Tom Joseph from Austin Texas: “I received more than 600 proposals of marriage.”
Joseph is a member of the Texas legislature, a partner in a law firm and on the boards of directors of several Texas banks. In January, he appeared on Don McNeill's Breakfast Club to announce that he was in search of a mate. On the sixth anniversary show in 1958 (
E290) we learn that Joseph did get married, but not to any
of the women who wrote in as part of the radio stunt.
Special Guest Cesar Romero will auction off the panel's personal effects to the studio audience
According to a newspaper report, one panelist (likely Henry) lost his suit, went behind a curtain to remove it, and reemerged in his shirt and underwear.
We also have this fascinating tidbit about a would-be contestant who didn't get on the show. Ed Ryan from Custer, South Dakota had made it to New York, where he was going to appear with the secret "I fought with Custer." As in General George Custer of "Last Stand" fame. In the end, the Secret staff decided not to have him on because they couldn't be sure his story was real. The colorful Ryan would no doubt have been an entertaining guest, and it wouldn't have been the first time they used a contestant whose story was questionable or at least unverifiable. Nevertheless, the colorful and eccentric Ryan was known back home in the Black Hills for his fanciful stories, with one newspaper columnist calling him (in fun) "The Biggest Liar in South Dakota." That was apparently a line even the Secret staff could not cross. Incidentally, to the degree that veracity was an issue, they were right to not use him. Custer's Last Stand took place in 1876. Ryan was born in 1886.
This episode has not been reviewed. Details come from alternate sources. Except where noted, “secrets” are not exact quotes.
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