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How to Spend $10,000

Lum and Abner · April 16, 1942 · 11 min · 2,097 words

The transcript of “How to Spend $10,000”, an episode of Lum and Abner first broadcast April 16, 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 don't believe that's our ring. I know he's long, I'll believe you're right. No, see. Hello, Johnum Downstorps. This is love and after. Let's see what's going on down in Pine Ridge. Squires came failed in his attempt to get possession of the $10,000 gift to Daugene's Smith left to Pine Ridge.

But we doubt if Squire will give up after only one try. Ulysses asks Quincy the winner of the contest for suggestions on how best to spend this money is still demanding that Lum and Abner use it to put up a toll bridge and he's threatening to sue them if they fail to do it.

As we look in on the little community today we find Abner in the jot-em-down store with Grandpa seated at the library table reading up on ways of using the money. And the game of pull-o is played on a field measuring According to standard requirements at least 750 feet in length grandpa And each in how they feel is a goal or goal

We can't stop reading that I told you we weren't going to use the money to put in no pull-o field Well, it sure worked fine out there on that farm line after I'd say that farm over there Well, I'd make it cheap.

Yeah. And I'd leave a good polo field exactly what pound-ridge needs. Let's see what else it says here. The four fundamental... Grandpa, don't read no more of that, please. The three forward back and front strokes and the near side back and front strokes.

Yeah, near side of that. I'm near side. Maybe I could play for you. I could play for you. Grandpa, just a minute. That's our ring. I can't hear nothing too hard. All right, go ahead.

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