What happens
Gildersleeve decides to have his house repainted, and because he is allergic to paint fumes, he plans to close the house for the weekend. Leroy wants the family to take a train trip to Aunt Hattie's instead. Leroy tries several ways to arrange the trip, and Gildersleeve tries to find friends who will take them in for the weekend. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy, and this episode aired on NBC on June 10, 1953. Harold Peary and Willard Waterman are among the lead actors.
Summerfield, and a train heading out of town
Characters: Great Gildersleeve, Leroy, Bertie, Marjorie, Peavey, Mrs. Peavey, Judge Hooker, Karlatta Dale
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to find somewhere to stay and Leroy's schemes to get the train trip
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.