DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Kairos Prison Ministry’s informational meeting will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, not Saturday, July 28, as originally sent in our note for July 20 Sun Spots. All other information is the same.

—No name, Wilton

ANSWER: Be sure to mark your calendars, everyone! The meeting will be at East Auburn Baptist Church from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. The organization is in the planning stages of getting ready for their 36th four-day retreat at the Maine State Prison on Oct. 11-14. If you are interested in finding out more about the Kairos Prison Ministry and would like to become a volunteer, come to this meeting.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: My aunt, Dolena McIntyre, was a regular singer/ entertainer on the radio station WCOU during the 1940s. John Libby was the radio announcer for the Saturday noon programs in which she sang. I think her stage name was Roselle Coury. Does anyone remember her or have any more information? Also, please let me know if there are any recordings.

—Jimmy, no town

ANSWER: I found some information online for you, Jimmy, and I hope readers will chime in if they remember Roselle!

If you visit http://www.otrr.org/FILES/Times_Archive_pdf/2013_07-08JulAug.pdf, you will find The Old Radio Times, Volume 68, written by Christopher W. Reid in 2013. On pages 20-21 of the PDF, there is an article entitled “Confessions of a Maine Radio Announcer” written by Walter J. Beaupre, and originally published in the July 1991 issue of Radiogram.

According to the writer, Roselle was a raven-haired song stylist from Berlin, New Hampshire, who broke into radio by buying her own air time, selling spot announcements within her shows and arranging for the additional musical talent. She drove the six hours from Berlin, New Hampshire, to WCOU in Lewiston, and back again every day, year-round, that the show was aired. She was so successful in selling her talents that the station hired her full-time rather than compete with her. Roselle also did a women’s morning show that featured recipes, birthday greetings and such.

She also hosted an early evening show called the “Lucky Dollar Program.” Roselle was multi-talented. She was known to have a temper and had a tendency towards using four-letter words. She went on with her show, and we were good friends after that. I wrote comedy sketches and continuity for many of her variety programs. Roselle Coury was a first-class talent in every respect: a terrific speaking voice and a fine pop singer. There were few women, local or network, on the airwaves in the ’40’s and ’50’s any better than Roselle Coury.

In the Sun Journal archives, there is an article written on Dec. 12, 2006, by Dave Sargent entitled, “Old Time Radio Evokes Holiday Spirit.” Another archive you may want to check out besides Radiogram is the American Radio History publication.

Please take advantage of the reference desk at the Lewiston Public Library. I can’t say it enough; build a relationship with your local library. Not everything can be found on the internet. Sometimes you have to put your noggin together with other like-minded humans!

Please let us know how you make out with gathering your information, Jimmy!

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