The Lincoln Highway
National Museum & Archives
102 Old Lincoln Way West
Galion, Ohio 44833

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Lincoln Highway Radio Show
Over 48 Stations from Coast to Coast
NBC Red Network

The Lincoln Highway Radio Show
ran for a little over two years
and was sponsored by Hecker Products Corporation,
makers of Shinola Shoe polish.

Master of Ceremonies: John T. McIntire.
Writers: Jack Hasty, Brian Byrne, Ed Sherry, David Victor & Herbert Little, Jr.
Directors: Maurice Lowell, Don Cope & Theodora Yates.
Theme Song: God's Country and Lincoln Highway.

The show premiered March 16, 1940 on WEAF,
the NBC Red Network Flagship Station in New York
and was carried "Coast to Coast" on over 48 stations.(1)

In April of 1941,
The New York Times reported
NBC had renewed contracts with 75 stations
to continue broadcasts through the summer.(2)

The show aired at 10am until May 3, 1941 then moved to 11 am.
At least 8 stations broadcast at 12 noon and then presumably at 1pm.
Several West Coast stations broadcast at 9 am then moved to 10am,
while KSD in St. Louis moved the show to 8 am for a several months
before switching back to the original 9 am schedule.

Production and advertising was handled by Benton & Bowles,
a well known Ad Agency in New York and supervised by
Radio-TV Director & Producer Lindsay MacHarrie.(3)

The Show attracted many of Hollywood's Biggest Stars,
and according to The New York Times,
was "practically an automatic stop" for those playing
the Eastern guest-star circuit at $500 per episode.(4)

After 117 shows the program ended on June 6, 1942.(5)

Lincoln Highway Show - Hollywood's Biggest Stars
STARS STARS STARS
Eve Arden Ruth Gordon Victor Moore
Mary Astor Rita Hayworth George Murphy
Lucille Ball Walter Huston Maureen O'Sullivan
Ethel Barrymore George Jessel Zasu Pitts
Ralph Bellamy Alan Ladd Vincent Price
Joan Bennett Raymond Massey Claude Rains
Harry Carey Victor Mature Gloria Stuart
John Carradine Burgess Meridith Gloria Swanson
Broderick Crawford Ethel Merman Sophie Tucker

1940--Lincoln Highway Radio Show--1942
For List of
Radio Stations

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 For List of
Stars, Photos & Bios

