Radio: Giveaway

Burlesquing all giveaway shows—including his own—Truth or Consequences' pap-happy master of ceremonies Ralph Edwards last week offered a radio prize to end radio prizes. Winner of his current voice-identifying contest will get this super-combination: a Bendix washer, a two years' supply of nylons, a 1946 Mercury, a Knabe piano, a $1,000 fur coat, a round trip to New York with a weekend at the Waldorf, a Tappan kitchen range, a Crosley Shelvador refrigerator, an RCA Victor radio-phonograph, an Electrolux vacuum cleaner, a Bulova wrist watch, a $1,000 diamond ring, maid service for a year, two complete men's wardrobes, a two-week vacation...

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