Such rare catches by experienced DXers back in the late 50's or early 60's were not totally unusual. My Porterville, CA, on 1450 back then from Cleveland, OH, was one of those.Certainly not the 'best' listing here, but perhaps David G will have heard the story from sn NRC item:
WMID 1340 Atlantic City NJ being logged in the state of Washington?
I know they have a big signal, but iIrc they would've been on 250 watts at night. And the dial was a lot clearer. But still, Washington reception isn't exactly all all-waterpath.