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Last Summary Update: 07-14-2025

US Highway 41
Airdate: Wednesday - November 7, 1962

WOR Show
Original Airing

audio

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

I was trying to figue out way all week long... (Chinese accent)

Show Description

[ Courtesy: Gary Hines - 07-14-2025 ]   
  US Highway 41, John Mattenly deli, credit called the book,
Dillinger and mob stories, Deli held up and shots fired from both
sides      
  

[ Courtesy: Ken Applegate - 07-14-2025 ]   
  New York Times rant in a terrible accent
Violence reported in the papers  
Depression stories of John Dillinger      
  

News Articles Read by Shep During Show

Shep would often read articles he recently read or were sent in by fans

Time	Image	Description
•		Stabbed in the Back

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 12:13	Speaking of violence this is WOR AM & FM New York your old friendly reliable sober station

Commercials (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (Up to date) (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 05:07	California Here I Come
• 09:19	Classical Guitar
• 14:02	Academic Festival Overture

Engineers, Staff, and Guests in Booth

Time	Engineer, Staff or Guest
• 14:01	Don MacClean
• 06:19	Leigh Brown

Instruments and Special Effects Played During the Show

Instruments Played

None

Rating

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Related Plots / Story Lines and Other References Used

Time	Category	Date	Title	Comments
• [ 19:04 ]	People		Mattingly, Mr.

Record: 3354 / ID: 19621107W3354

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	November 7, 1962 Recno: 3354	US Highway 41	Original Airing

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General Info

Database Record Status

Database ID #:	19621107W3354	Sponsors up to date:	Yes
Record Created:	05-19-2009	Sources up to date:	Yes
Last Update:	07-14-2025	Station ID up to date:	Yes
Show Redated From: See Dating Notes		Engineers up to date:	Yes
Music up to date:	Yes	Instruments up to date:	Yes
Description up to date:	Yes

Known Recordees

None Known

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Dating Notes

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General Notes

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Technical Notes

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Max / Schmidco

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Replays

Mass Backwards

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WBAI Golden Age of Radio

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Yesterday USA

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Dustbin of History!

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Max / Schmidco Notes
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Other

References:

Jean Shepherd Show_-_Volume 04_75_08-18-10\1962-11-07_US_Highway_41.mp3

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Schmidco Sets - 0 found

Set Name	Show #	Media	File Name	Source
None Found

Shows Known via Recordings or Lists
(1950 to 1974 Sources 100% Complete - 1975-1977 in process)

3 Known copies from various Sources and Lists (Up to date)

	Recordee			¹ Shortened Theme: 55 seconds ² Audibly Dated: By recordee or other ³ Modified Theme: Theme added by Gary Hines ⁴ Syndicated Intro: Intro broadcast as part of Synd Shows
	This copy used for summary time references		Inventory File Name coding explained

Source Name

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Gary Hines

Running Time: 44:40

Timing Reference
Inventory Name: 1962 11 07_W3354_097_mod US Highway 41.mp3
Source filename: 1962 11 07_mod US Highway 41.mp3
Source description: 11-7-62 US Highway 41, John Mattenly deli, credit called the book, Dillinger and mob stories, Deli held up and shots fired from both sides
Station: WOR

Comments: The recordee cut the opening theme and perhaps some dialog. This was one of the ebay shows bought by Gary Hines.

Images

Max - Everything Sets

Running Time: 1:09:41

Available on Internet

Inventory Name: 1962 11 07_W3354_601 US Highway 41.mp3
Source filename: 1962-11-07_US_Highway_41.mp3
Source set: Everything Set 04

Gary Hines

Running Time: 42:47

Inventory Name: 1962 11 07_W3354_097_orig US Highway 41.mp3
Source filename: 62-11-07_orig US Highway 41.mp3
Station: WOR

"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975