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Beloved Fraud

The Whistler · October 30, 1944 · 29 min · 4,615 words

The transcript of “Beloved Fraud”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast October 30, 1944. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Whistler plays The Whistler free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Let every go signal remind you that you do go farther with signal gasoline the signal oil program The signal oil company and your neighborhood signal dealer bring you another curious story by the Whistler Tonight the beloved fraud. I am the Whistler and I know many things before I walked by night I know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and women who were stepped into the shadows.

Presently I'll tell you of nameless terrors they dare not speak. In a moment the Whistler will tell you his gripping story. But first, Signal Oil Company brings you an urgent message from the War Department.

Smokeless powder for explosives, thousands of tons of it, are needed daily on the battlefront. But do you know that 60% of all smokeless powder is made from pulp wood, the same pulp wood used to make paper?

That's why Donald Nelson stated, the most critical raw material problem facing our war effort today is the shortage of all forest products, including pulp wood. It's why everyone on the home front is being asked to help by cutting down on the use and waste of paper.

Sam suggests that you accept items from the store unwrapped whenever possible. Bring back paper bags for reuse, and save every newspaper, magazine, carton, and especially brown wrapping paper for the salvage drive. You see 700,000 items of war going overseas all need the paper you're being asked to save.

Each 500-pound bomb, for instance, takes 12 pounds of paper. So when you save paper, however little it is, you're doing your part to speed vital weapons that will end the war sooner. And now, the Whistler.

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