THE LAST HURRAH

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, April 20, 1985

YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR (9-30-­62) “Tip Off Matter” starring Mandel Kramer with Jackson Beck, Joseph Julian, Jack Grimes. The last show in the series which began on February 18, 1949. Sinclair Gasoline, CBS. (13:40; 10:25)

ACADEMY AWARD (12-18-46) “Lost Angel” starring Margaret O’Brien in a radio version of the 1943 movie. Last show of the series which began on Mach 30, 1946. House of Squibb, CBS. (14:30; 13:15)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (5-22-55) Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, The Sportsmen, Mahlon Merrick and the orchestra. Last show of the series which began May 2, 1932. Lucky Strike Cigarettes, CBS. (15:20; 12:30)

GENE AUTRY’S MELODY RANCH (1956) Pat Buttram stars in the last broadcast of the Melody Ranch. Gene is absent from the pro­gram, but listeners hear a letter from him. The series began on January 7, 1940. Wrigley’s Gum, CBS. (17:15; 5:10)

SUSPENSE (9-30-62) “Devilstone” featuring Christopher Carey and Neal Fitzgerald. There is something strange about the property a wealthy Dublin man has inherited. Last show of the series which began on June 17, 1942. Sustain­ing, CBS. (18:05; 6:00)

HALLS OF IVY (6-18-52) Ronald and Benita Colman star. Ivy College is closed for summer vacation. Last show of the series which began on January 6, 1950. Voice of America rebroad­cast. (11:44; 14:05)

GUNSMOKE (6-18-61) “Letter of the Law” is the final show in the radio series which began on April 26, 1952. William Conrad stars as Marshall Matt Dillon. A man faces eviction from his land because he failed to lay a claim for it. Sustaining, CBS. (11:24; 9:15)