What happens
Mr. Gildersleeve, newly elected to the school board in Summerfield, walks Miss Goodwin, the grammar school principal, home one evening. Judge Hooker accompanies him and makes the most of the outing. Gildersleeve then learns that Leila Ransom is returning to town, and he begins to worry about what her arrival will mean for him. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series, and this episode first aired on NBC on September 26, 1943, starring Harold Peary, Willard Waterman, Lillian Randolph and Lurene Tuttle.
Summerfield, a small town, in the early 1940s.
Characters: Mr. Gildersleeve, Miss Goodwin, Judge Hooker, Leila Ransom, Marjorie, Leroy, Bertie, Peavey
Listen for: Gildersleeve's awkward attempts to give Miss Goodwin advice about a friend's romantic life, and his growing anxiety as Leila Ransom's return draws near.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.