The Whistler · March 20, 1949 · 29 min · 4,436 words
The transcript of “Death of Mr Penny”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast March 20, 1949. 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. Yes, the Signal Oil Program. The Whistler. Quistol is your signal for the Signal Oil Program. The Whistler. I am the Whistler, and I know many things before I walk by night.
I know many strange tales, hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. Yes friends, it's time for the Signal Oil program, the Whistler, rated tops in popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program in radio history.
And Signal gasoline is tops too, tops in quality. It takes extra quality, you know, to give you extra mileage, and Signal is the famous go-far their gasoline. So look for the Signal Circle sign in yellow and black that identifies independently operated signal stations from Canada to Mexico.
And now the Whistler strange story. Death of Mr. Penny. On the icy slope, high above Clear Valley ski lodge, the two people, racing down together side by side, appeared like two moving specks of black against the sea of white.
To the little man who had his field glasses carefully trained upon them, the picture was far more complete. He saw a very handsome couple, the woman fresh radiant and wholesome, The man tall, athletic, and as they flung to a stop at the end of the ski slope, their happiness with each other seemed very apparent.
Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Eklam seemed perfectly matched. The little man with the field glasses could not help but marvel at the strange course of true love. How it could so neatly bridge the gap between the fact of Mrs. Eklam's almost fabulous wealth and the modest means of Mr. Eklam, the mere ski instructor.
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