What happens
Lum and Abner, the Pine Ridge storekeepers, deal with the Men's Protective Association, a group of married men organized to defend themselves against their wives. At the store, Lum turns away a customer who is months behind on her credit, and Abner's wife Elizabeth is also drawn into the association's campaign. Brother Moses Watson, meanwhile, is said to be in trouble at his barbershop, and Abner and Lum hurry over to help him. This Lum and Abner episode first aired on February 12, 1940, on the NBC, Mutual, CBS and ABC networks, with Chester Lauck, Norris Goff and Lurene Tuttle in the lead roles.
Pine Ridge, a small community in the hill country
Characters: Lum, Abner, Elizabeth, Brother Moses, Whiny Bill Watson
Listen for: Lum and Abner's rivalry with the Men's Protective Association and the trouble Brother Moses faces at the barbershop
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.