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Audio is a little soft and mushy. I tried to boost it, but I don’t think it helped much.
Now that Mousey has left, and decreased the population of Pine Ridge by one, the gents share news from a post card. The Army is just like a mother to him. Abner has to be reminded they can’t just pick up and drive over to Cherry Hill. Rationing means that gasoline is limited by ration books to help save on rubber usage.
Instead, Lum takes the opportunity to get together with friends, and get to know them better. Discussion of cultured stuff leads to the formation of the Golden Era Discussion Club. There won’t be no low class goings on, no checkers, or things like that. Only high class topics will be discussed. High society, the arts, and all that stuff like that there.
To win a set of encyclopedias, Lum is going to enter a radio contest. He seems to be hinting at the prize for stumping the panelists on the show, Information Please. First, he needs to learn how to spell the name of the game show he wants to win.
