Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly, Johnny Deller. And the Hello and welcome to Down These Mean Streets and to our first bonus comedy

episode of 2021. This week with winter weather in full swing

were headed to 79 wistful Vista for a pair of snowy stories starring Jim and Marion Jordan, better known to generations of radio

fans as Fibre McGee and Molly.

First up is an episode from February 10th, 1948.

Fibre is eager to spruce up the sled that he enjoyed during his childhood snow days.

Gail Gordon drops by as local weatherman foggy Williams,

and Bill Thompson does double duty

as the old timer and Wallace Wimpel.

Then we'll hear a show from January 31st 1950.

In this one, Fibber, Molly, and their friends take a sleigh ride through the snowy streets of town.

Gail Gordon is back, though in this one he's playing the role of Mayor Latrivia.

And as Doc Gamble, future Elmer Fudd, Arthur Q. Bryan gets into his usual war of words with

Fibre.

Bundle up, because we're heading outside with Fibre McGee and Molly right after these messages. You know you can lead a soap to water but you can't always make it give thick rich suds not if it's hard water and not if you're using one of those lazy bar or skimpy suds package soaps.

No ma'am that's when you want rinso. Soapy rich Rinso on the job.

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