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 For List of
Ads & Reviews

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1940--Listing of Show Dates, Stars & Titles--1940
SHOW DATE STARS TITLE-THEME SOURCE AD INFO
1 March 16 Burgess Meridith & Jane Higby Boy Meets Girl Romance NYT-Variety BB-SFE-LAT Click
2 March 23 Luther Adler "Night on the Highway"
 NYT-BB BB-SFE-LAT Click
3 March 30 Betty Field ***** BET *** Click
4 April 6 Henry Hull ***** NYT *** Click
5 April 13 Ethel Barrymore Mother and Son NYT-BB BB-SFE
6 April 20 Ezra Stone ***** NYT *** Click
7 April 27 Glenda Farrell ***** NYT *** Click
8 May 4 Gladys George & Glenda Farrell ***** SLPD *** Click
9 May 11 Mary Small ***** NYT *** Click
10 May 18 Harry Carey ***** NYT *** Click
11 May 25 Sam Levene ***** NYT *** Click
12 June 1 Helen Mack & Erin O'Brien-Moore ***** SLPD *** Click
13 June 8 Walter Huston Crippled Doctor Finds New Life NYT-BB BB-SFE Click
14 June 15 Lyle Talbot ***** SLPD *** Click
15 June 22 Conrad Nagel ***** NYT *** Click
16 June 29 Alison Skipworth ***** NYT *** Click
17 July 6 Una Merkel Love on America's Greatest Road NYT-BB BB-SFE Click
18 July 13 Joe E. Brown ***** NYT *** Click
19 July 20 Alan Dinehart ***** NYT *** Click
20 July 27 Ezra Stone ***** NYT *** Click
21 Aug 3 Victor Moore ***** NYT *** Click
22 Aug 10 Leonore Ulric ***** NYT *** Click
23 Aug 17 Franchot Tone Gripping Drama on Lincoln Highway NYT-BB BB-SFE Click
24 Aug 24 Bill Gargan ***** BET *** Click
25 Aug 31 William Gaxton "Nowhere to Come From" NYT-SLPD *** Click
26 Sept 7 Jane Cowl ***** NYT *** Click
27 Sept 14 Francis Farmer Complete Play on Greatest Highway BB-BB BB-SFE Click
28 Sept 21 Henry Hull ***** NYT *** Click
29 Sept 28 Henry Hull ***** NYT *** Click
30 Oct 5 Luise Rainer Young Girl Finds Love NYT-BB BB-SFE Click
31 Oct 12 Elsa Lanchester ***** NYT *** Click
32 Oct 19 Ralph Bellamy & Ruth Gordon ***** SLPD *** Click
33 Oct 26 Joan Bennett Thrilling Love Story NYT-BB BB-SFE Click
34 Nov 2 Raymond Massey Trailer Camp Hosts Bus Load NYT-WP BB-SFE+4 Click
35 Nov 9 Brian Aherne ***** NYT *** Click
36 Nov 16 Ethel Waters & Todd Duncan ***** SLPD *** Click
37 Nov 23 Lucille Ball ***** WP *** Click
38 Nov 30 Henry Hull Thrilling Drama NYT-BB BB-SFE Click
39 Dec 7 Henry Hull & Alice Frost "The Traveler" NYT *** Click
40 Dec 14 Henry Hull & Rosemay Lane ***** NYT BB Click
41 Dec 21 Henry Hull ***** *** *** Click
42 Dec 28 Henry Hull & Muriel Angelus ***** SLPD *** Click
1941--Listing of Show Dates, Stars & Titles--1941
SHOW DATE STARS TITLE-THEME SOURCE AD INFO
43-1 Jan 4 Gale Sondergaard & Henry Hull ***** NYT *** Click
44-2 Jan 11 Raymond Massey Gangster Meets Society Wife NYT-SFE SFE Click
45-3 Jan 18 Phyllis Brooks & James Dunn ***** SLPD *** Click
46-4 Jan 25 Monty Woolley "Father's Don't Understand" NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
47-5 Feb 1 Preston Foster I Gave Up My Career... NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
48-6 Feb 8 Glenda Farrell & Ralph Forbes Can A Woman's Love... NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
49-7 Feb 15 Rita Johnson & Lionel Stander Should a Girl Sacrafice Love... NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
50-8 Feb 22 Claude Rains "I Swear That I Was Innocent!" NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
51-9 March 1 Luise Rainer What Has a Prize Cow to do with Love? NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
52-10 March 8 Peggy Wood ***** NYT SLPD Click
53-11 March 15 Raymond Massey ***** NYT SLPD Click
54-12 March 22 Miriam Hopkins A Drama of Love and Adventure NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
55-13 March 29 Leonore Ulric & Bert Lytell "Can Love Last in Marriage?" NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
56-14 April 5, Maureen O'Sullivan Glorious Love Story... NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
57-15 April 12 Elissa Landi & Sterling Holloway ***** SLPD SLPD Click
58-16 April 19 Margo & John Beal ***** NYT SLPD Click
59-17 April 26 Tallulah Bankhead ***** WP SLPD Click
60-18 May 3 Bess Johnson & Broderick Crawford ***** WP *** Click
61-19 May 10 Victor Mature & Gloria Stuart "Saved by the Belle" NYT-SLPD SLPD Click
62-20 May 17 George Murphy & Diana Barrymore "I Shouldn't be Telling You This" NYT *** Click
63-21 May 24 Raymond Massey "Captain Cupid" NYT *** Click
64-22 May 31 Conrad Nagel "He Met His Past" NYT *** Click
