The Fair-Way Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (January 5, 1954)

“The Fair-Way Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 5, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A Fairway Airlines plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Springfield Hartford Airport, killing all aboard and destroying two nearby homes. Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is called to the scene, where authorities determine the crash was caused by nitroglycerin explosives detonated by an electrical timing device. Suspicion falls on Wilbur Wheeler, a ground crew member who had a troubled history with stewardess Shirley and co-pilot Bill Strand.

Springfield Hartford Airport and surrounding area, following a plane crash

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Sam Harris, Carl Reed, Captain Jim Lenhart, Wilbur Wheeler, Shirley, Bill Strand

Listen for: The investigation into the deliberate sabotage of the aircraft and the questioning of Wilbur Wheeler, who had motive and access to the plane.

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.