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The Illustrated L.--­ I [----- Volufle 18 ISSUE 3 ~IARCH, 1992 J The Illustrated L.--­ I [----- VOLUflE 18 ISSUE 3 ~IARCH, 1992 J TIlE 01.0 TIME RADIO CLUB EST. 1"5 ..,. ~ PAGE TWO ILLUSTRATED RESS MARCH 1992 ILLUSTRATED PRESS Affiliated With CLUB OFFICERS: The Old Time Radio President-- Jerry Collins A REVIEW OF Network 56 Christen Ct. Lancaster, N.Y. 14086 LIFE A,; A TIlIRD BANANA thru the (716) 683-6199 GOLDEN YEARS OF RADIO ane' BEYOND by Vice-President &Canadian Branch ROBERT C. BRUCE Richard Simpson 960- 16 Rd. R.R. 3 THE OLD TIME RADIO CLUB Fenwick, Ontario LOS 1CO MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION At a rf~cent meeting of the OTHer I Treasurer & Video & Records wa s v o l lllltOp.red by Dirk Diday to New member processing--$5.00 plus club Dominic Parisi listen !n this hook on tape and t.pll membership of $17.50 per year from 38 Ardmore PI. our r o a dr- r s about it. Buffalo, NY. 14213 Jan 1 to Dec 31. 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