 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories by Rose Franken brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself Have a coke and now Claudia Would you please pass the toast mrs. Brown you have the appetite David that's because I've got a clear conscience No regrets of any kind for anything Not even one good, then I'll let you have your coffee. Oh Thanks for telling me you're welcome hand. All right. Oh fine grand-grand Hmm toast sounds good this morning. It is wonderful. You kind of bread. Glad you like it David I just bought these Claudia his fifth and start Connie. Mommy. You're making self-conscious. I like to see me Thank you. Thank you growing boy. He needs nourishment said to himself. I also need cream for my coffee I forgot the cream is still outside in the hall. I'll get it. I'll get it. No, I'll get it Can't go out looking like that Claudia. Yes. Do you want to disgrace me young lady? I'm perfect to willing and able to get the cream myself as a matter of fact. I'd rather than have all the time I'll go no the scene Definitely shaking the table. Sorry mama as long as you're up mrs. Norton Would you mind closing that window the draft is blowing my coffee too cool for me? You don't like the air? I love the air, but it's too much first thing in the morning is when you need it most first thing in the morning Is when I need some cream for my coffee mode practically on the table right now Quite a struggle glad to see you've got willpower David. Oh your daughter's not so bad mrs. Brown I'll get used to her, but you should see some of my clients that they difficult to know very very You'll manage anything in particular. You'd like me to teach Claudia to make for you tonight Give her full swing and see what she comes up with. How about that? People with the risk you're running Taking a long time getting that cream I've got an early appointment the office today, too Claudia Claudia, where are you darling? We're too big to play hide-and-seek little girl. Come on back She never misses a chance to answer back Claudia. Come on back dear all is forgiven Maybe something happened David. Well, we better go look for she'd expect it Claudia where are you answer me? She's not in the kitchen or in the living room. No, maybe you did you What about the window? No, no, that's ridiculous mother. I told her to look But she didn't David. Where do you suppose now mother? There's no need to get upset. Oh There she is. She must have locked herself out. I'll go. We'll both go when I get my hands on her We're coming. We're coming Yeah It's stuck again This time from the inside In that house I should leave her out there all morning, too. I would if I didn't have to get to the office There now you can come in she's not here no one is Claudia if this is your idea of a joke Claudia Claudia Claudia good morning lose your dog No, no just my wife. Oh, well, she's not in the hall I passed here just a minute ago to pick up my paper at the elevator. Thanks. Thanks a lot. All right. You ought to do something for that call Mother she's not in the hall. She must be somewhere in here The bed. Oh, I know I out the back door out the back Claudia It's the front door again. She must be out there. I'm coming Claudia. I'm coming What happened where were you Again You're all dusty of course. I'm dusty. I was in the broom closet for half an hour I'll take this rag off your place very logical place to be to come on in Mrs. Norton It's not the broom closet, but come on in. Thanks. Hey dust me off mama I suppose the milk man left the cream and the broom Listen, let me explain I went out for the cream I told you to close that window remember just as I was knocking to get back in a man came down the hall Well, naturally, I didn't want anybody see me looking like this and the lock stuck. So I In the broom closet, he didn't see me either. Well good for him either did we when we opened the door That's because you were in the broom closet. I know now both of you sit down and listen to what I have to say sit on that Sit down. I'm sitting now something has got to be done about that lock in the front door today Any questions? Do you have time to finish your coffee, David? Hmm, it's cold. I'll warm it up. I'll drink it cold. Never mind. Where's the cream? David, I left it in the broom closet Good afternoon something for you two ladies. Yes, we'd like to buy a new lock door lock. What size? What size is our lock mama just average? I didn't know they go by sizes All the size of the whole drilled in your door if you want me to install it for you doesn't make any difference I'll bring my drill along. Oh, we'll watch you to install it 50 cents extra. That'll be all right Any particular kind of lock you want? I got a tricky new one come in last nothing tricky, please Just the least complicated lock you have Tell you what got a used lock in a trade today Let's you have it for 50 cents off less price put it in for you besides isn't in good condition pretty war lady What do you think Claudia as long as it works mama say we'll be 50 cents to the good too. Mm-hmm All right, we'll take it. Can you install it this afternoon be right with you lady be