1 00:00:28,199 --> 00:00:34,039 Welcome to a great Detectives of Old Time Radio special from Boise, Ottaho. 2 00:00:34,679 --> 00:00:40,840 This is your host Adam Graham, and with me is Andrew Rynes of the 3 00:00:41,119 --> 00:00:48,359 Old Time Radio Westerns podcast. Good afternoon, Adam. Well, it's good 4 00:00:48,359 --> 00:00:54,640 to have you here. And this is a special occasion. It's actually one 5 00:00:55,000 --> 00:01:00,880 that I a listener emailed me a few months ago and told me it was 6 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:07,879 the two hundredth anniversary of the Texas Rangers, and I had not heard of 7 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,200 that heard it that it was, but a double checked. We didn't hit 8 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:18,200 the exact date, but there are festivities going on in the state of Texas, 9 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:22,920 the official ones, so I don't feel bad about not hitting the date 10 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:27,040 because you know they're going to be doing celebration still August out there. Yeah, 11 00:01:27,079 --> 00:01:30,920 it's definitely gonna be a year to remember as being two hundred years for 12 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:40,040 sure. So I found something this is actually this program is probably something more 13 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:46,000 typical and we'll talk about it afterwards of a feature that Andrew has on his 14 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:53,319 podcast. But this is actually an episode of Inheritance. It's called the Texas 15 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:59,560 Rangers. The original air date is June thirteenth, nineteen fifty four, and 16 00:01:59,799 --> 00:02:19,400 let go ahead, and take a lesson inheritance. The National Broadcasting Company, 17 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:23,560 in cooperation with the American Legion, presents a story out of that great composite 18 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:28,479 of visions, struggles, and victories of the American past, our inheritance. 19 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:43,080 Yes, we Americans are heirs to a vast fortune, a fortune compounded of 20 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:50,599 many things. Of the great Sea, victories of old ironsides, a tattered 21 00:02:50,719 --> 00:02:55,199 army shivering through the winter at Valley Forge, the voice of a great bell 22 00:02:55,360 --> 00:03:13,400 proclaiming liberty, the brave and fighting hopeless odds at the Alamo. Let us 23 00:03:13,439 --> 00:03:16,439 now go back to a significant chapter in America's history, one which we all 24 00:03:16,439 --> 00:03:27,360 share in our inheritance. This is a tribute to the Texas Rangers, whose 25 00:03:27,439 --> 00:03:30,599 role in American history began when Texas was still a part of Mexico. Through 26 00:03:30,719 --> 00:03:35,599 the years and after Texas became one of the United States, the Rangers won 27 00:03:35,719 --> 00:03:39,319 enduring fame for their skill in handling Indian disturbances, in capturing outlaws, and 28 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:44,719 in bringing cattle rustlers to justice. Tonight we tell of the special force of 29 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:50,159 Texas Rangers. The story is typical of the exceptional bravery and cool courage which 30 00:03:50,159 --> 00:03:53,879 these Rangers have given us as a part of our inheritance. In eighteen seventy 31 00:03:53,919 --> 00:03:58,360 four, in his office of Austin, Texas, Governor Davis is interrupted by 32 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:04,919 his private secretary. Excuse me, Governor, there's a mister L. H. 33 00:04:05,039 --> 00:04:09,280 McNelly to see you. Something about the Special Force of Ranges. Oh, 34 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,159 yes, Hutchins. I'm hoping he'll head it, head the forsa. 35 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,519 But whoever heard of this McNelly? I have, mister Hutchins. And during 36 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,600 the late War, so did several thousand Union soldiers. To their regret, 37 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:26,639 this McNelly was on the Confederate side. He was and a braver man or 38 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:30,399 a finer soldier. You will never find a Governor the Texas Rangers are different 39 00:04:30,439 --> 00:04:34,560 from regular soldiers. You're right, Hutchins, And this McNelly is no ordinary 40 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:40,439 soldier. He's an expert in guerrilla warfare, a brave and a resourceful man. 41 00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:46,800 Please show him in. Yes, we'll see you, mister McNelly. 42 00:04:46,959 --> 00:04:54,000 Thank you the boarding, mis McNelly, please sit on, Thank you, 43 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:59,279 Governor. I'll come right to the point, mister mcnelli. As you undoubtedly 44 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,879 have heard, along the Rio Grande, there's a lot of cattle rustling going 45 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:06,600 on the outlaws cross the river, steal a herd of cattle and escape across 46 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:12,639 the Rio Grande into Mexico. This must be stopped, sir. Can't the 47 00:05:12,759 --> 00:05:16,680 US troops do the job? Unfortunately, known negotiations are under way between the 48 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,199 American and Mexican governments to permit the US soldiers to follow rustlers into Mexico. 49 00:05:21,879 --> 00:05:26,600 But in the meantime, our ranchers are losing thousands of head of cattle each 50 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,120 year. The State of Texas must take action. Now, I propose to 51 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,560 create a special Force of Texas Rangers. A special force. Why not use 52 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:39,720 the Frontier Battalion of the Rangers. The Frontier Battalion has too much to do 53 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,360 now. I have a full time job maintaining law and order throughout the state 54 00:05:44,199 --> 00:05:46,600 of the main job, and at the start, the sole job of this 55 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,000 special force will be to stop those cattle rustlers from across the Rio Grande. 56 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:56,920 I see, mister mc nealay, I want you to head that special force. 57 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:01,279 But I'm a Democrat governor, while you're a republic I'm not looking for 58 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:06,199 a politician, but a soldier and a brave man. My experience on the 59 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:11,079 other side of the lines from you convinces me that you were the man for 60 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:15,560 the job. Thank you, sir. Will you take the assignment? But 61 00:06:15,439 --> 00:06:19,680 Governor, I've just been married. Well your wife can accompany you, I 62 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:25,519 know, and you can pick your own men. Well, very well, 63 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:30,680 sir, I accept. Thank you, Captain McNelly. I'm sure your Special 64 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:44,000 Force will be a credit to the Texas Rangers. Captain McNelly carefully selected the 65 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,199 thirty men who were to be in his command. Some were former Rangers. 66 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,759 All were chosen for their courage, resourcefulness, an expert handling of carbine, 67 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:55,480 and revolver. Sent to its station on the river not far from Rio Grand 68 00:06:55,519 --> 00:06:59,160 City, the Special Force settled down, alert and ready for action, but 69 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,920 the cattle Russell lay low. Captain mcnelly's bride, soon adopted herself to the 70 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:10,160 hardships of the Frontier. Readfast, spout Ready here, Lucy, and I 71 00:07:10,319 --> 00:07:14,079 was in the Frontier Bride. I'm just fine. I'm getting to like it 72 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:16,800 here. You don't mind this adobe house? Well, it's a little different 73 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:21,160 from our home in Austin, But I don't mind. Ah, that coffee 74 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:26,560 smells good. Oh, next time any of the men go into be a 75 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,439 Grand City, have them bring back some eggs. These are the last three 76 00:07:30,519 --> 00:07:33,279 in the house. Your wish is our command, Lucy. I've only to 77 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,680 mention we need eggs, and the whole Special Force will be glad to gallop 78 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:41,000 in the town and back again. It would give them something to do. 79 00:07:42,199 --> 00:07:45,720 All the men restless very much so. In the months we've been down here, 80 00:07:45,759 --> 00:07:48,759 there's been almost nothing for them to do. Patrolls and camp routine can 81 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:55,519 get very monotonous for men who won't action. I know you hear something. 