Lone Ranger 1951-10-29 The Great Bend Settlement


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This is a long-missing episode of Lone Ranger that was found in the reels of the Joe Hehn Memorial Collection. This is the file name with the episode numbers that are used to identify each show Lone Ranger 511029 #2931-2155 The Great Bend Settlement This recording was edited by the Armed Forces Radio Service for broadcast on their stations around the world for the benefit of service personnel and their civilian support, and the families that traveled with them. AFRS also had listeners among the people living in the countries where they were stationed. The episode was originally broadcast on October 29, 1951. AFRS issued records for its stations to use, and the program was likely played weeks later. It would be played for years after the original stateside broadcast by AFRS stations. * * * These recordings are part of the Joe Hehn Memorial Collection. Mr. Hehn (1931-2020) was a pioneering collector of radio recordings when the hobby emerged in the 1960s. Digitizing his collection of reel tapes and discs is the effort of a wide range of North American volunteers, and includes assistance of some international collectors. The groups supporting this effort with their funds, time, technology and skills are the Old Time Radio Researchers and a small group of transcription disc preservationists who refer to themselves as the "The Knights of the Turning Table."

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.