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Joe perhaps some of you may have forgotten the story behind this great event so I'd like to take you back about three years to Jack Benny's home in Beverly Hills Jack was comfortably sitting in his big easy chair reading his scrapbook while Rochester was straightening up the house and singing a popular song of the day my mama done told me when I was in need pants my mama done told me a woman oh sweet talk and give you the big eye but when the sweet talk is done a woman's a two-face I worry something who needs you to sing the blues in the night from natures to mobile from Memphis to st. Joe st. Joe they love me there years later here he is in person st. Joe's favorite adopted son Jack thank you there hello again this is Jack Benny talking of folks I want to tell you this is the greatest reception I ever got in my life again I'm so proud my chest is almost out to my underwear yes I don't blame you Jack here we are during our program in the largest auditorium in town they've even given you their hometown band for the broadcast that's right Don is it any wonder that I'm so happy to be here in good old st. Joe where were we done you're just saying how happy you are to be here Jack oh yes what a welcome I got when I arrived you should have been with me Don the train pull into a siding they slid open the door and we all ran down the ramp did you say you ran down a ramp yes how happy we wait a minute Jack who ran down the ramp you and who else me and the cows do you mean to say you arrived here on a cattle train cattle train certainly when you saw all those cows what do you think it was well I I didn't exactly know but I did feel they were overdoing that share the ride business boy were we crowded but Jack I can't understand you're making the mistake of getting on a cattle train didn't anybody stop you yes yes some fresh cowboy he opened my shirt stamped grade A on my chest and hurted me in and with those sharp sticks but it doesn't matter how I got here as long as I'm in good old st. Joe wait a minute for heaven's sake fellas you don't have to play that tune every time I say it I didn't say now look fellas I know you're glad to see me but you don't have to blow your brains out after all we're trying to do Jack hi everybody hello Mary they love you here too isn't that nice it sure is Jack but I've never seen a town go all off for anyone like this town is gone for you it sure is exciting marriage you see those big banners all over town that say welcome Jack Benny three cheers for Jack Benny and we love you Jack Benny did you see them see them I was with you in Chicago when you had them painted Harry you're just making that up you know very well they love me here what about that parade that was given in my honor Jack was that parade in your honor certainly it was and you ought to be ashamed of yourself selling hot dogs Mary and you got mustard all over the chief of police well if chief Swepson didn't mind why should you anyway you know you see about Jack he came into town on a cattle train Jack you didn't well it was all a mistake by the time I found out we were here already you know oh for goodness sake Jack do you mean to say you rode in a cattle car without even knowing it Mary when I ride on a train I don't look around to see who's sitting next to me however I did get suspicious when I rang for the porter and he came in on all fours I don't know but I asked for milk and never got such quick service and all my life right in the eyes making fun of me no Jack I think you're awfully cute anyone could have made that mistake certainly well all right Jack I'm convinced that it was all a mistake but if you'd stayed with me you wouldn't have had to ride on a cattle train down if I'm gonna ride with a load of beef what's the different what's train it's on and I wish Larry would come in so we would stop this silly talk hello mr. Benny thank you hello Larry how are you so that reception kid isn't that a wonderful audience out there oh it certainly is mr. Benny and you know what Larry everybody that came in here to see this show had to give a pint of blood did it help you get over your cold they didn't give it to me they gave it to the Red Cross oh I'm sorry mr. Benny that's all right kid they anybody could have made that mistake like coming here on a cattle train sorry Larry have you been having any fun here in town oh I sure have miss Livingston I've been seeing all the sights and this afternoon I even visited Jesse James house you did yes but mr. James wasn't home so I left look kid Jesse James has been dead for over 60 years he has then why are they charging a quarter to go into his house because he still has an FHA loan on it sing your song Larry I'll take you to Lovers Lane afterwards and sing especially nice and appreciation of the way they love me here in good old st. Joe same kid with they drive me nuts no kidding I've never seen mr. Benny's right Larry st. Joe loves everybody all they sure do miss Livingston in fact last week the st. Joseph news press printed a big picture of Fred Allen on the front page and told about how funny he was when he played at the Crystal Theater hmm I didn't know Fred ever played st. Joe yes yes he didn't marry Alan was playing the Crystal Theater and at the same time the bags under his eyes were making a personal appearance at the Orpheum what an act he had that was the first time the stockyards ever complained no kidding you know and another thing hi ya folks I think you know me but this is Missouri so come on show me listen to that applause that's what I like about the South you would entrance film by the way I've got a little compliment for you everybody liked you on the Fitch bandwagon last week well thanks and you know Jackson them Fitch people were awfully nice to us you know after the broadcast they gave every one of my musicians a case of shampoo