82 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:01,920 Yes, there's a rider coming down the road. He's turning in here. 83 00:08:03,079 --> 00:08:11,160 Sounds like that horse has been run hard. Hello out there you Captain mcnilly. 84 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:16,160 That's right, Major Morland, Fort Ringold got this message for you. 85 00:08:16,879 --> 00:08:22,360 Thank you raiders. Last night, cross Rio Grand we've heard of stolen cattle 86 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:28,680 at point near Las Quevez ranch of notorious rustler Juan Flores. He will take 87 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:37,039 appropriate action promptly. He's signed by his excellency the governor. Last quevis Well, 88 00:08:37,039 --> 00:08:39,039 that's about across the river from Fort Ringold. That's right, Captain, 89 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:50,159 Sergeant Sergeant Duncan, Yes, come here at once, Yes, captain, 90 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:54,200 how many men in camp? Sergeant Levin served the others They add on patrol. 91 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:58,279 We'll need all the men for this job. Send corporate brand after the 92 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,639 patrol, haven't bring them back as fast as possible. Yes, sir, 93 00:09:01,799 --> 00:09:05,360 you'll take charge and move with all possible speed through Rio grand City and on 94 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:09,720 the port Ringold I shall wait for you. There issue every man ten days 95 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,120 rations and plenty of ammunition. Yes, sir. Kind of sounds like there's 96 00:09:13,159 --> 00:09:18,960 some excitement, dude, here is sergeant very definitely there is I ginger saddle 97 00:09:18,039 --> 00:09:22,200 right away. Yes, sir, you will be careful, of course, 98 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,159 my dear. Now don't worry. We will get these cattle back, and 99 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:30,039 old wrestler is going to stop us. Please take care, don't worry. 100 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,159 Lucy, Come on, man, let's get over to the stable. I'll 101 00:09:33,279 --> 00:09:52,399 ride back to Rio Grande City. Yes, sir, all that Captain mcnallick 102 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:58,360 Facial Force of Texas Rangers. Oh we Capta mc neilli is nature Marlin on 103 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:01,039 the post. Yes, sir, just saw him going over the headquarters. 104 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:18,639 Thanks Andre, you're welcome. Kevin, come in, Aja Malin, come 105 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:22,639 in. Captain McNally's want to see you have a chair, Thank you, 106 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,559 Major. What can I do for you? Captain? I'd like your support 107 00:10:26,639 --> 00:10:31,759 sir, support and that telegram you relate to me. The Governor's ordered me 108 00:10:31,799 --> 00:10:37,279 to take appropriate action against cattle thieves who drove a herd of longhorns across the 109 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,080 Rio Grand last night. The squadron officers and I have been discussing that problem. 110 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:46,080 You've been debating whether to uphold law and order. We have been discussing 111 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,960 the wisdom of crossing the Rio Grand. Major. If you want someone to 112 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,559 take the lead, I'll be glad to do so. As soon as my 113 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:58,399 rangers get here. And how many men do you have? Key thirty thirty? 114 00:10:58,519 --> 00:11:01,639 Me, Well, that's you're a handful. These are Texas Rangers, 115 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:05,639 Sir. They can give an excellent account of themselves. I don't doubt it, 116 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,000 not in me, true, not the best odds. Major, you're 117 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:16,200 right now? No, Well will you join me for dinner? Would you 118 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,759 wish to wait for your men? Well, they can't reach here before nightfall. 119 00:11:20,039 --> 00:11:22,639 I'll be glad to have dinner with you. Major, Good captain, 120 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:45,480 I think you'll find our miss quite excellent. Whoa boy? Who? Sergeant 121 00:11:45,519 --> 00:11:48,720 Duncan is a name sent me in charge of Special Force Texas Rangers? Should 122 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:54,320 this man be recognized? All right? Sudden Chapmantalie is a headquarters that weekly. 123 00:11:54,399 --> 00:12:11,360 Thanks call me, Sergeant Duncan reporting, Captain. Good evening, Sergeant, 124 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,159 Major Mallin. This is my orderly sergeant. How do you do. 125 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,120 I'm glad to know you, Major, Captain. The men haven't had no 126 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:22,519 chance to eat since morning. It's all right if we take time for chow 127 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:26,159 by all means, Sergeant, how are the men fine? Sir? Tired 128 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:31,200 but ready for anything any orders, Sir. Governor wants us to get back 129 00:12:31,279 --> 00:12:35,639 some stolen cattle. Where are the cattle, Captain, on the other side 130 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,440 of the Rio Grand in Mexico. As seem as we've had chow, we'll 131 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,600 be ready. Sorry, well it's at nine o'clock now. If the man 132 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:46,200 want to go ahead tonight, Helen will start across the river at one am. 133 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:50,440 Yes. With a few hours rest and some food, I recommen mending 134 00:12:50,519 --> 00:12:54,360 horses will be as good as new. I think your expedition into Mexico is 135 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:58,399 dangerous. Captain. How do you know how many men you'll be facing? 136 00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:01,440 Oh, we don't, and we won't know until we face them. It's 137 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:05,240 a chance we have to take. Rangers seldom worry about the number of the 138 00:13:05,399 --> 00:13:11,200 enemy. Sure you won't join us, Major Morland, I can't. I 139 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:16,000 must have explicit orders. We can only offer to cover your return and to 140 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:20,519 try to rescue you if you're the sea. Thank you, Major. Come 141 00:13:20,519 --> 00:13:31,759 on, Dugan, let's see that the man get some food. It's one 142 00:13:31,799 --> 00:13:35,320 o'clock, Captain. Shall we move out? Yes, Sergeant, tell the 143 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,240 men to move quietly. There's no moon tonight, but the wrestless Nay, 144 00:13:39,279 --> 00:13:54,600 a post of guards. All right, men mount at keep quiet, look 145 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:58,039 too good, Captain rivers off the buggy man here. I think we can 146 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,399 make it, Sergeant. I'll just take it easy and quiet as possible. 147 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:11,639 Yes, sir, we're across all right, Sergeant. Yes, Captain, 148 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,559 look at that bank there. It's not on the impossible to get the horses 149 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,799 at the third Yeah, you're right, and we can't afford the time to 150 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,399 find an easier slope. We leave the horses here and go ahead on foot 151 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,799 one foot, Captain. It's a mighty long walk to the one flories range. 