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The Bobby-Sox Kid from Bayonne Dorothy Kilgallen

Big Story · October 15, 1947 · 29 min · 3,867 words

The transcript of “The Bobby-Sox Kid from Bayonne Dorothy Kilgallen”, an episode of Big Story first broadcast October 15, 1947. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Big Story plays Big Story free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Pale Mal, famous cigarettes present the big story. Look, for the last time, Janet, did you murder your mother? No, Lieutenant Morgan, I didn't. Then who did? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

I don't know. Is that all you can say? I don't know. Ah, it beats me. I never did meet a stubborn kid like you before. Oh, well, I might as well send in the police matron.

Oh, look at it, Morgan. Yeah. Well, you asked the matron to bring in some needle and thread. Needle and thread. Yeah, I've got a hole in one of my bobby socks and it looks like the dickens.

The Big Story. Another in a thrilling series based on true experiences of newspaper reporters. Tonight, to Dorothy Kilgallon of the New York Journal of American, goes the Palmel Award for the Big Story. Four notes that are alike, and one that is outstanding.

And of America's leading cigarettes, one is outstanding. The cigarette in the distinguished red package. Palmel. Ladies and gentlemen, have you noticed how many of your friends have changed to Palmel? There's a reason. Palmel famous cigarettes.

Good to look at. Good to feel. Good to taste. And good to smoke. Palmaa males are good to look at, good to feel, good to taste, and good to smoke. For Palmaa's greater length filters the smoke naturally through the much greater distance of Palmaa's traditionally fine mellow tobaccos, giving you a smoother, mellower, more satisfying

smoke. Four notes that are alike, and one that is outstanding. And of America's leading cigarettes, one is outstanding. Well famous cigarettes outstanding and they are mild. Now the strange and authentic story of the Bobby Socks kid from Bayon.

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