What happens
Chester Riley and his neighbor Jim Gillis argue over their sons, who are rivals in a newspaper subscription contest whose winner earns a free trip to camp. Riley's son Junior is behind, and Riley decides to help by canvassing subscriptions himself, though he is working on the wrong route. The episode is part of The Life of Riley, a comedy series heard on the Blue Network and NBC, and this broadcast aired on June 29, 1946. William Bendix plays Riley, with Paula Winslowe, Hans Conried and Alan Reed also appearing in the program's cast.
Riley's neighborhood in the city, with scenes at an aircraft plant, the Riley home, and a newspaper's circulation office.
Characters: Chester Riley, Junior Riley, Peg Riley, Jim Gillis, Egbert Gillis, Walter Benny, Digger O'Dell, Mr. Bennett
Listen for: Riley's mistaken canvassing on the wrong route, and his fight with Gillis when the truth comes out.
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.