Radio and television mirror (Jan-June 1950)

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Daddy coming in the front door, and look for the bulge in his pocket that meant he'd brought us some surprise. It was funny the way all the home folks kept remarking to some member of the party, "Dinah? Why I can remember when I used to wipe her little nose." I loved the lady who said, "You don't remember me — but your father let me buy a winter coat for my mother and said, 'Just pay for it when you can.' He was a wonderful man." Nobody had changed much. Except me — thank goodness! My hair's lighter and my teeth have been straightened. But the rest looked just the way I remembered them. It was a lot of fun seeing such haunts as MacDowell's Cafe, where we went for sodas, and Prince's Drug Store. And to have a picnic at Winchester Springs resort where we used to go swimming and hold social affairs. To go to the Franklin County Fair, which provided one of the highlights of my childhood, with its pink cotton candy, ferris wheel, merrygo-round, harness races — and the blue-ribboned booth with my favorite cakes. Little did I dream then that some day I'd be going to the Fair as guest of honor. Or that I'd be introduced by Governor Gordon Browning, honored by local dignitaries; that the governor would make me an Honorary Colonel on his official staff! A particular privilege— they don't give away the title of Colonel with coupons in Tennessee. I was the second woman thus honored and was delighted to be in the distinguished company of Grace Moore. Fair-side there were a few extra activities that only added to the fun. Such as when a little ten-year-old heartbreaker inveigled me into riding in a red cart drawn by two dignified billy goats. Such a little charmer, he was, with his serious face and big brown eyes — and so disappointed when the goats didn't make the uphill grade. Now I'm no floating zephyr myself, and by the time we picked up additional passengers — the goats, Tom and Jerry, just couldn't pull us over the hill. And this native daughter was out pushing the goat cart, pistachiocolored "Fair" dress with green velvet cummerbund, and all. And all the while our little chauffeur muttering, "Darn! I knew those goats would let me down." There was another worried interval when I misplaced Ticker Freeman, who's been accompanying me so ably ever since I started in radio in New York. But he finally turned up. And wouldn't you know I'd even lose my voice before the main event? (That was singing at the big baseball benefit at Sulphur Dell ball park.) After ten years, there's a lot of catching up on conversation to do, and by the afternoon of the big show I'd sung and talked myself right out of a voice. I'd excused myself from singing at the Kiwanis Club luncheon the day of the big show, because of hoarseness. 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