"Lady Courageous"
broke all popularity records in Auckland, will be heard over 2ZB, 3ZB and 4ZB at 4 p.m. from Monday to Friday inclusive, as from Monday, November 1. Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin radio audiences will be delighted witn this story. Helen King, the central figure of the story, is a charming young woman who, after her husband’s death, carries on his business as editor of " The Argus," leading newspaper in the small but flourishing town of Newdale. Her trials, tribulations and triumphs will fill you alternately with pity and pride for this brave little woman who takes up a man’s job and handles it successfully, You will find yourself falling for the charm and spunk of " Lady Courageous," and you'll meet many other intriguing characters too, in this fast-moving story. Among them, Sandy Millen, a newspaper man from New York, who drifts into Newdale and takes a job on the "Argus," Jeff Hogan, Helen’s cantankerous old compositor and true friend, Helen’s niece Mary Wentworth and her fiancé Bob Blake, and Sparky Randall, a youngster whose only relatives perished in a tenement fire and who has become a true follower of Sandy Millen. In a recent criticism of this successful and absorbing radio play, the following sentence appeared,-‘" Not only is this story crammed with thrilling adventure and action, but it holds an interest for those who enjoy the intimately human side of life — romance." COURAGEOUS," which
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 19, 3 November 1939, Page 52
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237"Lady Courageous" New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 19, 3 November 1939, Page 52
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