152 00:14:26,919 --> 00:14:30,919 No, not more than five miles or so, but we must be 153 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:35,080 there but daybreak. We've got to have surprise in our favor yesterday. All 154 00:14:35,159 --> 00:14:39,320 right, man, leave your mounts. We go the rest of the way. 155 00:14:39,399 --> 00:14:43,879 One foot corp Bland. Yes, sergeant, take charge of the horses. 156 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,399 Have them ready for our return. Okay, Sergeant. If it's any 157 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:50,840 excitement, I do want to be left out. You're gonna stay with the 158 00:14:50,879 --> 00:14:54,080 horses. Bland. Okay for now, you get us in. The man 159 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,399 who'll leave me if things get exciting? All right? See what can be 160 00:14:56,440 --> 00:15:01,360 done, Sergeant Duncan. Taking the man its detail of ten men. Have 161 00:15:01,519 --> 00:15:05,360 them spread out as skirmishes about a dozen yards between men. Have them move 162 00:15:05,399 --> 00:15:09,559 forward with utmost caution. How would they encounter any pickets? Try to take 163 00:15:09,559 --> 00:15:13,240 them prisoners. But if they attempt an outcry, yes, I get you. 164 00:15:22,039 --> 00:15:24,519 We place the couture arranged. Captain las Cuevas is used to hear. 165 00:15:24,759 --> 00:15:30,759 Good, it's starting to get light. Get the men together, use hand 166 00:15:30,799 --> 00:15:43,720 signals. We've got to keep quiet. Yes, everyone here, Sergeant good. 167 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:48,399 Then we have two jobs to do. Capture the wrestlers and return the 168 00:15:48,399 --> 00:15:52,159 stolen cattle. I hope we can do this without bloodshed. But the job 169 00:15:52,399 --> 00:15:56,519 is going to be done. It's getting lighter every minute. We will wait 170 00:15:56,600 --> 00:16:00,240 me longer. Capt Blood. Look across the clearing. It's a long line 171 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:03,879 of Mexican soldiers about one hundred cavalry, a couple of hundred foot soldiers. 172 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,919 I see them. Oh, let's calls for a change of strategy. Can't 173 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,559 retreat now we do? None of us will ever get back across the river 174 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,639 alive. What are your orders, sir? Form the men into two ranks 175 00:16:15,639 --> 00:16:21,360 of fifteen men each. We shall march straightforward, straightforward, right at the 176 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,200 enemy, right at the enemy. Sergeant, who will try a great bluff? 177 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:30,559 I hope it works, yes, sir, all right, Form two 178 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:42,399 lines man fifteen men to a line, ready forward. Watch. The Mexicans 179 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:47,480 are puzzled, can't you. I'd expected they would be, Sergeant. We're 180 00:16:47,559 --> 00:17:02,919 about a hundred jobs from them now, lariat Mad's crazy America Almost they beg 181 00:17:03,039 --> 00:17:07,720 us to follow them, shall we not? I don't like the looks of 182 00:17:07,839 --> 00:17:11,480 this. It may be a trapped They would appear small in number to lure 183 00:17:11,559 --> 00:17:15,400 us into an ambush of many soldiers. They but thirty of them, and 184 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,599 we are three correc Major, we see but thirty of them. Well, 185 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:36,839 how can we wait? It is better that we see take couplemen. Hold 186 00:17:36,839 --> 00:17:45,200 your fire unless you're fired upon. If you work, Captain, you've loved 187 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,279 work even made a move in our direction. When you're a hot numbered it's 188 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:52,319 better to puzzle and enemy than to attack him. Those Mexicans, they don't 189 00:17:52,359 --> 00:18:08,480 know what to make of it. What do we do now, Captain? 190 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:12,640 We sit tight. We can't retreat. If they find out how few we 191 00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:18,519 are, we're done for. We must send for reinforcements. Reinforcements shall ask 192 00:18:18,599 --> 00:18:22,519 Major Morland for a detachment of cavalry. He said he could send aid if 193 00:18:22,599 --> 00:18:26,680 we were besieged. Detailer Man to take a message back to Fort Ringold find 194 00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:32,000 someone who won't get caught. Yes, sir, how's about Private Meeks? 195 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:36,000 Why he could wiggle through a miss a barbed wire and never get himself script? 196 00:18:36,319 --> 00:18:41,559 Very good, sergeant, and aid is imperative for the Rangers are outnumbered 197 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:48,640 ten to one. Sign McNelly, commanding Capa's Private Meets, I told him 198 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,599 about the detail. Good Meeks. Give this note to the commanding officer of 199 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:56,279 the fort. Yes, I think you can make it back, all right, 200 00:18:56,359 --> 00:19:04,319 Meeks. Captain Sir, there's nothing alive can stop good luck makes so 201 00:19:04,759 --> 00:19:10,680 they've started shooting. Sergeant Duncan warned them in the fire only when they have 202 00:19:10,759 --> 00:19:14,240 a good target in their sights. We can't afford the waste ammunition. Yes, 203 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,720 bought me, Canner. We have not yet attacking force. I have 204 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:41,240 ordered four charges. Each one has been reposed because American or shoot with two 205 00:19:41,319 --> 00:19:44,720 great accuracy. If we bought ordered all the men in one big and have 206 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,240 no soldiers left in support. Major you talk, but you do not make 207 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:52,799 sense. See me, Hannah, what are our losses? Twenty men dead 208 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,440 thirty four? I do not know. I have seen none. Four. 209 00:19:57,839 --> 00:20:03,319 Perhaps we should consider flag of truce. Perhaps we can persuade the Americanos to 210 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:18,279 go back across the Rio Grande. What's the meaning of this? Lieutenant Jones 211 00:20:18,599 --> 00:20:22,440 made Jamorland send you to help us. Now you're preparing to leave. Captain 212 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:27,720 mcnelley, your position here is untenable, sir. Sometime tonight those Mexican troops 213 00:20:27,759 --> 00:20:32,359 will make an attack, and such a night attack can't be repulsed by so 214 00:20:32,599 --> 00:20:37,200 small a force. You think not all, sir, Even the thirty cavernman 215 00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:41,359 in my command merely double your force. That's sixty men against maybe six hundred. 216 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:45,640 No, Captain, I must take my troops back to Fort Ringold. 217 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:52,160 Your position's hopeless If they attack tonight. You and your men will be wiped 218 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:57,880 out. We shall give a good account of ourselves. Goodbye and good luck, 219 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:04,200 Captain, goodbye, luten it. Captain, there's a flag of truce 220 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:07,759 over on a Mexican say I see it, Sergeant good Order the men to 221 00:21:07,799 --> 00:21:11,519 hold their fire. Send ten men to me. Order the others concealed. 222 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:26,039 Yes, Sir can then report and Captain very well, Psycho. Men lying 223 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:30,039 up behind me, have your guns ready. I think this flag of truce 224 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:37,000 is genuine, but we take no chances. Very cattle, he's a flag 225 00:21:37,079 --> 00:21:45,960 of truth. We recognize it. What do you want, saya? Formit? 226 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:49,200 Me to introduce myself. I am Major Garcia, I'm Captain mcnalay. 