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- Collection: The Ohio Story Radio Scripts
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Frank Siedel -- Colonel Johnson's Commission
A sample of the process that went into one Ohio Story script. Remember that writing in the 1940s and 1950s was accomplished through a series of drafts - outline, rough draft, first draft, final draft, etc. Authors could not correct and edit in the…
1309 - The Ohio Story: "Captain Dodge's Uncommon Courage"
The story of Captain Elliott Dodge and one of the most dramatic rescues in Lake Erie history. The captain was assisted by his son, Wilbur Dodge of Put-In-Bay, when the steamer "State of Ohio" had foundered off Rattlesnake Island captained by WIll…
1308-2 - The Ohio Story: "The Strange Adventure of Soloman Sweatland" (Originally broadcast as Script #1238)
The story of Solomon Sweatland of Conneaut, a mean hunter, who was sent across Lake Erie was trying to hunt a deer from a canoe and his return to Conneaut in time for his own funeral.
1308 - The Ohio Story: "The Lost Little Ones" (Originally broadcast as Script #1195)
The story of Opportunity School that was founded in Burton in Geauga County for retarded children. The project was headed by Julia Merryfield and Margaret Stevens, members of the Geauga County Federation of Women's Clubs.
1306 - The Ohio Story: "Fight For LIfe"
The story of Rutherford Hayes, Ohio president, and his early days in Cincinnati as a lawyer.
1305 - The Ohio Story: "Cassie Chadwick's Biggest Deal" (Originally broadcast as Script #1256)
The story of Cassie Chadwick who swindled Ohio's businessmen for years until she met her downfall on her biggest deal.