The Whistler · April 7, 1947 · 29 min · 4,243 words
The transcript of “Sheriffs Assistant”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast April 7, 1947. 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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The Signal Oil Program? The Whistler. That whistle is your signal for the Signal Oil Program? The Whistler. I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the chattelies.
Yeah. I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. Yes friends, it's time for the Signal Oil program, the Whistler, rated by independent research the most popular West Coast program in radio history.
In gasoline, you know, it takes extra quality to go farther, and signal is the famous go farther gasoline. So, look for the signal circle sign in yellow and black that identifies Signal Service stations from Canada to Mexico.
Now the Whistler Strange Story. The Sheriff's Assistant. Friday was the climax of a terrible week for Willard Rowley. It was a week of decision. And in all of his forty-five years, Willard had shunned decision like the plate.
But he was forced to face it now. Man Parker would never take it lying down. He knew she'd force a showdown. The minute she discovered the real reason, he'd told her their affair would hold.
that Grace Rowley, Willard's wife, had unexpectedly inherited a half million dollars. His whole future was at stake, and the end of the week found him desperate. He was known to readers of the Little Magazines as a clever writer, but now the famous Rowley Whitt had failed him.
When he tried to write, he found himself inventing explanation. When he tried to sleep, he outlined sin denials. His writing, of course, had earned him more fame and money, and he realized now that for everything, almost down to a cigarette he was dependent upon his devoted wife.
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