Radio: The Open Hands

Monday, Dec. 22, 1952

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^{* The origin of Schlockmeister is obscure. Philologists cannot
agree on whether Schlock is a Yiddish, German or Latvian word. They do
agree that its general connotation is "junk, shoddy goods." Hence, a
Schlockmeister is a dealer in conglomerate merchandise, often inferior.}