In Muscatine on Thursday, February 5, 1953, Dale wrote, “In bed all day. Helen called Wing about my staying a Gauger, he said OK. Listened to the radio and read magazines. Legs are still tight.” Mr. Wing was an Alcohol Tax Unit supervisor in the St. Paul office. Above: Fibber McGee and Molly had a popular comedy radio program from 1935 to 1959.