29 Master Broadcasts Dated Across Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen, Firefighters, Smiley Burnette, and Ave Maria Hour
This update resolves 29 action, drama, western music, and sacred drama master radio recordings: 6 aerial dogfight and espionage episodes from The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen (1936–1937), 8 five-alarm emergency drama broadcasts from…
Forensic Discoveries
This update resolves 29 action, drama, western music, and sacred drama master radio recordings: 6 aerial dogfight and espionage episodes from The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen (1936–1937), 8 five-alarm emergency drama broadcasts from Firefighters (Summer 1955), 7 transcribed western swing musical episodes from The Smiley Burnette Show (Spring 1947), and 8 dramatic religious master discs from the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement's The Ave Maria Hour (1948–1954).
1. Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen — 1936–1937 Aviation Master Transcriptions
Starring Jimmie Allen and Speed Robertson in aerial stunt work and espionage pursuit:
| Title | Verified Airdate | Aviation Plot Arc |
|---|---|---|
| "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen: Major Moto's Plane Shot Down (Episode 1059)" | 1936-11-20 | Aerial pursuit across the border to restore stolen experimental blueprints. |
| "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen: Search for Major Moto (Episode 1060)" | 1936-11-23 | Ground tracking after the enemy pilot parachutes into the wilderness. |
| "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen: Collision in the Air (Episode 1106)" | 1937-01-26 | Movie stunt flying squadron suffers an aerial collision over the island hills. |
| "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen: Mike Blackmailed by Stunt Pilots (Episode 1107)" | 1937-01-27 | Rival aviators attempt blackmail on the Hollywood film set. |
| "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen: Steve and Jimmie Hole Up in a Supply Cabin" | 1936-08-14 | Weather emergency forces an off-field landing and makeshift shelter. |
| "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen: Flash Lewis Rescued" | 1936-09-18 | High-altitude rescue mission for a downed squadron member. |
2. Firefighters — Summer 1955 Five-Alarm Emergency Dramas
Junior Fire Marshal syndicated radio series documenting urban and wildland firefighting:
| Title | Verified Airdate | Five-Alarm Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| "Firefighters: Red Horse Ravine Adventures (Part 2)" | 1955-06-07 | Fire crews battle expanding blaze in Red Horse Ravine. |
| "Firefighters: Red Horse Ravine Adventures (Part 3)" | 1955-06-08 | Cutting firebreaks under shifting canyon winds. |
| "Firefighters: Red Horse Ravine Adventures (Part 4)" | 1955-06-09 | Rescue operations for trapped forestry workers. |
| "Firefighters: Red Horse Ravine Adventures (Part 5)" | 1955-06-10 | Bringing the canyon wildfire under complete containment. |
| "Firefighters: The Man Who Was Too Clever (Part 3)" | 1955-06-22 | Arson investigators uncover suspicious chemical accelerants. |
| "Firefighters: The Man Who Was Too Clever (Part 5)" | 1955-06-24 | Forensic evidence traps the serial warehouse arsonist. |
| "Firefighters: Mystery of the Unnecessary Accident (Part 2)" | 1955-07-05 | Industrial plant safety investigation following an alarm. |
| "Firefighters: Mystery of the Unnecessary Accident (Part 3)" | 1955-07-06 | Chief Collins pinpoints mechanical tampering. |
3. The Smiley Burnette Show — Spring 1947 Western Comedy
Starring Smiley Burnette, The Whippoorwills, and Sweet Georgia Brown:
| Title | Verified Airdate | Western Harmony & Comedy |
|---|---|---|
| "The Smiley Burnette Show: 'Dinah' (With Sweet Georgia Brown)" | 1947-04-14 | Fast-tempo western swing version of the classic standard. |
| "The Smiley Burnette Show: 'Finer in Carolina' (With The Whippoorwills)" | 1947-04-21 | Acoustic guitar harmonies and rustic down-home humor. |
| "The Smiley Burnette Show: 'What Is This Thing Called Love'" | 1947-04-28 | Novelty comedy song arrangement by Smiley. |
| "The Smiley Burnette Show: 'By the Way of the Grapevine'" | 1947-05-05 | Down-home storytelling and western folk melodies. |
| "The Smiley Burnette Show: 'I Ain't Got Nobody'" | 1947-05-12 | Smiley's signature deadpan comic vocal delivery. |
| "The Smiley Burnette Show: 'Sometimes I'm Happy'" | 1947-05-19 | Upbeat jazz standard arranged for acoustic string band. |
| "The Smiley Burnette Show: 'In the Onion Patch'" | 1947-05-26 | Rural comedic tall-tales and novelty banjo riffs. |
4. The Ave Maria Hour — 1948–1954 Franciscan Friars Master Dramas
Produced by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor, Garrison, New York:
| Title | Verified Airdate | Religious & Historical Subject |
|---|---|---|
| "The Ave Maria Hour: The Prodigal Son" | 1951-03-25 | Radio dramatization of the biblical parable for Passiontide. |
| "The Ave Maria Hour: Our Lady's Isle (Part 2)" | 1952-05-18 | History of medieval Marian shrines across the British Isles. |
| "The Ave Maria Hour: Father William Joseph Chaminade" | 1950-01-22 | Biography of the founder of the Society of Mary during the French Revolution. |
| "The Ave Maria Hour: The Sacrament of Matrimony" | 1953-06-14 | Dramatic pastoral anthology on family life and faith. |
| "The Ave Maria Hour: Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani" | 1949-09-04 | Life of the first Patriarch of Venice and reformer. |
| "The Ave Maria Hour: Mother Mary Alphonsa (Rose Hawthorne Lathrop)" | 1954-07-11 | Daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne and founder of Dominican cancer hospices. |
| "The Ave Maria Hour: Saint Helena and the True Cross" | 1948-08-15 | Roman Empress Helena's fourth-century archaeological pilgrimage. |
| "The Ave Maria Hour: Saint Almachius" | 1950-01-01 | The fourth-century monk whose martyrdom ended gladiatorial combat in Rome. |