Article: MT. CARMEL NATIVE WAS RADIO VOICE OF LONE RANGER

A full day of activities has been planned for May 15 to celebrate the life and times of Mount Carmel native Brace Beemer, the voice of radio's Lone Ranger.

Beemer was born in Mount Carmel in 1902, and was the voice of the Lone Ranger for 14 years. He died in 1965 at the age of 62.

"When the television version of the Lone Ranger came out, Brace's famous `Hiyo, Silver, away!' was dubbed in over Clayton Moore for the opening shot," said Joe Young of Bridgeport, Ill., a longtime collector of Lone Ranger memorabilia and a member of the Lone Ranger Days committee. "Brace really devoted himself to the character of the Lone Ranger, visiting children's hospitals -- he was an outstanding citizen -- a ...

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