Featured Broadcasts
Texas Forest Service: Charlie Adams & His Western All-stars in "Aerial Patrol"
The Texas Forest Service Presents Charlie Adams & His Western All-stars in "Aerial Patrol". Platter 2, Side B. Program 3. Charlie Adams & His Western All-stars perform "I Get So Lonely", an unnamed piano piece, "I'll Tickle Your Toeses", and "Poor Hobo". Announcer John Scoggin explains how the Texas Forest Service uses airplanes to spot forest fires. The program was trial tested in the spring of 1943 through collaboration between the TFS and the Civil Air Patrol. In 1944, a program was established for full-scale aerial patrols. See full item record |
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"The Women's Way"
Jelly Elliott & the Three Knotheads in "The Women's Way". Platter 4, Side A. Program 6. Radio program produced for the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Campaign. Sponsored by State Foresters and Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. A Public Service Program of the Advertising Council. Jelly Elliott & the Three Knotheads dedicate a program to women's role in forest fire prevention and relate a story about how easily fires can spread. Includes performances of "The Wednesday Night Waltz", "That's How Much I Love You", and "My Little Girl." See full item record |
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Tales of Texas: "The Trouble at the French Legation"
The Texas Forest Service of A&M College presents "Tales of Texas: The Trouble at the French Legation". Platter 6, Side A. Program 11. Performers enact the 1841 feud between the "Count de Saligny" Alphonse Dubois and Richard Bullock, spurred on by a corn-eating pig, in Austin, Texas. The Forest Service announcer speaks about the historic French Legation and the importance of preserving Texas timber for building houses across the state. See full item record |