''Billy and Betty'' was a 15-minute children's adventure radio series which began broadcasting on the

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in 1935. Sponsored by Sheffield Farms Grade A Milk, it was usually heard at 6:45pm on weekday afternoons.

Characters and story

Robert Sloane directed the series. The storyline followed a brother and sister, Billy and Betty, during their various misadventures. The cast included character actor James McCallion (1918-1991), who also portrayed Skeezix on the ''Gasoline Alley'' radio program. In December 1935, the Child Study Association of America reported that radio programs for children showed "distinct evidence of efforts to improve the radio's offerings along the lines demanded by an increasingly informed public." Programs approved by the Child Study Association of America included '' The Singing Lady'', ''

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