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Challenge of the Yukon: The Murdered Witness

Challenge of the Yukon · February 20, 1950 · 29 min · 5,176 words

The transcript of “The Murdered Witness”, an episode of Challenge of the Yukon first broadcast February 20, 1950. 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 the wild northwest, Quaker Pup Wheat and Quaker Pup Rise, the breakfast cereal shot from Gondes. Present the challenge of the Yukon. It's Yukon King, swiftest and strongest lead dog of the North West, placing the trail for Sergeant Preston of the North West Mounted Police.

In his relentless pursuit of lawbreakers, King Hanukkis! Gold, gold, discovered in a Yukon, a stampede to the Klondike in the wild race for riches, back to the days of the Gold Rush, with Quaker Poth Wheat and Quaker Poth Rice bringing you the adventures of Sergeant Preston and his Wonder Dog Yukon King as they meet the challenge of the Yukon.

It's like taking a magic carpet to the Yukon! Right before your eyes, models of the Klondike Mountain, a multi-headquarter's building in Dawson, Sergeant Preston's cabin, Whitehorse, jail, dog sleds, and husky. Yes, 59 exciting cut-out models are yours to build Sergeant Preston's famous Yukon trail.

In a few minutes, here details of this thrilling offer made by Quaker Pufft Wheat, and Quaker Pufft Rice. Shot from gun! That Nelson was one of the most dangerous outlaws ever known in the Yukon territory.

After breaking out of jail in Whitehorse, he had fled north along the Yukon Trail, and in spite of a dogged and relentless pursuit by Sergeant Preston, he had so far managed to avoid captured. Now the Sergeant was seated in the office of Inspector Conrad at Mounted Police Headquarters in Dawson City, reporting on the situation.

The inspector was saying. Sergeant, I've never before known any criminal to slip through your fingers the way Batton Nelson is done. I have no excuses to offer, sir. You don't need any. Catching Batton Nelson is a mighty tough assignment.

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