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Frontier Town, the saga of the roaring west. Frontier Town. El Paso, Cheyenne, Calgary, Tombstone. Frontier Town. Here is the adventurous story of the early west. The tamed and the untamed. From the Pecos to Powder River, Dodge City to Poker Flat. These are the towns they fought to live in and lived to fight for. Teeming crucibles of pioneer freedom. Frontier Town. Howdy. I'm Chad Remington, a frontier lawyer. Now, a cow town lawyer doesn't get too many cases. And those he d…

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Synopsis

In Frontier Town, Chad Remington serves as a frontier lawyer, often dealing with clients who struggle to pay for his services. His luck changes when Dave Buckley and his mother approach him with a promising cattle contract to supply beef to the Army. The contract is significant, requiring the delivery of a thousand head of cattle initially, and then fifty every two weeks for three years. However, the contract comes with a hefty penalty for non-delivery, raising the stakes for the Buckleys.

Host

B

Bill Forman

Cast›

Bob Mitchell

I

Ivan Ditmars

Jeff Chandler

Wade Crosby

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Credits

  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Frontier_Town_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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Frontier Town, Episode 21

18 Jailbird Rangers

Saturday, May 21, 1949 · 28:21

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18 Jailbird Rangers

Saturday, May 21, 1949 · 28:21

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Chad Remington defends a Mexican man framed for murder while navigating a tense situation involving a cattle contract and an impending conflict with sheep herders.

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Headlines

  • 1949 — In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
  • 1949 — Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.

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