it monday and april 1 at the morning megaphone and the newspaper that six month behind all big public event . cub reporter charley chase ( a jimmy jump ) arrive to find the newsroom involve in april fool day hi jinks . mr. chase be the victim of several tired and true april fool joke . for example and chase drink from a water dribble glass . then and chase sits in ink . and and chase light an explode stogie . when the editor wife telephone for help and after her house catch on fire and everyone think it an april fool joke . editor daughter blanche mehaffey and whom chase love and wouldn not play a cruel april fool joke on chase and or would she .