for a present well I was darn nice of them a whole case yes and my guitar player says it's delicious when you cut it a little with ginger ale Phil you mean to say that Frank he drank the shampoo Frank you'll drink anything he's the only musician I know who strums his guitar with a corkscrew yeah yeah you know Phil I haven't seen much of you since we hit town what do you've been doing with yourself well Jackson I've been on the other side of the river I was over in Elwood Kansas but what what were you doing in Kansas that's a dry state I know I wanted to see how the other half lives I see well Phil how are you enjoying yourself here in St. Joe that's a great town Jackson great you know this is a very historical place you know this is the home of Jesse Jones that's Jesse James Jesse Jones my goodness hey Jack didn't they use a lot of local scenery in that movie they made about Jesse James yes Don I remember that picture very well they wanted me to play the part of Jesse and then strictly through politics of course they took Tyrone power instead you know well why didn't they take you Jackson because every time they shot a gun his toupee blew off that wasn't a toupee that was my mask that blew off since since when is the mask have Bobby's pins Bobby's Bobby's that's Bobby pins it's not Bobby's pins they don't belong to Bobby you know very funny you know Mr. Benny for an outlaw Jesse James was a very romantic figure wasn't he what'd you say Larry I said for an outlaw Jesse James was a very romantic figure wasn't he you're right kid Jesse James I can see him now holding a crowded bay a look of defiance on the space and in each hand a smoking pistol that's right partner and they were smoking lucky strikes oh for heaven's sake what does Jesse James got to do with lucky strikes well he was free and easy on the draw too wasn't he sheriff look I'm trying to tell Larry some historical facts about Jesse James you see kid he always carried two guns and everybody knew that Jesse James business yes and everybody knows that lucky strike means find a back all when you say that smile partner lucky strike means find a back all that's better now getting back to the mr. Benny did Jesse James really live here yes Larry you saw his house he lived right here in st. Joe gosh did they love him too well I don't remember a kid you see anyway at first he led a very normal peaceful life uh-huh but then he got mad and started on a rampage and you know why he got mad because Kansas was a dry state well tell Larry the story of the oh my goodness come in mr. Benny yes I'm Phil welch the mayor of this city well certainly is a pleasure to meet the mayor of good old st. George that's enough well I'm pleased to meet your mayor Welch I'm sorry I didn't recognize you well I recognized you immediately I saw you when you played here in vaudeville and I thought you had a very funny act you did well in fact I laughed so hard I almost choked on my lollipop that's very good mayor very good thanks Jack but I really came here on behalf of the city to make you an honorary president of the chamber of commerce well this is indeed an honor I've never been so thrilled here's your membership card mr. Benny say hey just look at this Jack Bennery Benny honorary president of the st. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and your membership fee is a dollar a year oh dollar a year yes but look I'm only gonna be here a week how much will that be back I'm actually going to be here only four days but why quibble you know well mr. Benny we never figured it in weeks oh well of course mayor welch I don't live in st. Joe what's your rock bottom price for non-residents mr. Benny one dollar is absolutely the lowest dues we've ever collected from any president of the chamber of commerce well I like to be sporting about those things you know good now here's 50 cents make me vice president thank you thank you I'm glad you dropped around thank you and good night Jack they marry wasn't it nice of the mayor to give me this card and was worth 50 cents look what it says on it the holder of this card is entitled to one ride on the pony express what are you laughing at half-fuck penny rides again don't be so smart I'm vice president now the Chamber of Commerce well if you'd given the whole dollar you could have been president well he'd rather be tight than president now cut that out and now ladies and gentlemen my official capacity as vice president of the Chamber of Commerce of st. Joe it is my honor to bring you one of our native daughters a young lady who happens to be visiting here in our hometown a very famous movie star miss Jane Wyman you ladies and gentlemen and thank you Jack it's really an honor being introduced by a four-bit vice president you're welcome Janie and say I was right when I said you were born here in st. Joe wasn't I oh yes Jack 28 years ago and just think when I was born you were just a little seven-year-old kid running around walking and oh Janie don't make me younger than I really am I was eight at the time of his father was nine oh quiet I merely asked Janie if she were born in st. Joe yes Jack and there's something I ought to tell you the people here don't like their city to be called st. Joe they don't know no you see it's like San Francisco they like to be they don't like to be called Frisco and the people here like their city to be called st. Joseph oh now Jane st. Joseph but Janie that would be silly silly why well how would this sound from Natchez to Mobile from Memphis to st. Joseph wherever the four winds blow surf see what I mean no surf no surf if this keeps up I think I'll go so you stay here anyway Jenny it's nice that you're with us in your hometown you know that everybody in this audience had to give a pint of blood to see this show well you brazed your prices haven't you they didn't give it to me why does everybody think that in the first place