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Challenge of the Yukon: Hours to Pay

Challenge of the Yukon · November 30, 1949 · 29 min · 4,968 words

The transcript of “Hours to Pay”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast November 30, 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 windswept, snow-covered reaches of the wild northwest, Waker-puffed wheat, and Waker-puffed rice, the breakfast cereal shot from gun, present the challenge of the Yukon. It's Yukon King, swiftness and strongest lead dog of the northwest, placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the Northwest-Mouted Police, In his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers,

Unkink, hunk new hunkies! Gold, gold discovered in the Yukon, a stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches, back to the days of the Gold Rush, with Quaker Puff Wheat and Quaker Puff Rice, bringing you the adventures of Sergeant Preston and his wonder dog Yukon King as they meet the challenge of the Yukon.

Listen, Quaker Puffed Wheat and Quaker Puffed Rice are the swellest taste in breakfast cereals you ever ate. Try a heaping bowl full of crisp, tender, delicious wheat or rice shot from gun. Top with fruit and good rich yellow cream.

It's your Delox Breakfast, a taste treat that can't be beat. Fruit and smooth rich cream on Quaker Puffed Rice or Quaker Puffed Wheat. Enjoy it tomorrow morning. Flora Amory was doing her weekly shopping at Joe Newton's General Store in the mining settlement of Pharaoh City.

Joe had been taken to the hospital in Dawson, and during his absence his helper was running the store. Well, here's your flower, Mrs. Amory. Now, will there be anything else? No, I guess not. Tell me, how was Joe getting along? Is he any better?

No, I'm afraid not. Dr. says he'll have to go back to the States. Well, what about the store? Oh, Joe had to sell out to Bank of Picham. Oh, Bank of Picham. That's right. Picham just got back from Dawson this morning.

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