VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, January 8, 1983

ADVENTURES BY MORSE (1944) “It’s Dismal to Die” by Carlton E. Morse, creator of “I Love A Mystery.” This is the first chapter of a three-chapter story featuring the exploits of Captain Friday and his sidekick Skip Turner as they go to the aid of a damsel in distress in a swamp in South Carolina. “If you like high adventure, come with me..” Syndicated. (12:45; 12:35)

AMOS ‘N’ ANDY (12-8-44) Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as radio’s all-time favorites. The Kingfish takes some insurance money to the House of Morgan to make a quick profit on an investment. Guest is comedian Henry Morgan. Rinso, NBC. (13:40; 15:15)

ADVENTURES BY MORSE (1944) “It’s Dismal to Die” Chapter Two. A young woman and her husband have been kidnapped and are being held prisoner in the swamp. Syndicated. (12:30; 12:30)

FIBBER MC GEE AND MOLLY (1-7-47) When Fibber learns of the escape of some desperados, he searches for his gun in the hall closet. Jim and Marion Jordan star with Bill Thompson, Arthur Q. Brian, Gale Gordon, Harlow Wilcox, the King’s Men, Billy Mills and his orchestra. Johnson’s Wax, NBC. (11:38; 11:20; 5:50)

ADVENTURES BY MORSE (1944) “It’s Dismal to Die.” Final chapter in the story., A Nazi agent reveals how his plans for final victory have been tied to the swamp. Syndi­cated. (12:00; 12:45)

THE CLOCK (1946) “Heart Attack.” A wife schemes to let her husband die of a heart* attack so she can collect the insurance money, Sustaining, ABC. (13:45; 12:40)