This week, we hear the first of a couple of episodes of an odd little series, “How About That”, hosted by Gregory Abbott. Goldin dates the show to 1949.
The series is similar to “Ripley’s Believe It or Not”, with more of a slant on science and industry. The stories in program one concentrate on spring. The first story is about “Overhand Joe”, an automated baseball pitching machine used in spring training. Seed companies are coating their seeds in the same color as the flowers that will bloom. Experiments in growing grass for golf courses makes advances for home lawns. A special guest talks about materials made from the then-new material, latex foam rubber.
Our mp3 was transferred from an original sixteen inch vinyl transcription syndicated by the Fought Company, 342 Madison Avenue, New York, matrix number 3131.
I’ve never seen anything other than programs 1 and 2 circulating from this series - I wonder if these were just demonstration programs for a series that never made it to air or if these are just more commonly found because they were used for demonstration purposes and more widely circulated than the series itself.
Yankee Doodle - Pgm 3
Sammy Kaye’s Showroom - Pgm 29
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 308, October 8, 1931
Hymns and Their Romance - July 24, 1949
American Family Robinson - Pgm 141
Curtis Springer for Acidine - Pgm 5
For Your Consideration - Pgm 3 - November 9, 1941
Safe at Home - Pgm 1
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 307, October 7, 1931
Guest Star - Pgm 680 - April 3, 1960
American Family Robinson - Pgm 140
Wade Lane's Home Folks - Pgm 3
Guest Star - Pgm 679 - March 27, 1960
This Is Your FBI - October 12, 1951 - Tropical Frame-Up - Syndication Version
Curtis Springer for Acidine - Pgm 4
The Ohio Story - May 3, 1948
Fishing and Hunting Club - August 2, 1949 - Part 1
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 306 - October 6, 1931
American Family Robinson - Pgm 123
Yankee Doodle - Pgm 1
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