Hog Chain Letter Okay

Originally Aired: May 14, 1935 In Lum & Abner #107, “Dick Says Hog Chain Letter Should Be OK,” Pine Ridge is overrun with hogs—and bushels of corn—thanks to the fellas’ ill-fated chain-letter scheme. While Lum hurries to the county seat to pay steep express charges to ship hogs back to their senders, Dick Huddleston drops by the Jot ’Em Down Store with a crucial clarification: it’s the starting of chain letters that breaks the law, not accepting the hogs or corn. Abner, who wisely refused to turn the hogs loose (that’d be illegal stock running), shares the good news when Lum returns—leading the partners to keep what’s arrived and even ring up folks who tried returning their pigs to bring them back. Between legal hair-splitting, ethical backpedaling, and an 8x10 autographed-photo pitch from Horlicks, the “farm relief” problem seems solved… at least for Lum and Abner. Cast: Chester Lauck (Lum Edwards), Norris Goff (Abner Peabody), voices of supporting characters including Dick Huddleston, Grandpappy Spears, and Cedric Wehunt Tags: LumAndAbner, oldtimeradio, 1930scomedy, JotEmDownStore, PineRidge, chainletter, hogchainletter, corn, radiohumor, Horlicks, autographedphoto, postalFraud, ruralcomedy, classicradio, farmrelief, GrandpappySpears, DickHuddleston, CedricWehunt