyes rolling back, and I'd standup fast and shook my head getting sleepy,
Marshal, I buy another cup ofcoffee, marsh going and going back
to sleep. It's nice sleeping,Marsha. So you just lie back and
close your eyes and just let go. You just let go and close your
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eyes, and everything goes spinning away. Okay, shawty kill him? Oh
you don't shoot him? Side?Why you turning? No, but this
rifle is ride yourself back in thebed, short of your sugar. Sure,
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but him be long. You can'tlast forever, not without sleep.
Hey, you wouldn't shoot me likethis. I'd shoot you anyway. I'd
shoot you down the way you shota half dozen good men down. Sure.
I can't last forever. Sure,I need help. But if I
can't stay awake, if I can'tstand it, I'll kill you both.
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So help me. I'll kill youboth. It was the fourth day and
I had to get sleep. Justfive minutes. One minute, I was
starting to hear things happen. Ithought I was hearing guns go off.
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Then I knew what it was.When I was just so tired to get
out of the chair, I pointedthe carving at the ceiling and pull the
trigger. Look at him. Sure, I got herself a new trick for
keeping a week. Listen, that'sthe puss. Yeah, now come on
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in shore, sir. It's allright, Tom, you're all right.
I'm afraid I need a little help. Uh, hey Tom, I'll make
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twitter. Oh, by Tom,you aren't leaving here. I am afraid.
So I've got some other things tendto. I'll be back in time
for the trial. Though, Well, how'd you for getting some? We're
getting some? No, I don'tthink so. Five on a dollars,
Marshall a reward for the shots.BOYD came in this morning and it's all
yours who assured it. Yeah,here's a check, ah, why don't
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you want it? And no,no, I don't want it? Why
well you're that shack up there.I listened to those two no goods talk
I got a mother who doesn't knowanything about him. They lay up there
and laughed at her, and forwhat she tried to do for them.
I don't think they've ever done anythingfor her in their lives. So see
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the cheek gets this, will you? I will Tom Well along sheriff.
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Is anyone there that the motion pictureindustry sought out There's remarkable man, Tom
Mix, and that he quickly becamethe idol of millions of youngsters, an
adust who and not only an idol, but a very real, flesh and
blood symbol of justice and mercy.How the inevitable triumph of decency over evil
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wherever it is fold number of TomMix's friends in Hollywood is legion, and
tonight we are pleased and proud tohave four of the greatest Western stars in
motion pictures here with us to joinin our tribute to Tom Mix. Hello
friends, this is Gene Autrey.You know I was proud to call Tom
Makes my friend. He influenced andinspired my early life and my career,
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just as his real life and filmadventures influenced most of the young people his
time. For this is Roy Rogers, the great Colpunchon star Tom Mix was
and is an inspiration to all ofus. His influence for good upon the
young people of his time was phenomenal. Tom was a great man, and
I'm proud to say, my valuedfriend, this is Bill Boyd or you
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might know me as hop Along Cassidy. I knew Tom Mix. To me,
he was one of the West greatmen. Tom was a man who
dined with presidents and kings, theman who rode the range with the roughest,
toughest cowpunchers of his time. Tomwas one of the greatest cowboys of
all and one of the finest.This is Will Rogers Junior. You know
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my father always said that Tom Mixwas one of the top cowboys of all
time. Dad and Tom were closefriends. It was a fine sight to
watch Tom Mix and Will Rogers ridingtogether along the bridle paths of Beverly Hills.
I know, ladies and gentlemen,this is Tom Mix. Thank you,
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mister Barrymore for tonight's splendid hallmark presentationof a gallant story from the true
life of my husband. I'm gratefultoo, for this opportunity to express my
sincere appreciation to Tom's close friends,Clark Gable, Jean Autry, Roy Rogers,
William Boyd and will Rogers Junior,who have honored tom here tonight to
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the Hallmark Hall of Fame, andto all of them, thank you tomorrow.
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Drop into the final store where youbuy Hallmark cards and let them give
their New Year's gift to you aHallmark date book for nineteen fifty four.
Now that's not a pretentious sounding gift, I know, but the truth is
that your little Hallmark date book canbe the means of a much easier,
happier and friendlier new year for you. You see it as a booklet of
little calendars, with enough space ateach day for your personal notations. You
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can write in the birthdays and anniversariesof everyone dear to you, make notes
to remind you of special dates.Never again need you have that sinking feeling,
Oh I forgot Uncle Harry's birthday.For your Hallmark date Book is small
enough to carry in your purse forconstant reference. Two would even suggest appropriate
gifts for special days. List theflowers and birth stones for every month,
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the gift for each wedding anniversary,and your friend's addresses are written conveniently in
the front of the book, soyou see what I mean when I say
you'll find it's easy to be thethoughtful, friendly person you'll like to be
if you have a Hallmark date bookand now here again as Lionel Barnymore,
you know that's a very good ideayou have. Frank, did you let
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a Hallmark date book help us toa friendly a new year? Because if
there's one thing that would be anabsolute guarantee of a happy new year,
it's a year when each of usindividually tries to be a better friend.
Thanks for the appearance of Clark Gableto MGM producers of the three D color
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musical Kiss Me Kate, starring KatherineGrayson, Howard Keel and Ann Miller.
Remember you're also invited to the HallmarkHall of Fame on television every Sunday starring
Miss Sarah Churchill until next week,then missus Lionel Barrymore saying good night.
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Look for Hallmark cards that are soldonly in stores that have been carefully selected
to give you expert and friendly service. Remember a Hallmark card when you'll carry
enough to send the very best ourproducer Director is William Proved. Our script
Tonight with portions Transcribe was written byWilburg. James John Dayner was heard as
Tom Mix. Also featured in ourcast were Vic Perrin, Jack Edwards,
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Harry Bartell, and Lawrence Dobkin.This is Frank Goss saying good night to
you until next week at the sametime, when we'll present a true story
about William Allen White. On Januaryseventeenth, we'll bring you McDonald Kerry starring
in an interesting story about Mark Twain'sand the following week a true story about
Robert Baden Powell on the Hallmark Hallof Fame. This is the CBS Radio
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Network. This has been a presentationof OTR Westerns dot com and we hope
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