Classic Radio 06-09-25 - Comfy Collar Shirts, 4th of July Picnic, and Cantor's 29th Wedding Anniversary

Comedy on a Monday

First a look at the events of the day

Then Amos ‘n’ Andy, originally broadcast June 9, 1944, 81 years ago, Shirt Tail.   The start of the program is delayed for D-Day bulletins (Communique #8) and invasion news (four and a half minutes). The case of Andy and the Comfy Collar Shirt Company. 

Followed by The Great Gildersleeve starring Harold Peary, originally broadcast June 9, 1946, 79 years ago, 4th of July Picnic. Gildersleeve recalls a Fourth of July picnic held by The Jolly Boys, at which they sang, "In The Good Old Summertime."  

Then The Eddie Cantor Show, originally broadcast June 9, 1943, 82 years ago.   It's Cantor's twenty-ninth wedding anniversary. Helping him celebrate are guests: Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Groucho Marx.

Followed by The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, originally broadcast June 9, 1950, 75 years ago, The Party. Joe Randolph is throwing a party.  But not an ordinary party.  It’s a Come As You Are party.  Ozzie is bound and determined to look good when the call for the party comes.  

Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast June 9, 1942, 83 years ago, Greeting Card Verses. The Edwards and Edwards Publishing Company has hired Mousey Gray as staff poet for the Greeting Card division. 

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