Riding On Air (1937, Excerpt)

whoa mr. Hassan mr. Harrison mr. Harrison where I live deep did you read yesterday's Chronicle sir I never read the comic but your answer and what's the matter with it same on I've had for the last two years look Stan Elmer laying again Oh idiot father what's the matter it's libel haven't fired I'll have him arrested I'll kill him what's wrong is it Albert it's always Elmer hey Luke radical l Moline managing editor speaking just spin it off I'll connect you with a city editor and hmm any editor what news item social item just a minute I'll collected a society editor hello yeah this is a surprise me up to the Daily Chronicle just a moment mu proceed there Finn Oh boom twins born okay yes ma'am i mean i'm in marin do mr. Harrison her how do you know mr. Harrison hello Betty huh one of this mean lovely twin boys you must be tired won't you sit down no no no no no no not you miss her I mean I mean madam we that ad you imbecile father please Elmer didn't mean read it read it Harrison's merchandise where prices are high and quality is low what does that mean huh it means where prices are high and quality is low you see he did it on purpose no he didn't father I'm sure he didn't it should be where prices are low and quality is high on shucks I made a mistake good night you i'll pick you father please father Elmo will apologize sure mr. Harrison I'll apologize you can't just let on which plane where's boss wait he went fishing well when he gets back tell him to see me I want to have you fired yes sir you're taking it all too seriously father well sure mr. hoshen there's no harm done nobody ever sees the ad anyway huh I mean hardly any one I mean nope I mean you better hush Elvis not be reasonable father you know mistakes will happen they certainly will Betty Betty Betty up I didn't do it on purpose I don't you of course you did not understand gosh you always understand sometimes I'm marvelous myself laughter noona Tyson hello Betty how do Hobbie you like a bit worried said got a right to be see that ahead of mine in yesterday's Chronicles is he SOI well I wouldn't worry about that too much sir see you being a newspaper man I would naturally notice it being a newspaper man you seem to know I've been appointed car spun of struggle daily played in this county that's all well congratulations Harvey that's only the beginning of it as soon as my uncle's estate settle I'm going to buy the Chronicles good somebody oughta buy it by the Chronicles but I thought they when you wanna do me a favor will you fire that nincompoop Elmer lame oh dear I forgot to order the groceries I'll go with you no no don't bother you you go along and keep father custody sure come on hobby I want to hear about that new job of yours Oh Betty elma Harvey Schumann's going to buy the paper swell I'll start delivering it this afternoon I didn't say subscribe i said bye he just told father as soon as his uncle's will is settled no but but I'm gonna buy The Chronicle gosh I've been figured on it all the time why even spoke to mr. boss about me he told me he'd sell me the whole paper lock stock and barrel for five thousand dollars you know I I told you right I've been shaving up there I can buy it oh I'll win this contest Crunchy's radio essay contest Elmer what's the matter gosh Betty it's a swell idea they're offering five thousand dollars for the best essay yeah there it is the best wrote up myself sometimes I wonder why I put up with you Crunchy's radio contest the only contest you could win Elm Elena's for the dumbest man in the world sure I can hmm you only hadn't said all your time and money buying silly radio sets and fooling with nutty contraptions and taking aeroplane resin well gosh poit given flies an airplane and Oh McIntyre is always flying if you want to be a good newspaper men you have to know how to fly yes if you want to be a good newspaper man you'd better get down to earth hm what are you so mad about no I'm mad because I'm not an atom don't you worry Betty leave everything up to me here's that your lovely fool gosh gee whiz Betty five o'clock i got to get the paper out on the street you might as well mail it silly thing Oh going home Betty uh-huh come on and I'll take you baby close the door gosh Betty I nearly forgot come on kitten of course I may not be able to get the clinical elmer lanes figuring on buying it what could L marlane do with a newspaper you care I'm tired of letting you see the hard things I suffer when I am alone wondering where you can be I'm tired of teardrops that in my eyes but deep sobs when I realized that I was usually when you were deceiving i'm lagging to make I Elmer yes all right you more the by Walt Disney when you over I'm ryky make didn't you want to call the date applause yeah well that's nine I forgot she well I can no service in this hotel at all no red neither Oh Oh Oh holding wh 95 for calling w 8 95 for this is station w 9 l IX w 8 95 for answering w 9 l IX forehead 40 what time is it 8 45 and yep when you hear the gong it will be exactly 1115 gosh I must have had China me you err I'm tired of you where will I find mr. bird mr. Bergman I member laena Claremont was contacted what a handicap what do you want well I'm with a Claremont Daily Chronicle sees a measure I'm with a Chicago Daily Star oh that's all what can I do for you well I want to cover Clermont County with what well I I guess you don't understand me what I want to get at is this you fellas heat a correspondent in fairmont county and I'm the logical man for the job will not it out the blade has a correspondent there and I thought and you're right here here's a card that