Radio: Hot Air

It was hot all over last week:

¶ Quizmaster "Happy" Felton threw away an Ask Me Another question be cause he thought it too difficult ("I wouldn't know myself"). The question: "What mountain range . . . separates England from Ireland?"

¶ A chicken onstage for the County Fair show cackled and laid an egg as the announcer began his commercial.

¶ During the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, the ABC network wire got tangled up with a private long-distance line. Sample result: "Is this 31, ring 3?" "Yes, hello, hello." "Can you hear me?" "Hello, yes, where's Myrtle?"

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