A Lum and Abner Fan Page

The Pine Ridge Public Library was housed in the Jot ‘Em Down Store. The following is a list of books mentioned throughout the series. I’ve linked to sites where you can download the books in the public domain.

A gallery of some of the photos I took on our visit to the Jot ‘Em Down Store and Lum and Abner Museum in June 2022.

The radio station storyline actually ran two different times, with slight variations. The first one began on April 7, 1947. Lum and Abner recycled the plot beginning on February 17, 1953.

This episode of Cedric and Abner working a crossword puzzle tickles me. I decided to try to recreate the crossword puzzle they are working but discovered that it’s harder than one might think.

The school plays an important role in the community. Lum is usually president of the school board and is generally in love with the female teachers. Cedric returns year after year, at least for a few weeks, to attempt to make progress through the Third Reader.

Cedric is a cheerful, child-like young man. I’ve never heard exactly how old he is, but he was “over 21 now” on Election Day in 1944, as that was to be his first time to vote.

The Jot ‘Em Down Journal is a magazine that was published by the National Lum and Abner Society from 1984 to 2007. You can access back issues (for free!) at lumandabnercomics.com.

Check out the ongoing adventures of Lum and Abner by subscribing (for free!) to Donnie Pitchford’s comic strip. You can even get up to speed by visiting the comic archives.

Dreaming Out Loud was Lum and Abner’s first film. It is set in Pine Ridge, but most of the characters are different from the ones in the radio series. It is an hour and 20 minutes long and is embedded here from Internet Archives. Enjoy!

We recommend Trip 16-B. Travel clear to Cherry Hill and back for only $6.95. We leave picturesque Pine Ridge at 6:30 a.m. and spin down the beautiful highway…