there isn't a man living who can take 4,000 pint wait a minute Jackson Frankie and I'm not talking about that Jady how about you and I going out for a good time after the broadcast so we had fun the last time we went out together didn't we oh yes Jack but well I don't know how to say this but to have a good time you've got to spend some well well for instance last time we were out remember what happened with a jukebox nothing happened I put my nickel in that jukebox like everybody else did yes but Jack wasn't that a little corny standing on the table yelling this music comes to you through the courtesy of Jack Benny Janie star of stage screen radio and the biggest hot dog in st. Joe for a dime well I just did that for a gag that was all say Jack I just happened to think of something weren't you and miss wyman in that picture Hollywood canteen yes down but we didn't work together you know Janie I have a little confession to make when they started the picture I wanted to do a love scene with you so I spoke to the director well I have a little confession to make to I spoke to him first you know Jack I appeared in my last two pictures with Jack Carson and gosh he's wonderful Jack Carson is a oh yes he's so big and strong well being big and strong isn't everything but Jack he's so handsome so what beauties only skin deep and he's so young well I know lots of people who prefer the more mature type but Jack Carson is so funny Janie don't fence me out if you want to know something in my new picture my leading lady is Alexis Smith gosh she's so tall and stately yes I know Jack and I heard about your accident when you were doing your love scene with Alexis accident what happened Jack he fell off his box while he was kissing her I didn't fall she pushed me anyway Janie I bet you and I'll be in a picture someday because I'm going to oh there's a phone excuse me Janie don't forget after the show we'll all go out together I'll take it I'll take it hello Mr. Benny this Rochester Rochester where are you calling from my hotel room well I'm in the hotel but I'm not in your room I'm outside in the hall well what are you doing out in the hall you know that suit you wore on the cattle train yes well I'm waiting for the dry cleaner to come and drag it out of the room but Rochester I thought he was going to be there this morning to pick it up oh he was boss and it's the first time a dry cleaner ever called for a suit and didn't have to say where is it oh then he picked up my suit no he went back to get a long hook a long hook Rochester does my suit smell that bad smell bad I opened the window and it's set spring back three months Rochester my suit isn't as bad as that if the cleaner doesn't come back you brush it up yourself okay and say boss you know that big outside the hotel with your picture on it yes well somebody came along with a shotgun and gave you a bad case of measles what you mean they shot holes in my face yeah you got the only face in town that can sip flowers Rochester I travel 4,000 miles to get the same Joe and shooting or no shooting it's your job to keep those banners up there oh boss if they want to love you let them but let's not force it on herself I'm not forcing myself on them they invited me to come here of their own free will I knew free was in there some place look now look Rochester I want you hold it a minute boss the cleaner just came back and he's fishing for your suit with that long hook that's good so now I guess everything oh what's the matter the suit grab the hook picked up the cleaning it's going down the hall with it certainly does goodbye dog got it in my hamburger I'll know where my suit went play Phil ladies and gentlemen as the casual delist pour in from the European war fronts we at home are putting behind us all thoughts of an easy victory then comes the struggle in the Pacific and our top military authorities say it will require another year and a half to two years to lick Japan after we beat Germany so to you and me all this means only one thing all out support of our fighting man in other words stay on that wartime job until released keep buying more and more war bonds and hold on to him keep supporting all home front activities and observing all wartime regulations and with it all right encouraging letters to him over there so he'll know a united nation stands behind him thank you back we'll be back in just a minute but first here is my good friend LA speed raves smoke that smoke a fine tobacco lucky strike for lucky strike means fine tobacco the finer the lighter the naturally milder lucky strike tobacco and this fine lucky strike tobacco means real deep down smoking enjoyment for you so smoke that smoke of fine tobacco lucky strike so round so firm so fully packed so free and easy on the draw the famous tobacco auctioneer turned on tonight's programmer mr. l.a. speed rigs of Goldsboro North Carolina and mr. F.E. Boone of Lexington Kentucky at forty and this is basal rise Dale speaking L.S. M.F.T. L.S. M.F.T. L.S. M.F.T. Make no mistake in a cigarette it's the tobacco that counts so smoke that smoke of fine tobacco lucky strike well folks our present visit in St. Joe is just about over and we've certainly enjoyed every minute of it and I want to thank all you wonderful people here for giving us such a swell reception I'm sorry I haven't time to mention the names of all those who have been so nice to us but you see St. Joe has a population of seventy five thousand seven hundred and eleven so you know what I mean next week we'll be in Colorado Wednesday night at the Fort Logan Hospital Thursday Peterson Field Colorado Springs and Friday night we'll see all you boys at Laurie Field and next Sunday will be broadcasting for military personnel at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver we'll see you then good night everybody my mama done told me when I was in the pants my mama done told me