 The Blue Beetles. Weeping down upon the underworld to smash Ganglion comes the mysterious, all-powerful character who is a problem to the police, but a crusader for law. In reality, Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman, loved by everyone, but suspected by none of being the Blue Beetle. As the Blue Beetle, he hides behind a strange mask and a suit of impenetrable blue chain armor, flexible as silk but stronger than steel. Today's episode of the Fox Feature, the Blue Beetle, is entitled Two Rackets in One. Like all rackets, the trucking racket and the poultry racket are made possible by the connivance of dishonest politicians with underworld crooks. At present, York City is faced with two wars, a trucking war and a poultry war. Tribute is levied against all out-of-town trucking concerns who wish to deliver goods in York City by a group of racketeers calling themselves the Modern Truckers Protective Association. Also, all trucking concerns are worn particularly against hauling poultry to or from certain poultry dealers who are not members of the Metropolitan Poultry Dealers Protective Association, another racket. As our story opens, Dan Garrett, who is really the Blue Beetle, is cruising around with officer Mike Manigan in the police. I hate driving along under the elevated. Tell me, too. You can't tell when some skiddy female decides to cross against the light. Not much room to swerve and those L-pillars don't give an inch when you hit them. Hey, look at that truck ahead. Oh, boy, what a smash up. Hey, park the car, Danny, while I run ahead and see if anybody's hurt. All right, Mike, I'll be right with you. Now, stand back. Stand back. Let's have a look. Hey, who's that lying there? That's the driver of the truck. Yeah, he turned out to avoid hitting a pedestrian. And got it himself. Oh. Oh, he's in pretty bad shape. Some of you phone City Hospital for the ambulance. I'll make it snappy. I'll go up, sir. There's a phone in my store. Oh, thank you, lady. Well, the driver here turned his truck to avoid hitting a pedestrian and lost control, I guess. And his truck turned over on him. Oh, the poor devil. He got it bad, I'm thinking. The truck belongs to the inner city trucking company. Yeah. They're one of the trucking companies who refuse to join the M-T-P-A. Yeah, that's right. What became of the pedestrian? Well, I don't know. Any of you people see the person whose stupidity and haste caused this accident? Yeah, yeah, I saw him. He was standing on the corner for some time. And when he saw that truck coming, he started running across the street. He stopped suddenly. And when he saw the truck crash, he ran away. Which way did he run? Across the street, the way he started? No, no, the opposite direction. Well, what do you think, Danny? This wreck was planned. And I think I know who planned it. Rain cars 42 and 47. 47? That's us, Danny. Yeah, what's up? Yeah, what's up? Go to 1327 Rankin Street. There is a fire in a garage. Come on, Danny. Let's step on it. Looks as if the Modern Truckers Protective Association was out for a flood this time. And why, Danny? That garage is where the intercity trucking company parks its trucks. 47. Calling car 47. Go to 3rd and 5th Street. There's been an accident. Give it a gas, Danny. Oh, boy, this is our busy day. His car went zigzag from one side of the street to the other like the driver was drunk. And then it came right up on a sidewalk and crashed into the store here. What caused him to crash? Well, I really don't know, officer. Where did you first notice him? Up the street a piece. Nick Martin has his coffee pot. He was eating a mess of mushrooms. Mushrooms? In a coffee pot lunch room? Yeah, yeah, I thought it was funny. Nick, don't serve us no mushrooms. Nick seemed to know this, ma'am. Yeah, yeah. This guy says to Nick, Nick, you sure know how to cook mushrooms. And Nick says, I cook them special for you, Mr. Goodman. Every Tuesday, I make special for you, myself, these mushrooms. And this guy here says, sure there ain't no toadstools among them. You know, toadstools is poison. So I've heard. Yeah, yeah. And then when I came out, this guy was getting in his car. And like I said, pulled out in front of me. Yes, and now look at him. The poor devil is dead. Yes, Mike. This looks like a case of murder. You've had a busy day. Yes, Doc, and an interesting one. What did you find out at the hospital? They