lets you telegraphed the news of press race we paid the usual press rate on all accepted copy I suppose you write a vigorous news story yes sir why last week i realized Ryan I'm glad to mention mr. Lane what is it charlie another batch of that look like perfume being peddled around here send out a notice of Correspondence motor in Coast cities to snoop around see if they can find out where it's coming from yes sir bird bird I've been reading about those perfume smugglers I'd be glad to help you find them thank you very much oh that's all right I'd be glad if you did yes sir Eddie you are the most unusual people yeah I guess the most unusual news don't I bill gr are you hurt are you all right think so help me out with you I think my ankle turn somebody go Fred dr. Sasha nobody here wish I hope it ain't broken oh I think my wrist is sprained to what happened I ran out again didn't have enough money to buy any that's when I was getting my invention into shape too I guess I'm out of luck gee I wish I had the money I sure would help you when i'm fresh out of dough Oh certainly sorry about your tough Elmer Oh fights all right bill healthier without a top anyway well I I suppose that finishes my flying lessons for a while one morning whoa hello Betty I'd like to thank you oh well how do you deal with lying down oh well yeah dr. Tony be as good as new in no time all rights landed Oh Betty yeah buddy where watch bill turn on the beam what makes it go let's build new invention well hell travels on the radio beam land at this time bill I'm glad you're lucky what stood out now say I got exact harder than where I am good I mean doesn't he let me know if you need me think ill see you later thank you good bye bye she sure is a swell girl Ichi thank and all ladies and gentlemen we are going to announce the winner of the big crunchies contest winner of the first prize of five thousand dollars on the best essay on Crunchy's is elmer lane of claremont wisconsin who elmer lane of claremont wisconsin Betty Callister I never knew there was salt mines in North Dakota my friend there's enough salt in North Dakota to feed the entire nation aren't you gonna sell stock know a few finan sears like myself have taken over practically the entire issue oh dear did here I must be just a few financiers like yourself life I guess I could be called the financiers sorry maybe well Madame Rachel man with mr. Wadi to that if you think I was a pretty nosy fellow if I asked you to let me in on sale yet hundred years well no not nosy take a little jaunt of my loop hey Doc 90-minute by her certainiy business associate I don't suppose you remember me but my name's Clem detective Flynn oh yes of course laprade you're out of business in Chicago does well you can't hang a man for try oh but we can get in 10 years and that's true that that's true that's very true it's now 1030 duck now if you should happen to be in Chicago with 10 30 29 Apple times the Apple time ladies and gentlemen you have been listening to the crunchies program for the benefit of those of you who may have tuned in late we wish to announce that the crunchies essay contest first prize of five thousand dollars was won by elmer lane of claremont wisconsin elma lane of claremont wisconsin command my first class ticket to claremont with counsel yes elmer name their mark was cut you good morning miss Watson one two three four pearl morning and he knows dr. minute two three four that's a financier in town no financing your hair Jay rougher waddington financier room too yeah isn't too who is it Elmer later the Claremont Daily Chronicle already just a minute sir oh come right in young man all right in thank you how could I serve you for wanting to I'm L milena the Claremont Chronicle also correspond of the Skog star hello sir Leigh I've heard that name before maybe it was about me winning the crunchies $5,000 essay contest that was it congratulations mr. Lane thank you sir I shall never forget my first five thousand dollars gosh what did you do with it mr. Waddington I ran it up to 50,000 it seemed only a step into my first million my first million that was a long time ago a long time ago mr. Waddington when you give me a statement for my paper indeed I with young man you may say that I am here looking over your thriving little city with view to finding suitable investments for my surplus money investment or surplus money gosh gee whiz I've got just the thing bill Hilton bill Hilson yes sir he's an errand or uh an aviator he's a flying engineer hmm he's got an airplane that flies on a radio beam it flies by itself really I'll take you out there right now where's your hat here waddingtons you'll see and one of you indeed it is wanted to me is that someone hasn't financed it already with your foresight hadn't you consider well I I hadn't thought about it you see I've been thinking about mom Chronicle you mean the newspaper yep my boy I'm just a little bit disappointed in you should i do should i do it well I don't know sir I just like taking in partners but then I mustn't forget that i made my first fifty thousand through the council of an older and more experienced man should i do it yes i will what take you in with your little insignificant $5,000 you shall become a man men boy you have a rendezvous with let's go when where first we'll go look at the invention seconds will form a company and third will make you the president present you deserve it my boys and we'll make this young man hills in the Secretary come wait mr. what about a treasure pleasure sure we've got to have a treasure oh yes well now perhaps I can see my way clear to being the treasure myself good