227 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:53,480 My henneral has ordered that you and your men shall leave Mehican territory. We 228 00:21:53,759 --> 00:21:57,279 came to get a herd of stolen cattle and the men who stole them. 229 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:03,480 Tell your general, we're not leaving until you've delivered the rustlers and the cattle, 230 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,920 Capitan, I assure you that will be done through regular channels. Through 231 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:11,759 regular channels, that means never. I assure you, Major Garcia, that 232 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:17,440 we shall take both the cattle and the thieves back with us, as you 233 00:22:17,519 --> 00:22:22,319 wish. Capitan, Hey, how many men have you in your force? 234 00:22:23,039 --> 00:22:30,960 Enough enough? That's a strange answer. That is the correct answer, Senor 235 00:22:30,039 --> 00:22:33,720 Capitan. Maybe we have a truce for the night. Why should we grant 236 00:22:33,759 --> 00:22:37,720 a truce just for the night? Our men they need the rest on one 237 00:22:37,799 --> 00:22:42,400 condition, Major, and that is that you return two horses and the gun 238 00:22:42,519 --> 00:22:48,480 we lost during the fighting. He's agreva very well. And in return, 239 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,000 Capitan, may we remove the body of a lieutenant he was killing a charge 240 00:22:52,079 --> 00:22:57,000 this morning? Yeah, yeah, you may. The truce remains in effect 241 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:15,039 until you deliver the horses and gun tomorrow morning when Stamanian, Major Garcian, 242 00:23:15,279 --> 00:23:18,240 you have delivered the horses and the gun to the Americans, see me, 243 00:23:18,319 --> 00:23:22,880 haneral, Now we can start the battle. We can, but we do 244 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:26,240 not no why not? Hand we are nearly nine hundred now true, But 245 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:30,920 how many are the americanos? I saw but a handful last night, and 246 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:34,759 how many were concealed nearby? You do not know either the why I do 247 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:38,519 not care to risk the man needlessly. A soldier's life is of great value 248 00:23:38,839 --> 00:23:57,519 to himself, to his country. It must never be wasted, Sargeant dunk 249 00:23:57,559 --> 00:24:02,880 and I I just let stand this inactivity. It is kind of tryan, 250 00:24:03,039 --> 00:24:06,000 sir. I intend to do something about it. Yes, Sir, I'm 251 00:24:06,039 --> 00:24:10,319 sending word to the enemy that unless the stolen cattle and rustlers are delivered within 252 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,599 one hour, I shall resume hostilities. That's biting off quite a lot, 253 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,240 ain't it, Captain? Not too much, Sergeant. It'll be dark within 254 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:21,559 an hour, and our friends over there don't like to fight at night. 255 00:24:22,279 --> 00:24:25,359 If we have to fight our way out, it might as well be to 256 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:29,279 night when we have some advantage. Yes, sir, have this message delivered 257 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:34,880 under a flag of truce right away, Sir, Captain Captain mcnilly, Yes, 258 00:24:36,279 --> 00:24:40,440 hopeal plan reporting to Peel hope. I haven't missed any excitement, Not 259 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,480 too much, plan. We've done little but glare at each other for nearly 260 00:24:44,519 --> 00:24:48,160 two days. They've lost about thirty men and the rangers. Not one's even 261 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:53,839 been nixed so far. The message has been delivered. We'll look, thirs. 262 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:59,559 Two Mexican soldiers are coming back with our man, so they are well. 263 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:04,079 This eating will tell the tale either they deliver or we fight. Yes, 264 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:10,720 Major Gassim and the Rada says that he will meet your demands. You 265 00:25:10,839 --> 00:25:15,880 shall have the cattle and the outlaws. Oh when whenever you say a daybreak 266 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,200 tomorrow, you will deliver the cattle. And the rustler is across the Rio 267 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:23,240 Grand near Fort Ringles. See it shall be done, and you and your 268 00:25:23,319 --> 00:25:29,160 men will now leave me go in due time. But two hours, I 269 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:37,279 should say, why did you tell him two hours? Captain? In two 270 00:25:37,319 --> 00:25:41,759 hours it'll be quite dark. I didn't want him embarrassed by seeing how few 271 00:25:41,839 --> 00:25:56,440 men blood so many? There's the sunrise gun in Fort Ringo, will, 272 00:25:56,519 --> 00:26:00,240 Captain. Yeah, well, the cattle should be all soon, that is, 273 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:04,079 if they returned, Captain. Twise, sergeants, you sound as if 274 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,680 they might not be. I'm not saying one way or t'other. I I 275 00:26:07,839 --> 00:26:15,559 just don't trust certain folks. It appears Major Garcia. We'll keep his word. 276 00:26:15,839 --> 00:26:19,039 Yes right, yes, that's wrong. So that's see him crossing the 277 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:27,039 river? Now, ain't he? I believe it is he? Here are 278 00:26:27,079 --> 00:26:30,880 the a stolen cattle? Yeah? I see him. Where the rustlers? 279 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:36,160 I'm a sorry, Capitain. We called but one and here, yeah, 280 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:41,720 well he tried to escape. We'll have to shoot him. The others we 281 00:26:41,839 --> 00:26:45,640 are chasing them soon, we shall capture them. We shall then turn them 282 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,839 over to you. Good, good, And are these all the cattle over 283 00:26:49,039 --> 00:26:52,799 there? Aren't more than seventy already here the role we have found so far, 284 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:56,759 but the swords continues. They shall all be written. That's good. 285 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,400 Major Garcia, thanks, thanks for up in your words so promptly nice. 286 00:27:02,039 --> 00:27:08,240 You don't mention it. There is one little question before I go, yes, 287 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:15,519 tell me how many men did you have copied in McNelly? As I 288 00:27:15,839 --> 00:27:19,519 said before, Major Garcia, I had enough. After all, they were 289 00:27:19,599 --> 00:27:30,799 Texas Rangers and for the first time in history, cattle stolen and driven into 290 00:27:30,839 --> 00:27:36,119 Mexico had been returned to their rightful owners. Captain McNelly turned the trick with 291 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:40,440 a mere handful of men against hundreds of soldiers, an example of courage, 292 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:45,160 resourcefulness, and bravery characteristic of the Texas Rangers that has come down through the 293 00:27:45,240 --> 00:28:06,839 years. As part of our inheritance. You have been listening to inheritance presented 294 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:11,039 by the National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with the American Legion. We are privileged 295 00:28:11,079 --> 00:28:15,440 this evening to hear from the past National Commander of the American Legion, Department 296 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:21,119 of Ohio, Mister Milo J. Warner. Tomorrow is June fourteenth. On 297 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:26,759 this Day in seventeen seventy seven, the American flag was first authorized by Congress. 298 00:28:29,039 --> 00:28:34,720 Since a presidential proclamation in nineteen fifteen, we have celebrated this day as 299 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:41,960 National Flag Day. The American Legion believes that today, perhaps more than at 300 00:28:42,039 --> 00:28:48,240 any time in our history, it is important that the American people examine the 301 00:28:48,319 --> 00:28:53,880 blessings of our heritage and reaffirm the principles and ideals which form this heritage. 