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Calling All Cars: Verdugo Hills Murder

Calling All Cars · September 17, 1936 · 28 min · 4,699 words

The transcript of “Verdugo Hills Murder”, an episode of Calling All Cars first broadcast September 17, 1936. 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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All car, the copyrighted program created by the Rio Grande Oil Company. Los Angeles police calling all cars, essential all cars, essential Los Angeles County Sheriff's cars, broadcast 147. A murder in the vid of the hill, outside Glendale. That's all.

It was a few people who listened to calling all cars, who suddenly decided to try Rio Grande to crack the gasoline. Every Rio Grande's service station tank would be dry in a few hours. Every week we appeal to all of you to drive into a Rio Grande station.

And after every broadcast, hundreds accept our invitation. You look for the big Rio Grande sign. You see the slogan calling all cars, cracks gasoline, and you drive in. If you followed our broadcasts carefully, you ask for a free copy of the calling all cars new.

And look for the illustrations of the 14 free gifts for your grandi offers to boys and girls. Then you say, skeptical, to the attendant, well, fill her up with Rio Grande crack, I've heard so much about it, I won't see how it's true.

So, you get a thankful, and you get a handful of police money with your change. Police money that youngsters are eagerly saving to exchange for Rio Grande's free gifts. And you start down the street, expecting great things to happen.

But nothing does. Well, remember, you've got at least a gallon or so of some other gasoline to use up. Perhaps you won't notice the difference until next morning when you step on the starter and find your engine roaring before you can get your foot off the bus.

You've never had stars like that with any other gatherer. Get into second gear, speed up, and you can't help but notice how much pepper your car acts. How easily you pass other cars in traffic can speed ahead after traffic stops.

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