Clock to War Savings Time
Lum and Abner · February 17, 1942 · 11 min · 1,888 words
The transcript of “Clock to War Savings Time”, an episode of Lum and Abner first broadcast February 17, 1942. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Lum and Abner plays Lum and Abner free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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I believe that's our ring. I know his law, Bob, leave you right. No, see. Hello, John, I'm downsto on. This is Robin Abner. Longer the favorite to win the $10,000, which Dowdony Smith is offering to Pine Ridge's most honest citizen.
And he is no longer head pamphlet writer for Dowdony's. He lost his standing when he turned in some pamphlet ideas, which actually belonged to Long. However, Abner has kept all this from Long so far.
As we're looking on the little community today, we find Grand Pappy Spears in the library section of the Johnson Down store, reading a book as usual. The law is a standard. Hey, Abner. Oh, hello, Grand Pab. Where was his Abner?
Abner. He ain't back from lunch yet, lon. Sir, you're a crock. How big of a lunch did he eat? Well, he had to wait till I come in, so there'd be somebody to watch the store.
I'm reading the interesting book here, lon. How to entertain properly? properly. Well don't start reading it to me. I got to get out and finish delivering these pamphlets for dodge and ease. Just dropped in to tell Abner that give her men says we're supposed to set our clock ahead one hour on counter we're on war four times. Yeah, everybody
else has set their clock ahead several days or weeks ago. We're way behind the time. So you tell Abner to fix ours. Listen to this, Tom. The maid should wear a simple black clock with nanny colors and cuffs and a small black apron of linen or arguinny. I can see you better fix the clock myself. Many hostesses, however,
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