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Welcome to the Forgotten News podcast. This is your window to hear true stories from long ago. Stories that once made headlines. Stories that people thought would be unforgettable, but soon were lost in the sands of time, or were buried deep in the dustbin of history. In this podcast, we brush off the sand and dust, and share those stories with you, today — as fresh as when they were first told.

History

Society & Culture

Approximately a half century ago, a young female Navy officer vanished without a trace. The incident remains completely unsolved, and extremely puzzling.
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EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  04/26/2024.
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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:


What Ever Happened To Elaine Faye Lehtinen:
Vanished Veteran Elaine Faye Lehtinen  (Oct 22, 2018).
Elaine Faye Lehtinen, The Charley Project  (April
1, 2012).
Kidnap-Murder Top Theory on Missing Napa Woman, Napa Valley Register (Aug. 31, 1976). 
MISSING - US Navy Officer Elaine Faye Lehtinen, Naptime Nancy podcast (Mar. 20, 2019).
Got Disappeared: Elaine Faye Lehtinen Tips Received, Naptime Nancy podcast (My 20, 2020).


Incredible, But True: 
Beware, My Son, Episode of radio broadcast (1950; date unknown). 


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VOICES -
What Ever Happened to Elaine Fay Lehtinen:
Narrator - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠ podcast.
Exit Aphorism - Take it Slow, by Evergreen Evergreen (poem). 
Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.
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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod  of⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.
At Rest
The Curtain Rises
I Knew A Guy.
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E-Mail:  ⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠


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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ELAINE FAY LEHTINEN ?

In April 1947, in Woodward, Oklahoma, during the aftermath of a massive violent tornado, a 4 year old girl was mysteriously kidnapped at a hospital, and was never seen again. 
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EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  03/23/2024.
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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sources, on this page. However, we will be happy to provide that information, in regard to this episode, upon your request, by email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠
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VOICES:


The Mysterious Disappearance of Joan Gay Croft:
Guest Narrator - Meadow Hemphill, free-lance voice performer.
Police Blotter & Court News - 1872:
Guest Narrator - Kelsey Olivieri, free lance voice performer.
Police Blotter Title Voice - Erin Suminsby⁠, free-lance voice performer.
Behold: A Woman: Episode of radio broadcast - April 28, 1950.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠ podcast.
Exit Aphorism - Albert Einstein, quoted in Life magazine, May 2, 1955.
Curiosity has its own reason for existence.
Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.
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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod  of⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.
At Rest
The Curtain Rises
I Knew A Guy.
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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠Freesound.org.⁠⁠


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HEY!  CONTACT US!


E-Mail:  ⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠


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Kit Caren's Facebook page:
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X - formerly known as Twitter:
⁠⁠@NewsForgotten⁠⁠
⁠⁠@KitCaren ⁠⁠







THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF JOAN GAY CROFT

In 1950, in a tiny town in Louisiana, an 18-year-old girl was terrorized by an unseen man, who would make wolf whistles and a funeral dirges, night after night, outside of her bedroom window.
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EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  02/27/2024.
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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sources, on this page. However, we will be happy to provide that information, in regard to this episode, upon your request, by email:  ⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠
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VOICES:


The Phantom Whistler:
Narrator - ⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.
Nolte Cadow - Sharon Grünwald, free-lance professional voice performer.
Creepy telephone caller - Glen Hascall, free-lance professional voice performer.


Police Blotter & Court News - July 23, 1907:
Narrator - Madison Standish a.k.a. Chrisi Talyn Saje, of Madison on the Air podcast, and free-lance professional voice performer.
Police Blotter Title Voice - Samantha Thompson of Hot Copy Radio Theater, and free-lance professional voice performer.
Judge – Jerry Kokich, free-lance professional voice performer.
 
Kit's Corner:
Linda Folkard (Miss Hitch-Hiker of 1946) – Astrid WS, free-lance professional voice performer.  


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MISCELLANEOUS:
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠Already Gone⁠ podcast.
Exit Aphorism - Excerpt from poem "Life", by Carrie Law Morgan Figgs, published 1921.
Aphorism Voice - ⁠Kit Caren⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.
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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod  of⁠ Incompetech.com⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0.
At Rest
The Curtain Rises
I Knew A Guy.
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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠Freesound.org.⁠
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HEY!  CONTACT US!
E-Mail:  ⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠
Our Facebook page:
⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠
Kit Caren's Facebook page:
⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠
Jessica's Facebook page:
⁠https://www.facebook.com/HugKissxo⁠
Twitter:
⁠@NewsForgotten⁠
⁠@KitCaren ⁠
⁠@xoxojessicaxoxo⁠



THE PHANTOM WHISTLER

Listen ... 
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Sorry for the delay!



WHAT IS GOING ON? WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?

This episode is our annual Christmas Special, featuring a presentation of the 1949 radio dramatization of "Dancing Dan's Christmas",  by Damon Runyon, as broadcast on the CBS Radio Network. Complete, and uncut.
There will also be our traditional Christmas tunes and short essays by Charles Dickens and G.K. Chesterton.
 
ENJOY !!!


Merry Christmas!  - from your hosts - Jim, Kit Caren and Jessica.


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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Dancing Dan's Christmas,  Damon Runyon Theater, CBS Radio Network, March 13, 1949 (radio play, audio).  
Runyon, Damon, Dancing Dan's Christmas, Collier's Magazine, December 1932 (short story). 
Dickens, Charles, ⁠⁠Sketches by Boz, ⁠⁠ (book, 1836), at Chapter II: A Christmas Dinner
Chesteron, G.K., ⁠The Wrong Books at Christmas⁠, Illustrated London News, January 09, 1909 (column / commentary).
We claim NO ownership interest in any of the above material - whether audio or print.
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GUEST VOICES:
Charles Dickens - ⁠Jerry Kokich⁠ - free-lance professional voice actor.
G.K. Chesterton - ⁠Logan Smith⁠ - free-lance professional voice actor.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren, co-host ⁠Forgotten News Podcast⁠.
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠Already Gone⁠ podcast.
Exit Aphorism - Source:  Milne, Kevin Alan, The Paper Bag Christmas (novel, 2017)  


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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod  of⁠ Incompetech.com⁠ – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest
At Rest
I Knew A Guy
All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠Freesound.org. ⁠


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HEY!  CONTACT US!


E-Mail:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Facebook page:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Twitter:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@NewsForgotten ⁠⁠⁠


Kit Caren's Facebook page:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


Jessica's Facebook page:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HugKissxo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


Twitter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@KitCaren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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