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Well, now it is time for this week's episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, and we're going to get into the second episode to actually air.

The original air date on this one is July the 15th of 1950, and the title is The White Elephant.

Wheaties presents Joel McRae and Tales of the Texas Rangers.

Onstage tonight, transcribed from Hollywood, another in the Wheaties Big Parade of exciting half-hour presentations.

Tales of the Texas Rangers starring Joel McRae as Ranger Pearson.

Texas, more than 260,000 square miles, and 50 men who make up the most famous and oldest law enforcement body in North America.

Now from the files of the Texas Rangers come these stories based on facts. Only names, dates and places are fictitious or obvious reasons.

The events themselves are a matter of record.

Case for tonight, the White Elephant.

This January 16th, 1950, the time 6.28pm, a freight train just outside of a west Texas town gained speed and rolls through the gathering dust.

Inside a gondola car, a hobo crouches in a corner as the breakman comes toward him.

All right, Paul, this is where you get off.

Now listen, Paul, just let me get to the next town.

I said this is where you get off.

But we're moving now.

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