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And now stay tuned for the program that has rated tops in popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program in radio history. The Signal Oil Program, The Whistler. Signal, the famous go-farther gasoline, invites you to sit back and enjoy another strange story by The Whistler. I am The Whistler and I know many things for I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the na…

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Synopsis

In the gripping episode Element X from the Whistler series, attorney Grant Forbes is drawn into a perilous situation when he receives a call from Floyd Markham, a man with a pressing domestic issue. As Forbes makes his way to Markham's secluded cottage in Malibu, he is unaware that he is stepping into a deadly trap. The atmosphere is charged with tension as Forbes approaches the cottage, where he senses that something is amiss.

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This story returned to the dial 2 more times · Element X

  • Apr61952

    Whistler

    Element X

    Apr 6 · Ep 514

  • Feb131955

    Whistler

    Element X

    Feb 13 · Ep 661

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Whistler_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
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Whistler, Episode 514

Element X

Sunday, April 6, 1952 · 29:21

Whistler, Episode 514

Element X

Sunday, April 6, 1952 · 29:21

Summary

In Element X, attorney Grant Forbes encounters unexpected danger when he is called to a secluded beach cottage. As he arrives, he discovers a murder scene that pulls him into a web of intrigue involving a mysterious woman.

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Headlines

  • 1952 — Hugo Ballivián's government is overthrown by the Bolivian National Revolution, starting a period of agrarian reform, universal suffrage and the nationalization of tin mines
  • 1952 — Japan Air Lines Flight 301 crashes into Mount Mihara, Izu Ōshima, Japan, killing 37.

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