right with you Mama what time is it? Not yet. I want to try and make the potato salad by myself sure you don't want any help positive Say this is fun. We'll be sure you wash the greater off onion sticks in the little holes. Mama. How'd you know? You're using a very strong onion. These are my first tears since I've been married Well, everything's in the icebox David should be home soon. Now my timing is getting wonderful. Mm-hmm. Did you season the steak? Put on some garlic doesn't eat garlic. How do you know? We're not having steak since when since I marketed state tomorrow Tonight cold cuts Claudia. It's a little early in your marriage for cold cuts cold cuts warm heart Besides it goes better with potato salad the cold cuts of course, of course What are you rubbing your eyes for? What do you think they it don't you remember? I told you to keep a slice of apple between your teeth when you're feeding onions. I did only it tasted so good I ate it before I got around to the onion Clean up the kitchen of course Say mama Don't you got big chair look better next to the window instead of next to the radio? I do not there be no place to sit next to the radio then well We can move a chair from the other window next to the radio We tried it like that a month before you married David. We decided we didn't like it Mama a woman's point of view changes about lots of things after she gets married Give me a hand with the chair mama. Would you all right again? My better judgment. Let's not live Let's push ready. Mm-hmm one two push That's David I have to open for him. He doesn't have the key to the new lock yet I'm beginning to feel the same way about that door that he does Hey, what's the matter? Come on in. I know everything can be explained now. I know that I don't believe in the supernatural But this defies all laws of man nature and Claudia. What does David? Hey, don't just stand there come on in hello, David. What's wrong? Nothing mrs. Brown nothing at all probably just me David You're not sick not very I don't think I'll just sit down here in this chair in the middle of the floor facing nowhere in particular From here the room has a slightly rakish appearance like a picture I once saw called after the earthquake we're moving it to the window when you're not I'm very sorry I interrupted you but I did want to get in if you don't mind Had a perfectly good key of course to a brand-new lock that I installed this afternoon while you girls were out The perfectly good key to the brand-new lock work fine. I tried it before left Then I come home The perfectly good key no longer fits the brand-new lock doesn't know because the brand-new lock no longer looks brand-new Now can there possibly be It's funny isn't it? We all thought to change the key today. I told you the man was right Claudia What man mother the man who put in the lock mom and I bought this evening He said the lock in the door was a new one. I told him it was crazy I told him it was the same one we'd had for years. He did huh the man was right But it doesn't matter David. We have another lock on the door now It didn't cost much at all because you see mom and I bought a slightly used one Hmm Slightly used one pre-war and where does it's little bargain come from the little man on the corner, Mr Potter, I think his name was Potter the little man on the corner David, where are you going? I've just had a horrible thought and I'm going to verify it It's verified. Let's verify. I visited mr. Potter this afternoon. I brought him the lock We had on this door. I traded it to him for a new one. So there's no wonder that my old key fits this lock Mama and I bought our old lock back brilliant my child exactly. That's what you did. Oh Well, what's the difference it works now? Mr. Potter must have fixed it. Oh, of course I know it works because mom and I didn't have any trouble with it and just now you didn't know but I probably will give you Besides, I'm kind of glad we've got the old lock back. It's almost just like a member of the family Well, as long as it works, but if it sticks just one by yours back Come on in now David. The cold cuts will be warm Well since we're all safely inside at one time, I'll shut the door Besides you wouldn't want me to kiss you in front of an open door. Would you claudia? The story material used in this broadcast of claudia was under the supervision of rose franken and William Brown Maloney You've probably noticed that it's much easier to get coca-cola these days But has it occurred to you to buy yours by the case? Buying coca-cola by the case is really a very good idea Your grocer or service station will gladly put one in your car for you You get 24 bottles With 24 bottles in the refrigerator in the pantry. You're set to take care of a thirsty family and thirsty friends Why not ask your grocer or your service station attendant to put a case of coca-cola in your car today? Every day Monday through Friday claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying or if war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be when you think of refreshment Think of coca-cola or ice-cold coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes