Pamphlets on Honesty: Lum and Abner (February 12, 1942)

“Pamphlets on Honesty” is an episode of Lum and Abner, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 12, 1942. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Lum and Abner, the proprietors of the Jot 'Em Down Store in Pine Ridge, are preparing their store for a printer, Dogie Smith, who plans to enter a contest offering $10,000. Dogie is busy working on pamphlets with the help of Abner, and the two discuss ideas for them. Their conversation turns to the contest and the store's prospects. This is the 1942 episode 'Pamphlets on Honesty' from the radio series Lum and Abner, first broadcast on February 12, 1942, starring Chester Lauck, Norris Goff and Lurene Tuttle.

The Jot 'Em Down Store in Pine Ridge

Characters: Lum Edwards, Abner Peabody, Dogie Smith, Mr. Peabody

Listen for: Dogie Smith's pamphlets and his plans for the contest

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.