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Don Wilson's Weight - From Detroit

Jack Benny · 1947 · 29 min · 4,136 words

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The Jack Benny program presented by Lucky Strike. Lucky Strike first again with tobacco men. First again with tobacco men. More independent tobacco experts smoke Lucky Strike regularly than the next two leading brands combined. Yes, more than the next two leading brands combined.

A recent impartial survey reveals the personal smoking preference of tobacco men. Octioneers, buyers, and warehousemen. This survey shows Lucky Strike, first again with tobacco men. First again with tobacco men. First again with the men who can see the makers of Lucky Strike consistently select and buy that fine, that light, that naturally mild tobacco.

So light up a Lucky, puff by puff you'll see. L-S-M-F-T, L-S-M-F-T. Lucky Strike means fine tobacco. And in a cigarette, it's the tobacco that counts. So for your own real, deep down smoking enjoyment, smoke the smoke, tobacco expert smoke. Lucky Strike.

First again with Tobacco Man. Lucky Strike. The Lucky Strike program starring Jack Benny with Barry Livingston, Phil Harris, Rochester, Deadistay, and yours truly, Don Wilson. Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we're broadcasting from Detroit, Michigan, the automobile capital of the world.

But yesterday they raised the prices of new automobiles, so today we bring you the walking man, Jack Benny. Thank you, thank you. Hello again. This is Jack Benny talking, and Don, you're right. I haven't got a new car, but it's not that I haven't tried.

You see, they're still an awful shortage. All that's right, Jack. It's almost impossible to get a new car. You're not kidding, Don. This morning I saw Kaiser and Fraser that were both riding bicycles. And that hyphen between their name was on roller skates.

But, gee, I'd give anything to pick up a new car here. Well, Jack, I'm quite sure I can help you get one. How? Well, I don't like the brag, but I carry quite a bit of weight in this town.

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