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Orson Welles

Bill Stern Sports Newsreel · June 28, 1946 · 14 min · 2,520 words

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The O-L-G-A-T-E, Colgate presents Bill's Turn with a Colgate, Shave Cream's Fort, use real. Bill's Turn, the Colgate, Shave Cream Man is on the air. Bill's Turn, the Colgate, Shave Cream Man with thorns rare. Take his advice and you'll look in, you'll get a shave that's moving clean.

You'll be a Colgate, brushless band. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is Bill's Turn Speaking, and this is my last program before I go on my summer vacation. But this show goes right on its usual.

Next Friday night, same time, same stations with Pat O'Brien pin-chitting for me. Second week of my vacation, George Rath will take over the show. And for the third and last week of my vacation, John Garfield will do the honors.

After that, I'll be back. But let's get underway with tonight's program. Our guest tonight, in person, is the famous star Orson Well. But before we bring you Orson Well, let's begin the show with... Real One.

Portrait of two athletes. You ever see a man throw the shot put? It's not a popular sport because the shot put is a heavy ball of iron that only the huskiest of men can throw.

The idea is for these men who throw this heavy iron ball to throw it as far as they can. A man has to be big and brawny to try this. But let me tell you the story is told of me of two athletes whose careers in this sport were little short of amazing.

First, let's take the case of the older of these two athletes. This sports guy's name was Wallach. And Wallach lived in the Midwest. Wallach never intended to go up for the shot put, but one day at a curiosity, Wallach reputedly picked up this heavy iron ball and gave it a heave.

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