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Challenge of the Yukon: River Pirates

Challenge of the Yukon · February 28, 1949 · 29 min · 5,205 words

The transcript of “River Pirates”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast February 28, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Challenge of the Yukon free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Now as gunshots echo across the wind swept snow covered reaches of the wild northwest, Quaker puff wheat and Quaker puff rice, the breakfast cereal shot from guns, present the challenge of the Yukon. It's Yukon King, swift as the strongest lead dog of the northwest, placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest Mounted Police in his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers.

King! On the new Huskies! Gold! Gold! Discovering the Yukon! A stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches! Back to the days of the Gold Rush! With Quaker Pup Wheat and Quaker Pup Rice bringing you the adventures of Sergeant Preston and his Wonder Dog Yukon King as they meet the challenge of the Yukon!

That fellas in a big hurry! Wow, look at him go! He's in a hurry, too! Seems like everyone's hurry! That's right, everyone's hurrying to the nearest mailbox! They're rushing to get their orders in for their official Challenge of the Yukon Secret 2-Way Signal Flashlight!

This brand new 2-Way Signal Flashlight is the amazing invention made specially for you listeners. It's a real flashlight that actually sends out beams of red light or beams of green light. It fits in your pocket so you can carry it with you anywhere.

and with a flick of your finger it flashes red or it flashes green. You'll agree there's nothing like it for signaling friends, for sending secret codes and messages. But to get your two-way signal flashlight, you'll have to hurry, it's not on sale in stores.

For a limited time only, we're making a sensational offer. We'll tell you all about it in just a few minutes. Steve Ballard was known to Sergeant Preston and his famed dog King as a decent sort of fellow despite the fact that he worked in a Dawson gambling house.

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