Detailing the characters from the radio show, "Vic and Sade." All characters are from the mind of writer, Paul Rhymer. (1932-1946)
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Mr. Gumpox
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The town's garbage collector. His first name is 'Jake.' He borrowed Vic's lodge robe and returned it with a raspberry pie and a thank you card. Married a woman named Josephine via mail-order matrimonial serice; the two moved to West Chestnut Street. It's very likely this was a short-lived marriage. Doesn't wear socks. Owned a horse named 'Margaret Evelyn' that died. Owned a horse named 'Cecil' who pulled his garbage wagon until Cecil died. In the meantime, a horse named 'Vernon' pulled the wagon. Owns a horse named, 'Howard.' Offered Sade a horse stall to store junk. Once got punched in the nose by Mr. Donahue for blowing kisses at Mis' Donahue. Has a collection of girlie magazine covers on the walls inside Howard's stall. Has a brother that owns a shoe store that burned up. Sells Christmas cards. Hauls around Uncle Fletcher and his junk a lot. Has an automobile horn on his garbage wagon. Lives at the Bright Kentucky Hotel. Never misses a motion picture opening at the Bijou. He and the Brick Mush man sometimes argue. He once found Vic's discarded plumme' lodge hat and put it on Howard as a sun hat. He once wore Ike Kneesuffer's old lodge regalia on his garbage route. Wasn't until November of 1945 that he noticed the broken Gook garbage box from July of 1944. The citizens of Dwight and Streator dubbed him the Grand Old Man of Garbage (he deemed that an honor.) Gave away awards for prettiest garbage box. Lost his dentures that were found by Mr. Overholt. Was often awakened by a fast passenger train that would flash by the Bright Kentucky Hotel sixty or seventy miles an hour. The building would shake from the vibration and he'd ride all around the room in his bed. One time he rode right out the bedroom into the hallway. He woke up the next morning in the hall by the fire-escape, thirty-five feet from the spot where he'd retired. Spends many of his nights reading at the public library. Some of his close friends call him 'Francis'.
A.J. Spence
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Boarder in Mis' Harris' rooming house. Member of the Sacred Stars of the Milky Way. Played indoor horseshoes against Vic. Came over to the Gooks with Steve Chessbutter to have a lodge meeting with Vic.
Vic Gook
His full name is Victor Rodney Gook. The head of the Gook household. When speaking professionally or via literary, he calls himself, "V. R. Gook." Was raised on a farm in the country. Despite this, can speak quite eloquently and is a very smart man - but it must be said that he's also a man with child-like tendencies when gleefully excited or very mad. He's the Exalted Big Dipper in the Sacred Stars of the Milky Way lodge, Drowsy Venus Chapter. A member of the All-Star Marching Team for the lodge. Works at Consolidated Kitcheware Plant Number 14 as their Chief Accountant. Occasionally will have to go on an inspection tour. He is recognized at his lodge and at work as being a very solid citizen and often has his picture in the various quarterly magazines put out by both places. Likes to play indoor horseshoes in friend Ike Kneesuffer's basement. Owns a towel with a blue border. Has never been to Maine but has been to Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Is "Considered an expert on the science of parade procedure," according to his autobiograohical sketch in one of the lodge magazines. Love parades of all and any kind. Is fond of card games, mainly Solitaire, Gin Rummy and 500. Would love to have a wide-brimmed hat but Sade won't let him wear one. Likes to tinker with the workings of a clock but knows nothing about them; starts "fixing" them by using a little hammer. Doesn't know much about wildflowers. Enjoys lounging around the house without his shoes or in his easy slippers, which have tassles and Indian heads on them. Has been known to play golf, especially with Mr. Buller. A photo of his mouth was to appear in a denistry magazine.
[Played by Art Van Harvey]
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