65-23 June 7 Ethel Merman "The Old Song and Dance" NYT *** Click
66-24 June 14 Margaret Lindsay & Michael Whalen "Marriage License Renewed" NYT *** Click
67-25 June 21 Marjorie Rambeau & Billy Hallop "Cowgirl" NYT *** Click
68-26 June 28 Brian Donlevy "Gambler's Wife" NYT *** Click
69-27 July 5 Gloria Swanson "Father Takes a Bride" NYT *** Click
70-28 July 12 Claude Rains "Hobo With a Harvard Accent" NYT *** Click
71-29 July 19 Burgess Meredith "He Learned About Democracy" NYT *** Click
72-30 July 26 Muriel Angelus & Donald Cook "The Squire Went Slumming" NYT *** Click
73-31 Aug 2 Una Merkel & Lawson Zerbe "Betsy Barnes" NYT *** Click
74-32 Aug 9 Mary Astor "Craters of the Moon" NYT *** Click
75-33 Aug 16 Constance Bennett "The Good Kind Friend" NYT *** Click
76-34 Aug 23 Gladys George "Yours in Confidence" NYT *** Click
77-35 Aug 30 Ilka Chase "The Senator's Daughter" NYT *** Click
78-36 Sept 6 Merle Oberon "Escape from Marriage" NYT SLPD Click
79-37 Sept 13 Nan Grey & Dean Jagger "We, The Four Hundred" NYT *** Click
80-38 Sept 20 Sylvia Sidney "A Girl's Reputation" NYT *** Click
81-39 Sept 27 Anita Louise "Press Agent" NYT *** Click
82-40 Oct 4 Judith Anderson & Warren Hull ***** SLPD *** Click
83-41 Oct 11 Phil Baker "Serenade for a Stool Pigeon" NYT *** Click
84-42 Oct 18 Mary Boland ***** NYT *** Click
85-43 Oct 25 Ruth Gordon & John Beal ***** NYT *** Click
86-44 Nov 1 Rita Hayworth ***** NYT *** Click
87-45 Nov 8 Maureen O'Sullivan ***** NYT *** Click
88-46 Nov 15 Bruce Cabot & Julie Hayden ***** NYT *** Click
89-47 Nov 22 Sophie Tucker & George Jessel ***** NYT *** Click
90-48 Nov 29 Linda Darnell & Dick Foran ***** NYT *** Click
91-49 Dec 6 Edna Best & Edmund Gwenn ***** NYT *** Click
92-50 Dec 13 Frances Robinson & Warren William ***** NYT *** Click
93-51 Dec 20 Judith Anderson "At Any Cost" NYT *** Click
94-52 Dec 27 Jean Hersholt "Mr. Van" NYT SFE Click
1942--Listing of Show Dates, Stars & Titles--1942
SHOW DATE STARS TITLE-THEME SOURCE AD INFO
95-1 Jan 3 Burgess Meredith ***** NYT *** Click
96-2 Jan 10 Glenda Farrell ***** NYT *** Click
97-3 Jan 17 Jane Cowl "Legal Lady" NYT *** Click
98-4 Jan 24 George Jessel "The Jazz Singer" NYT *** Click
99-5 Jan 31 Mischa Auer & Rosemary Lane ***** NYT *** Click
100-6 Feb 7 Peggy Wood & Vincent Price ***** SLPD *** Click
101-7 Feb 14 Mary Astor & George Murphy "The Aviatrix Triangle" NYT ***
102-8 Feb 21 John Carradine & Benny Baker ***** NYT *** Click
103-9 Feb 28 Ona Munson & Eddie Nugent ***** NYT *** Click
104-10 March 7 Merle Obern ***** NYT *** Click
105-11 March 14 Charles Ruggles & Nancy Carroll ***** NYT *** Click
106-12 March 21 Todd Duncan & Anne Brown ***** NYT *** Click
107-13 March 28 Claude Rains ***** NYT *** Click
108-14 April 4 Peggy Wood ***** NYT *** Click
109-15 April 11 Victor Moore & Eve Arden ***** NYT *** Click
110-16 April 18 Zasu Pitts & Hugh Herbert ***** NYT *** Click
111-17 April 25 Donald Crisp ***** NYT *** Click
112-18 May 2 Allen Jones & Jane Pickens ***** NYT *** Click
113-19 May 9 Glenda Farrell ***** NYT *** Click
114-20 May 16 Roland Young ***** NYT *** Click
115-21 May 23 William Gaxton "Old Gags for New" NYT-SLPD *** Click
116-22 May 30 Alan Ladd & Benny Rubin ***** NYT *** Click
117-23 June 6 Madeline Carroll ***** NYT *** Click

Footnotes
NUMBER DATE PAPER HEAD LINE PAGE COL SIZE PHOTO VIEW
1 March 16, 1940 New York Times Today on the Radio L-19 7-8 *** No Click
2 April 6, 1941 New York Times News and Gossip X12 *** *** No Click
3 May 23, 1960 New York Times Lindsay MacHarrie-Obit 29 *** 7" No Click
4 May 3, 1942 New York Times Expenses, Plus X10 *** *** No Click
5 April 6, 1941 New York Times Radio Today L-27 *** *** No Click
Source Codes
CODE SOURCE CITY STATE
NYT The New York Times New York NY
VAR Variety Magazine Los Angeles CA
BB Benton & Bowles Agency New York NY
SFE The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco CA
LAT The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles CA
BTB The Boston Transcript Bulletin Boston MA
SLPD St Louis Post Dispatch St Louis MO
WP The Washington Post Washington DC
SPI Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle WA
ORG The Oregonian Portland OR
CDT Chicago Daily Tribune Chicago IL
ACJ The Atlanta Constitution-Journal Atlanta GA
Bold Type Denotes Show Available for Download
Italics Type Denotes May 3, 1941 Time Shift

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