302 00:28:56,359 --> 00:29:02,599 Tomorrow, on Flag Day, June fourteenth, nineteen fifty four, let us 303 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:07,200 accord new honor to the symbol of our freedom, the flag of the United 304 00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:15,319 States of American. The American Legion has invited all liberty loving Americans to join 305 00:29:15,519 --> 00:29:23,359 in a patriotic movement pledging new glory for old glory. This Legion sponsored program 306 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:33,039 calls for one a proud display of the stars and strikes, particularly on national 307 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:41,519 holidays. Two observance of proper flag etiquette. Three knowledge and remembrance of our 308 00:29:41,599 --> 00:29:49,920 flag's dramatic history, and for a new recognition of the Star spangled banner as 309 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:56,079 a symbol of freedom in today's world. Let us, as Americans, never 310 00:29:56,200 --> 00:30:03,079 be so complacent, so sophistic that the sight of our flag leaves us unmoved. 311 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:07,599 We need not be ashamed if we feel a tug at the heart strings 312 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:14,319 and we see the broad stripes and bite stars of our land, for we 313 00:30:14,519 --> 00:30:19,880 know that it signifies liberty, equality, and a government of the people under 314 00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:26,160 God. Probably we hail the flag which flies for one hundred and fifty million 315 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:33,200 Americans of every religious, national and racial origin in the world. Humbly we 316 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:41,480 remember those who have secured the rights which it represents. Thank you, mister 317 00:30:41,599 --> 00:30:53,640 Molow J. Warner. Next week, Inheritance will take you one another journey 318 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:57,559 to the pages of history, to a time when Americans dreaming of the future 319 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:03,960 towards that which He possessed today. Today's story, The Texas Rangers, was 320 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:07,960 written by Ted Weir and featured Lyle Talbot as Captain McNelly. Included in the 321 00:31:08,039 --> 00:31:12,440 cast, in order of their appearance, were Charles Smith, Howard Culver Bibby, 322 00:31:12,519 --> 00:31:18,079 Janis, Clarence Strait, Robert Easton, Jack Carroll, Leroy Leonard, 323 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:22,000 and Tony Barrett. The original music was composed and conducted by Robert Armbrewster. 324 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:29,200 Inheritance is produced and directed for the National Broadcasting Company and the American Legion by 325 00:31:29,279 --> 00:31:52,279 Albert McCleary. This is John Walls. Senator Ralphie Flanders will meet the press 326 00:31:52,359 --> 00:32:06,160 tonight on the NBC Radio Network. Welcome back. Well, that was an 327 00:32:06,319 --> 00:32:13,680 interesting story, to say the least with Yeah, it's like, you know, 328 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:21,400 bluffing the entire you know, this much larger group of Mexican of Mexican 329 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:27,920 militia and just holding them off for that long. That's incredible. It really 330 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,680 shows that if you don't really know what the other side's doing, you have 331 00:32:30,839 --> 00:32:37,000 no idea what you're up against. I had to appreciate, you know, 332 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:45,599 the audacity of that major asking and how many troops do you have? I 333 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:49,960 mean, doesn't her desk I guess, yeah, yeah, you know, 334 00:32:50,079 --> 00:32:53,920 they might tell. And then of course the answer of enough is a good 335 00:32:54,000 --> 00:33:00,480 one. And really, you know, really the epitome of the Texas Rangers 336 00:33:00,519 --> 00:33:05,000 and their reputation, Yeah, that's for sure. They do. They do 337 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,039 have that reputation doing more with less, that's for sure. Yeah. I 338 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:15,000 mean when you look at like even the size of modern companies, they are 339 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:22,279 much smaller force than you would think given the territory that they cover. And 340 00:33:22,759 --> 00:33:27,279 certainly that was true in the golden age of radio. Lyle Talbot was an 341 00:33:27,359 --> 00:33:34,119 interesting choice to play McNally. He's probably best known as like a B movie 342 00:33:34,359 --> 00:33:39,240 villain. In fact, he was the first person ever to play Lex Luthor 343 00:33:39,519 --> 00:33:50,599 on screen in the Kirk Allen Superman serials, the second one in the nineteen 344 00:33:50,799 --> 00:33:53,799 fifty which really shows you could be a lead in a radio show but then 345 00:33:54,519 --> 00:34:04,200 not the biggest name on the movie or TVSS or. I do think this 346 00:34:04,359 --> 00:34:09,000 is also kind of like Golden Age, particularly for NBC, and with Inheritance 347 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:15,800 you got to hear some actors as lead actors who you wouldn't have heard earlier, 348 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:22,400 earlier in the Golden Age or radio. Yeah, very true. Now. 349 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:28,280 Of course, when it comes to the Rangers over radio, the big 350 00:34:28,519 --> 00:34:34,719 series when you're talking about real life exploits of the Texas Rangers is Tales of 351 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:39,639 the Texas Rangers, which we've been doing for on The Great Detectives for nearly 352 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:45,360 two years, and I think you've been through several times over on the Old 353 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:51,719 Time Radio Western's podcast. Yeah. We release every couple of years, we 354 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:58,480 record and get the series back out there so it's never forgotten. Yeah, 355 00:34:58,559 --> 00:35:04,519 and that those of course are incredible, you know, incredible tales like uh, 356 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:09,760 you know, some things that stand out is the one where I think 357 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:20,639 the title it was like cactus pair and this outlaw just got the you know, 358 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:25,440 got a big head start on jas Pearson and nearly made it across for 359 00:35:25,559 --> 00:35:30,239 the Mexican border, but he stopped for like a minute to get like a 360 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:37,800 cactus pair for energy, and that was really the difference, and he got 361 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:44,400 caught in that situation. And of course, you know, we're talking mass 362 00:35:44,519 --> 00:35:49,840 distances and dealing with a lot less support than you have in an urban environment. 363 00:35:51,599 --> 00:35:53,599 Yeah, and it's crazy if you'd think about how big Texas is, 364 00:35:53,679 --> 00:35:58,960 being one of the largest states that we've got, and if you compare how 365 00:35:59,039 --> 00:36:04,519 far they were traveling and being on horseback or in some cases on foot, 366 00:36:05,079 --> 00:36:08,119 you kind of go, how is that even possible? But you know, 367 00:36:08,599 --> 00:36:14,840 stories are true to life at times, and distances are not easily shown in 368 00:36:15,639 --> 00:36:22,400 audio, that's for sure. Yeah, it's definitely got a scope and just 369 00:36:22,559 --> 00:36:25,960 so much that you know, you you know, rangers can get called into 370 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,679 and I think that like in the there were two seasons of the Tales of 371 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:37,159 the Texas Rangers. I think the first state really strongly on the more violent, 372 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:42,079 more sensational stories. And then you kind of get a little more variety 373 00:36:42,159 --> 00:36:45,159 in the second season and see them having to handle things, you know, 374 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:52,920 help out with like small amounts of cattle rustling where there's like some sort of 375 00:36:53,079 --> 00:37:00,880 bullying going on. So there really can be this variety in their work that 376 00:37:00,559 --> 00:37:06,400 you you know, in between like all of these sort of epic adventures that 377 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:10,719 they end up having. Yeah, that's very true, and that you know, 378 00:37:12,079 --> 00:37:16,760 you hear the someone'st like because sheriffs were really the only law enforcement of 379 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:22,480 the era during that time, you had maybe one extra deputy. They would 380 00:37:22,559 --> 00:37:30,159 call in almost instantly, the Texas Rangers just to help them do the across 381 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:35,559 borders and multi jurisdictional needs that had to happen that you just couldn't have with 382 00:37:36,119 --> 00:37:40,639 one sheriff or one local town officer. And they were kind of the detective 383 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:45,800 of the era to be able to get in there and figure out actually what's 384 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:50,239 going on because it was too big for small town you know, police office 385 00:37:50,599 --> 00:37:54,559 police officers. Yeah, and they're just not familiar with the major crimes. 