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Calling All Cars: Murder at Southgate

Calling All Cars · May 2, 1934 · 31 min · 4,197 words

The transcript of “Murder at Southgate”, an episode of Calling All Cars first broadcast May 2, 1934. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). North Pole Radio: Holiday Specials plays Calling All Cars free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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I have big ads on gasoline. You know, gasoline ads often amuse me. You know, look at this one. The company has changed its story about four times in the last two months. It may amuse you, but not some people.

Just how in the world can anyone lead to this statement about which gasoline to use? You know, it's impossible for them all to be the best. We don't have to worry about that. I started using this real grandic crack when I first saw the statement about police cars and fire engines using it.

You remember, crack is used by more police cars, fire engines and ambulances in Southern California and Arizona than all other brands combined. That's a pretty powerful statement. It certainly is. And that's the reason I switched to Rio Grande crack.

I figured that general claims were so much advertising. But a statement like that had to be backed up or they wouldn't dare say it. And we're sure you learned to depend upon Christ. Try a tank full tomorrow.

So by independent dealers in your neighborhood is with great pleasure that we introduce Chief of Detectives Joseph Taylor of the Los Angeles Police Department, who has brought us his guest to prominent Southern California Peace Office, whom he will introduce.

He's Taylor. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I believe that after you are listening to the night calling all cars broadcast, you will agree with me that not all the authorities for the solution of major crimes is confined to Metropolitan Police Department.

Quite often the police and detective work performed by officers attached to the Bourbon Department is noteworthy from the standpoint of sound reasoning and clever deductive ability. This has never more forcefully demonstrated than in the case around which tonight's story is built. Too much credit cannot be given the chief Mueller of Southgate and the men of his command who brought this

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