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- ↑ Cox, Jim (2003). Frank and Anne Hummert's Radio Factory: The Programs and Personalities of Broadcasting's Most Prolific Producers. McFarland. p. 164. ISBN 9780786416318 . Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ "Helpmate, Daily Drama Serial, to Open Tomorrow". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. September 21, 1941. p. Part 4 - Page 8. Retrieved April 3, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
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