386 00:37:54,719 --> 00:38:02,079 And it's also interesting because they would come in with perhaps US bias where you 387 00:38:02,199 --> 00:38:09,280 know, there have been a crime committed locally where the sheriff just because of 388 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:16,760 like past relations and all sorts of views and prejudices, isn't able to see 389 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:22,079 the whole picture where the ranger sees a bigger picture. Yeah, and we've 390 00:38:22,119 --> 00:38:27,719 gotten some stories and tales of the Texas Rangers where they weren't even coming in 391 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,880 because the sheriff asked for help, but because you know, the constituents are 392 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:35,960 the people who lived in that community was saying, Hey, we don't think 393 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,840 that this happened, Correcler, this wasn't investigated one hundred percent. Can you 394 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:43,880 come help us? And then they would go in and do exactly that, 395 00:38:44,119 --> 00:38:47,639 which is very kin to current law enforcement standards of having you know, the 396 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:52,960 state police and the state agencies come in and go hey, local agency, 397 00:38:52,039 --> 00:38:58,480 have you done what you're supposed to do? And one thing also with tales 398 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:07,000 of the Texas Rangers, they they kind of in a lot of their episodes 399 00:39:07,159 --> 00:39:10,880 where they've got time, they do take some time to explore some of the 400 00:39:12,159 --> 00:39:19,400 lore of the Texas Rangers. Yeah, and they not only during the episode, 401 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:23,000 but you know at the end they would give these stories that are probably 402 00:39:23,559 --> 00:39:29,440 more extravagant than they actually are. But that's kind of how the Texas Rangers 403 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:32,079 have built themselves into the name that they are is because they've been doing it 404 00:39:32,159 --> 00:39:37,880 for so long that, you know, Fear and Criminals was pushed this to 405 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:45,880 be, you know, grandiose and very extravagant agency as it were. And 406 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:50,719 didn't you didn't you have one of the clips, because there's a whole one 407 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:59,000 Riot, one Ranger thing which is like this thing that you know, it's 408 00:39:59,039 --> 00:40:02,679 continued for decades down the line as the sort of legend of the Texas Rangers. 409 00:40:04,679 --> 00:40:06,960 Yeah, I mean I remember being a kid, my dad telling me 410 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,800 about the one Riot one Ranger. And there is a clip I do have 411 00:40:10,119 --> 00:40:13,880 from tales of the Texas Rangers. So let's get into that real quick, 412 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:21,039 and we're gonna play this clip and for everyone to hear. This is Joel 413 00:40:21,119 --> 00:40:24,760 McCray. Many tales about the Texas Rangers have been repeated until they are legend. 414 00:40:25,239 --> 00:40:30,119 And here's one of my favorites. Many years ago, rioting broke out 415 00:40:30,159 --> 00:40:32,719 in a Texas town and the mayor appealed for aid from the Rangers. He 416 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:37,119 was at the railroad depot to meet the expected help when a stranger got off 417 00:40:37,159 --> 00:40:39,519 the train and approached him. Are you the mayor. The stranger asked. 418 00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:43,880 The mayor, looking anxiously for the ranger for us, said yeah, but 419 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,360 I have no time to talk to you now. I'm waiting for the Texas 420 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:51,119 Rangers to stop this rioting. The stranger said, I'm the ranger. I 421 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:54,239 was sent down to help you. The Mayor's mouth dropped open in dismay. 422 00:40:55,039 --> 00:41:00,960 They only send one ranger. Puzzled by the question, ranger said, yeah, 423 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:06,159 you only got one riot, haven't you don't forget our dates? Same 424 00:41:06,199 --> 00:41:09,039 time next week? Folks, see you're then so as you can hear in 425 00:41:09,159 --> 00:41:14,280 that clip that you know you only have one riot and you only need one 426 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:16,719 ranger. And I was doing some research, I'm like, where did this 427 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:21,159 come from? Right, because you know, everything has some history in it. 428 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:24,559 And what I read was this actually came from one of the captains. 429 00:41:24,599 --> 00:41:32,679 And there's a book by Albert Bigelow that he wrote in there that Captain Bill 430 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:37,599 McDonald this is kind of one of the stories from there. And Captain McDonald 431 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:43,039 has been claimed to have said when he was sent in to stop a prize 432 00:41:43,119 --> 00:41:45,960 fight, the mayor had requested him to come in and stop it, or 433 00:41:46,199 --> 00:41:52,760 the Texas Rangers to come in and stop it that he said, he gets 434 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:55,360 off the train and the mayor looks at him and says, where's the others? 435 00:41:55,639 --> 00:41:59,760 And he has claimed to have said, hell, ain't I enough? 436 00:42:00,079 --> 00:42:02,199 There's only one prize fight. So you can see how it kind of changed 437 00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:10,159 from one riot, one fight to or one Ranger too being something completely different 438 00:42:10,199 --> 00:42:13,920 than it is now. And it's lived. I said, for years my 439 00:42:14,719 --> 00:42:21,000 dad was telling me about the one Ranger, one riot story. Yeah, 440 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:25,599 it's uh, you know, I think there's a definite reality to the Rangers, 441 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:31,559 but there's a you know, there's also you know, always a little 442 00:42:31,639 --> 00:42:38,039 bit of growth and the telling when it comes to an agency that's become so 443 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:45,480 legendary, Yeah, for sure. And I mean they were depicted in so 444 00:42:45,639 --> 00:42:50,639 much on TV, radio and movies, even during like think World War Two, 445 00:42:50,719 --> 00:42:54,000 when you know, they stormed Normandy. They they believed it was the 446 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:59,079 Texas Rangers coming to save them and it was actually the Army Rangers. So 447 00:42:59,519 --> 00:43:06,119 just how farm broad the Texas Rangers have gone with their name is just miraculous. 448 00:43:06,199 --> 00:43:09,800 And I'm not surprised being two years old. Yeah, and of course 449 00:43:10,079 --> 00:43:14,599 they continued in a lot of forms. You know, you know, we 450 00:43:14,679 --> 00:43:20,000 of course talked about radio, but I've also seen you know, various pulp 451 00:43:20,119 --> 00:43:23,880 books which uh, you know, they made their way overseas and they gave 452 00:43:24,079 --> 00:43:30,920 folks a lot of ideas about what the American West was in Europe. So 453 00:43:31,719 --> 00:43:42,920 that that probably um explained that. But that kind not just in things that 454 00:43:43,079 --> 00:43:49,760 were true to life, but also into the realms of fiction. Um. 455 00:43:50,159 --> 00:43:58,800 And of course probably one of your you know, headline shows is the U 456 00:44:00,079 --> 00:44:05,079 for old time radio Westerns is The Lone Rangers, which Lone Ranger, which 457 00:44:05,159 --> 00:44:08,840 ties into the Texas Rangers. Yeah, for sure. I mean The Lone 458 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:14,480 Ranger is based on I mean the backstory of how the Lone Ranger became the 459 00:44:14,559 --> 00:44:21,039 Lone Ranger was he was a group of his Texas Ranger you know, compadres 460 00:44:21,039 --> 00:44:23,880 and friends, and I mean one of them was his brother got ambushed and 461 00:44:24,280 --> 00:44:30,119 everybody got killed except for the Lone Ranger himself, which Tanto helped healum. 