performed an autopsy on Goodman and found evidence of food poisoning. Who was he? He was head of the S&M poultry company. That's one of the companies who've been fighting the poultry racket, isn't it? That's right. And where does Nick Martinez, the restaurant man, come into the picture? Now what motive would he have for plotting the death of one of his customers? That's what the Blue Beetle is going to find out tonight. Next brother, Julio, is a wealthy importer of fancy groceries and food stuff. He has a sort of a dude ranch out beyond the city limits. What's that news boy calling? I don't know, Doc. I'll see you in just a moment. Get your latest text there. Read all the phone in here. There you are, boy. Give me one of those. Yes, sir. Here you are. Thank you. What's the paper say, Danny? Banker Williamson, president of the Drovers and Provision Dealers Bank, was killed by a bomb which blew up his car when he stepped on the starter. My, my, my. And he was one of our finest citizens, an honest, straightforward businessman. Now who could have wanted him out of the way? I don't know. But Julio Martinez, Nick's brother, is one of the directors of the bank. And he may know. What are you going to do? The Blue Beetle is going to ask Mr. Julio Martinez a few questions and waste no time about it. So long, Doc. Don't wait up for me and don't worry. The Blue Beetle may be out till dawn. Don't shoot, senorita. Come, give Julio the big kiss. Consider life to be real. He's not big enough, huh? Then eat. Better. Tomorrow you will begin to make much money with this kiss. Consider like that? What conchita do? Consider me with rich man. Who will not do what Julio wants? Conchita make rich man's wife yellow. Call me. I'd like to make other women jealous that he's fun. See, conchita will have much fun, but not his rich man. Pedro. Sí, señor. Wine for conchita. Sí, señor. And tell Mexico Pete I'd like for him to do tricks with his laria. Sí, señor. I bring him pronto. And now my friends, we will eat, huh? For you, my brother Nick, he has made chili con carne. He's speciality. Mushrooms a la martinelle. What is this sound? It's the blue beetle signature. He must be here. He is here. And what may I ask if he calls for your visit to me, blue beetle? This is not the masquerade party. These are my friends and... I heard thugs and murderers. Who make strange accusations, masquerader. And annoying ones. They're greatly outnumbered, sir, at night in Blu Alma. They depart before I... Before you what? Before I call the police. The police are already on their way here. The police don't like the police. Thank you. Why, everybody? We are respectable citizens. We do not fear the police. Why have you called them, masquerader? To pick up the murderers of banker Williamson, the poisoner of Samuel Goodman, the rotten gang of racketeering crooks. Grab them, men. Hello. Bring the machete. Put that gun down, Pedro. Your next, Julio. And as for you, Nick, with your machete, I'm allergic knives, so drop it. Don't try to run away, Julio. I want you as a special guest for the police. Good word. Rip the blue beetle with your lariat. What I do now, senor? Sit on him and put gag in his mouth. I have his hands in your boss. Try them, Pedro. Rip your lariat over that beam there and haul the blue beetle up by his feet. Then tie the end of the lariat to the post on the stairway. Yes, senor, I do. But my lariat, she is good one. No, I will buy you other one. Here. Oh, what is this one here? Listen, please, the police. Everybody will go out for the back way. Take the cars and go to my office. I will join you there as soon as I have done away with this blue beetle. What would you do with him, eh? Let him hang by his feet from the rafter until the police arrive. For a long time they have wished to capture the blue beetle. I, Julio Martinez, make them present of the blue beetle. What will happen when the police arrive? Will they capture the blue beetle? Or will he free himself and escape to pick up the trail of Julio Martinez and his gang of murderous racketeers? These questions will be answered in the next episode of the Blue Beetle. The copyrighted box feature appearing in Mystery Men Comics magazine and the Blue Beetle magazine. The blue beetle is on the air twice a week on this same station. Consult the broadcast schedule in your local newspapers. 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