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Mary Foster, the Editor's Daughter

78 episodes · 1948 · Syndicated · Soap Operas

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A fifteen-minute syndicated serial for Kroger, dated about 1948 by RadioGOLDINdex, which says it may have come from Mutual. Mary works at the Sentinel, her family wants her settled, and her heart is torn between Fred Hunt and Dr. Bill Nelson. Joan Banks, Parker Fennelly and Mason Adams are heard, with Ed Herlihy announcing.

Sources: RadioGOLDINdex; Internet Archive: Ron Bowser-John Dunning Project

Episodes

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194824 episodes
  • Mary Goes to Work for Fred 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Mary takes a job with Fred, whose jealousy of Dr. Bill Nelson melts enough that the two men set a golf date.
  • The Golf Match 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    John Redmond comes out ahead on the links and means to run the Sentinel for a week. Mary stays away from the game and wonders about a place of her own.
  • Redmond Takes the Paper 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Even one issue under John Redmond is too much for Mary, who says she'll leave home, until Edna Darby talks him out of it.
  • Mary's Old Job 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Amelia brings word that Edna has stopped Redmond. Fred asks Mary back to the paper, she says yes, and Amelia plants the idea of eloping.
  • The New Apartment 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Edna finds Mary a place to live, and Jimmy loves the idea, but Mary begins to waver.
  • Matrimonial Advice 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    With the move called off, Henry is thrilled. Then Tom and Amelia each come to Mary with questions about marriage.
  • A Brazen Woman 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Amelia's hints go too far for Tom, who feels shamed and quits the paper. Amelia promptly quits too.
  • Only a Joke 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Amelia swears it was all in fun, but Tom has words for her and for the whole deceitful sex.
  • The Ring 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Mary turns down Fred's ring again, so Fred decides they will elope whether she likes it or not.
  • The Elopement Trick 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Amelia lures Mary out for a drive in her old car, but Fred arrives late and the scheme falls apart. Dr. Nelson asks Henry and Mary to dinner.
  • Bill Proposes 1948 · Syndicated · 11 min
    Mary is cross with Fred over the trick. Then Dr. Nelson declares himself and asks her to marry him, and Sandra catches them in a kiss.
  • Sandra's Claim 1948 · Syndicated · 11 min
    Sandra calls Bill her fiance, charges Mary with stealing him and spreads lies. Bill gives in and sets a wedding a month away.
  • A Month to the Wedding 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Sandra tells Mary the news and gets almost no reaction. Neither Mary nor Bill seems glad about it.
  • Scarlet Fever 1948 · Syndicated · 11 min
    Jimmy's high fever proves to be scarlet fever, so he and Mary go into quarantine, to Fred's annoyance at losing her at work.
  • Jimmy's Opinion 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Jimmy thinks Mary should marry the doctor, and Henry wonders if she wants him now that he's taken.
  • Edna Asks 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Edna suspects Sandra has been poisoning Bill against Mary, and asks Mary point-blank if she loves him. Mary can't say.
  • Sandra Returns 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Sandra is back at Henry Lord's, and with Jimmy well again she and Mary talk over the coming wedding. Henry warns the doctor he's making a mistake.
  • Mary Says Yes to Fred 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Mary agrees to marry Fred within the week, though she won't kiss him. Henry gives Fred some plain truth.
  • Too Late 1948 · Syndicated · 11 min
    Amelia tells Dr. Nelson about the wedding. Henry wants her help stopping it, and Bill owns up to loving Mary, who tells him he's waited too long.
  • Edna Tries 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Henry turns to Edna for advice, and she tries to reason with Mary, who won't be moved.
  • The Orphan Boy 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Someone must tell an orphan that the old sailor who has been raising him was hurt in a car wreck.
  • Della Stays 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Mary refuses to let Della, the housekeeper, go.
  • Mary's Car 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
    Dorothy buys Mary's automobile.
  • Program 2218 1948 · Syndicated · 12 min
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