462 00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:35,159 And he became the Lone Ranger because he didn't want them to know that he 463 00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:43,159 survived, possibly bringing backlash on his family, and again fought to all the 464 00:44:43,360 --> 00:44:50,519 injustices that could happen everywhere from Texas to Oklahoma to Kansas all the way into 465 00:44:50,559 --> 00:44:53,400 California. I mean, the stories on The Lone Ranger went far abroad and 466 00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:59,880 helped stop the smuggling that happened in San Francisco. I mean just crazy how 467 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:05,840 you know, the way the radio had picked multiple stories, but again tells 468 00:45:06,239 --> 00:45:09,000 I mean the Lone Ranger had been on for twenty years. I mean there's 469 00:45:09,119 --> 00:45:13,400 multiple episodes, three days a week. So yeah, the Lone Ranger was 470 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:16,679 probably one of the first ones out there, started in their early nineteen twenties 471 00:45:16,719 --> 00:45:23,599 I believe, if not nineteen thirties, and was just huge among not only 472 00:45:23,719 --> 00:45:30,039 children, but adults and you know, elderly people as it were. Yeah, 473 00:45:30,119 --> 00:45:35,440 I think that it definitely, you know, and of course The Lone 474 00:45:35,519 --> 00:45:42,480 Ranger continued on into live action and then like you know, there's even like 475 00:45:42,679 --> 00:45:46,599 a cartoon series I think was it from the seventies or eighties something like that. 476 00:45:50,119 --> 00:45:59,480 So he remains just really culturally iconic, and I've been remembered there was 477 00:46:00,119 --> 00:46:07,840 an episode of Greatest American Hero where they paid tribute to The Lone Ranger and 478 00:46:07,480 --> 00:46:13,719 actually had the had one of the actors who played them as a guest on 479 00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:20,599 that. So that's that continued on for many years. Another character UH that 480 00:46:20,840 --> 00:46:29,119 I've discovered like more recently is Chick Bojery UM. He was created by Louie 481 00:46:29,239 --> 00:46:35,639 Lemore, and funny enough, in terms of this episode, the backstory that 482 00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:43,559 Lemore, Louie Lemore gave him is that Chick Boudery was recruited to become a 483 00:46:43,639 --> 00:46:53,559 Texas ranger by um By McNally by he took the real McNally made him a 484 00:46:53,679 --> 00:47:04,159 character in UH in this story who recruited Chickbodrey. And the stories were interesting 485 00:47:04,199 --> 00:47:09,519 because Lamore was someone who knew the West, researched the West, and put 486 00:47:09,639 --> 00:47:15,599 a lot of detail in and most of the time with Chick Boudery, he 487 00:47:15,719 --> 00:47:22,760 was riding into towns that were either without law, you know, there was 488 00:47:22,800 --> 00:47:28,239 no sheriff, or it was a situation where the sheriff was a little bit 489 00:47:28,360 --> 00:47:34,719 dodgy and he would have to go in. You know, half of them 490 00:47:35,360 --> 00:47:39,840 really feel like they're just you know, detective stories, but with him as 491 00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:45,480 the ranger having to figure all this stuff out with authority and skill, but 492 00:47:45,679 --> 00:47:53,519 in a really lawless area where he's constantly in danger, so that you know, 493 00:47:53,639 --> 00:48:00,119 and that's you know, phenomenal series It's all on was all put on 494 00:48:00,239 --> 00:48:05,159 audio in the nineteen nineties, but had been in a book form for many, 495 00:48:05,239 --> 00:48:09,079 many years before that. And then, of course we have the greatest, 496 00:48:09,639 --> 00:48:17,280 h most legendary Ranger of them all, Walker Texas Ranger. Yeah, 497 00:48:17,360 --> 00:48:22,480 that is very true. And you think about the comedy that goes behind, 498 00:48:22,360 --> 00:48:28,280 not just the shows, but just the actor who played you know, a 499 00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:31,599 Texas Ranger as it were, has his own you know, storyline, and 500 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:39,960 how crazy Chuck Norris is on all that is just crazy who they picked and 501 00:48:40,440 --> 00:48:44,599 how well he picked it. You know, he's like a mcgiver. He's 502 00:48:44,679 --> 00:48:49,320 able to kick anybody's button no matter what. And yeah, I mean I 503 00:48:49,440 --> 00:48:52,719 did like the series. I remember watching it, you know when it first 504 00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:55,320 came out, and it was a pretty good series and it still runs and 505 00:48:55,400 --> 00:49:00,400 reruns to this day. Yeah, it's one of the series that you know, 506 00:49:00,599 --> 00:49:05,559 some people have fun making fun of, but you know, it's was 507 00:49:06,039 --> 00:49:09,280 It was a good time. It was something that like the Rangers at first, 508 00:49:09,840 --> 00:49:14,719 uh, they it took them a while, you know, they kind 509 00:49:14,719 --> 00:49:17,159 of were like, well, we uh, we're not entirely sure, but 510 00:49:17,679 --> 00:49:23,519 they warmed to it because of the way he represented the Rangers, despite some 511 00:49:23,800 --> 00:49:30,880 inaccuracies like they didn't like the black hat because that's not really something that the 512 00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:38,679 Texas Rangers do. They don't wear black hats. But the show, I 513 00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:45,960 think, you know, kind of goes away towards building and continuing that legend. 514 00:49:46,079 --> 00:49:53,559 And actually the title of the first episode of Walker Texas Ranger was one 515 00:49:53,719 --> 00:49:59,800 Riot, one Ranger, so which I guess goes to show how deeply that 516 00:50:00,159 --> 00:50:02,400 has been embedded in our culture. Yeah, and you know, I think 517 00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:07,239 part of the issue too with the whole black hat white hat. I mean 518 00:50:07,320 --> 00:50:10,840 it's even used in technological terms. Now, you know, black hat is 519 00:50:12,039 --> 00:50:15,199 the bad guys. You know, they're the ones who are nefarious and trying 520 00:50:15,199 --> 00:50:16,519 to get into stuff, while you have the white hats, which are the 521 00:50:16,599 --> 00:50:20,440 good guys trying to fix things. And you get some gray hats which are 522 00:50:20,519 --> 00:50:22,559 kind of a little bit of both. But having a black hat as your 523 00:50:22,639 --> 00:50:29,199 lead character who's supposed to be on the lawn justice side throws that stereotype out 524 00:50:29,360 --> 00:50:32,599 because you know, you should be white. Everybody has white hats when they're 525 00:50:32,719 --> 00:50:37,079 good. I mean Lone Ranger himself in the in all the radio shows, 526 00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:38,840 he had a white hat, So it's just kind of you know, I 527 00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:43,599 could see them like I don't know about the whole black hat situation, but 528 00:50:43,760 --> 00:50:46,400 it is kind of funny that he made that you know, fit him and 529 00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:50,719 now you look at it and you don't think anything nefarious when you when you 530 00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:53,480 look at you know, all the artwork from you know, Chuck Norris, 531 00:50:53,559 --> 00:50:55,760 you don't go, oh, he's a bad guy. You can tell he's 532 00:50:55,800 --> 00:51:00,159 the good guy and he's going to kick button take some names. Yeah, 533 00:51:00,320 --> 00:51:06,079 and it definitely it's probably one of the things that he's best known for. 534 00:51:06,320 --> 00:51:10,639 And you know, and with all the martial arts works, martial arts work 535 00:51:10,760 --> 00:51:15,440 he did in various films, it's probably the one that's most accessible, say 536 00:51:15,519 --> 00:51:21,599 to you know, younger viewers, because a lot of the films he did 537 00:51:21,840 --> 00:51:27,039 before that were like R rated, So this one was much more of a 538 00:51:27,159 --> 00:51:35,079 family show that people could follow and really, uh it you know, captured 539 00:51:35,199 --> 00:51:42,800 that sort of values of the Texas Rangers. Absolutely. Now I mentioned at 540 00:51:42,840 --> 00:51:47,280 the start of the podcast that this that this sort of episode of inheritance, 541 