Close Shave

Could you use a $3,500 vacation trip, a new Ford deluxe sedan or a television set? Then listen to the Mole Mystery Theater for details of Mole's big new $25,000 contest. Good evening. This is Jeffrey Barnes, welcoming you to the Mole Mystery Theater, the program that presents the best in mystery and detective fiction.

Tonight's mystery entitled, Close Shave, was written by Frederick Mather and stars the beautiful motion picture and stage actress K. T. Stevens and the role of Ellen Thomas. Now most of us lead fairly tranquil lives, but some of you listeners may have narrowly escaped disaster and will understand the fear and terror experienced by Ellen Thomas when

she finds herself helpless in the face of death. In a few moments you'll hear the story of Ellen's close shave. But now, Dan Seymour. And friends, we want to hear about your close shave too.

Because the story of your closest shave, your narrowest escape, may win MOLA's great new contest, may win you a $3,500 vacation. Later in the program, we'll bring you the full details of MOLA's contest, my closest shave.

This is Jeff Fribans again and Act 1 of tonight's Mole Mystery Cloth Shades, starring Katie Stevens as Ellen Thomas. Hello, Ricky. Is Ellen home? My darling roommate should be here any minute. Come on in.

Oh, thanks. Ellen's boss is away on her vacation. I guess that's why she's late. Ellen's running neat and company's payroll department herself these days. Yeah, she's done swell with her new job. Say, you remember old Mr. Bruno at the barbershop?

The one who gave Ellen that job is a manicurist when she first came to New York. Yeah. Well, that's what I came to tell Ellen about. He died yesterday. Oh, I'm sorry, Larry. Rick's on the most divine hat.