00:51:47,559 --> 00:51:53,599 it's not something typical of great Detectives, but you actually have like a feed 542 00:51:53,880 --> 00:52:01,000 on your site, which you do you do somehow, I believe it's called 543 00:52:01,119 --> 00:52:05,599 Western Stories. Would you like to tell us a little bit about that. 544 00:52:06,480 --> 00:52:09,920 Yeah, the Western Stories feed that I have is more very kin to this, 545 00:52:10,079 --> 00:52:15,760 where the series that you know did a Western episode Escape for an example, 546 00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:21,440 or Studio One didn't do their entire series on Westerns. They may had 547 00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:24,280 one or two spinoff shows that had or ninety spinoffs, but just episodes that 548 00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:29,440 were about Western so that every show was slightly different. You had sci fi 549 00:52:29,559 --> 00:52:32,920 built in there, you had a couple of different things built in and so 550 00:52:34,079 --> 00:52:39,280 I've taken that all those individual shows that are kind of ones two Z shows 551 00:52:39,360 --> 00:52:44,000 and put them into one feed. So we actually have a good amount of 552 00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:46,519 shows that actually, you know, maybe only ran one episode or two episodes 553 00:52:46,679 --> 00:52:51,280 and not enough to do its own you know, podcasting feed as it were, 554 00:52:51,360 --> 00:52:53,880 like the Lone Ranger tells of the Texas Rangers. But I can actually 555 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:58,400 put those out there for people to hear that they may not have gotten it. 556 00:52:58,519 --> 00:53:02,159 So this is one that was in my line to eventually get to and 557 00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:07,039 put it out there for every to hear. But yeah, we Hollywood Star 558 00:53:07,119 --> 00:53:12,480 Playhouse. There's just I'm looking at all the different shows that we've gotten. 559 00:53:12,639 --> 00:53:16,280 There's just you know, a ton of them, even like sadly Rentintin is 560 00:53:16,320 --> 00:53:19,920 one that you know, we'll have to be in there because there's only a 561 00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:22,599 couple of surviving episodes of that. Even though it's huge, only a couple 562 00:53:22,639 --> 00:53:30,360 of shows actually still live to this day. Yeah, and that is really 563 00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:35,960 fun. It's always interesting to run into those sort of one offs where you 564 00:53:36,039 --> 00:53:39,199 know, and it's a little can be you know, because you also have 565 00:53:39,400 --> 00:53:45,320 like some things like Lucks in there where it can be a little different when 566 00:53:45,360 --> 00:53:50,400 you're dealing with someone who like always does westerns and then someone who's kind of 567 00:53:51,559 --> 00:53:55,119 approaching it is a one off thing. So it's a nice little contrast as 568 00:53:55,159 --> 00:53:58,840 well. Yeah, and a lot of those shows two back in the day 569 00:53:58,960 --> 00:54:02,480 were the proving grounds for future shows. So gun Smoke, as an example, 570 00:54:02,960 --> 00:54:07,360 which had a very long run and even went into TV, actually started 571 00:54:07,760 --> 00:54:10,960 as one of those spinoffs, and they did one or two episodes trying to 572 00:54:12,039 --> 00:54:14,519 figure out like, how do we get the tempo to work right, does 573 00:54:14,559 --> 00:54:17,760 the story little work right, does the characters that we want work correctly? 574 00:54:19,039 --> 00:54:22,880 And so those one off shows, well I do include in the main feed 575 00:54:22,239 --> 00:54:27,280 actually go inside of something like that where you would never have heard it normally 576 00:54:27,320 --> 00:54:30,639 because it's part of Escape, or it's part of you know, Studio one 577 00:54:30,760 --> 00:54:32,800 or Lux Radio. You know, there's so many other little testing grounds that 578 00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:37,880 they had. But it gives the ability for those of us like myself who 579 00:54:38,079 --> 00:54:45,079 love Western radio and love Western as it is, to actually experience shows that 580 00:54:45,239 --> 00:54:49,840 just aren't Western in general, but actually have a good storyline based in it. 581 00:54:51,599 --> 00:54:55,800 And of course you're you're also working your way through Tales of the Texas 582 00:54:57,039 --> 00:55:01,320 Rangers, and I think currently you're into nineteen fifty one episodes, if I'm 583 00:55:01,360 --> 00:55:05,800 not mistaken. Yeah, I think I'm right towards the tail in. I 584 00:55:05,840 --> 00:55:09,760 think we ended up lining up somehow on our episodes or we're just behind. 585 00:55:09,840 --> 00:55:13,599 But yeah, about every because there are two year runs, so I try 586 00:55:13,639 --> 00:55:16,719 to go every two years. I try to rerelease it just so that way, 587 00:55:17,119 --> 00:55:21,039 you know, it's been two years since you've heard of the very first 588 00:55:21,079 --> 00:55:25,280 episode, so as it's fresh in your mind it really happened two years ago 589 00:55:25,360 --> 00:55:30,039 that you've actually heard it again on this series or the show. So I'm 590 00:55:30,039 --> 00:55:32,519 always rebroadcasting a lot of those shows, trying to keep them out there and 591 00:55:32,599 --> 00:55:37,039 keeping them fresh, because some shows last longer Lone Ranger as an example, 592 00:55:37,480 --> 00:55:40,960 twenty years, and I'm trying to pump out as many of those shows as 593 00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:45,840 I can. So my main feed on that is nineteen forty five, but 594 00:55:45,920 --> 00:55:50,480 I'm rebroadcasting the nineteen thirty eight episodes. So there's just so many episodes that 595 00:55:50,519 --> 00:55:52,880 I'm just trying to keep them fresh for everybody because some of them you haven't 596 00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:57,920 heard in ten years or so. So yeah, definitely check out OTR Westerns 597 00:55:57,960 --> 00:56:00,719 dot com and we are pumping out over one hundred shows a month trying to 598 00:56:00,800 --> 00:56:07,880 get Westerns alive, and we are you know, we're finishing up tales of 599 00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:13,519 the Texas Rangers scaring great detectives. So we've got a few more Saturdays left 600 00:56:14,719 --> 00:56:21,039 to finish, finish up our run through the series. And it's been it's 601 00:56:21,079 --> 00:56:24,840 been fun doing this and taking some time to celebrate, uh, you know, 602 00:56:25,159 --> 00:56:30,639 legends of law enforcement and detection with the Texas Rangers. And Andrew, 603 00:56:30,679 --> 00:56:37,599 I appreciate you joining us for this celebration. Absolutely wouldn't miss it for the 604 00:56:37,679 --> 00:56:40,440 world. Moment you asked me, I was replied, let's do this, 605 00:56:40,519 --> 00:56:46,000 and then we scheduled as quickly as we could and we've got that all recorded, 606 00:56:46,239 --> 00:56:52,840 and we're going to go ahead, and we've got something really special and 607 00:56:52,960 --> 00:57:01,480 appropriate to wrap things up. But once again with Andrew Rymes, this is 608 00:57:01,880 --> 00:57:10,400 Adam Graham sign it off. And now here again is the star of our 609 00:57:10,519 --> 00:57:15,719 show, Joel mccraig. One of the pleasures afforded us here in this show 610 00:57:15,880 --> 00:57:20,039 is the large number of letters we receive asking for special information about the Texas 611 00:57:20,159 --> 00:57:24,000 Rangers. This week we received one an especially interesting letter in which the writer 612 00:57:24,079 --> 00:57:29,280 said she had heard of an official ranger's prayer and inquired if such a prayer 613 00:57:29,400 --> 00:57:35,000 actually existed. It does. The prayer was written by Captain Pierre Bernard Hill, 614 00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:37,599 chaplain of the Texas Rangers, and I should like you to hear it. 615 00:57:39,440 --> 00:57:45,119 Oh God, whose end is justice, whose strength is all our stay, 616 00:57:45,239 --> 00:57:51,159 be near and bless my mission as I go forth today. Let wisdom 617 00:57:51,280 --> 00:57:55,320 guide my actions, Let courage fill my heart, and help me Lord, 618 00:57:55,639 --> 00:58:00,960 in every hour, to do a ranger's part. Protect when danger threatens, 619 00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:07,639 sustain when trails are rough, Help me to keep my standard high, and 620 00:58:07,920 --> 00:58:14,159 smile at each rebuff when night comes down upon me. I pray thee Lord 621 00:58:14,280 --> 00:58:21,840 be nigh, whether on lonely Scout or camped under Texas sky, Keep me 622 00:58:21,920 --> 00:58:28,360 o God in life. When my days shall end, Forgive my sins and 623 00:58:28,559 --> 00:58:45,239 take me in for jesus sake. Amen. A good night, folks, 624 00:58:46,280 --> 00:58:46,719 Good night,