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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1961

Page

6

Hal March Hosts WHIS Monitor 61 Segment On TV Radio

Hal March, star of Come Blow Your Horn, becomes Sunday afternoon host for WHIS Network Monitor 61. The report traces his varied career from boxing and vaudeville to radio and TV roles with Sweeney, Burns and Allen, and 64,000 Question, noting his family and stage life. Also featured: John G Towers to appear on Meet the Press after taking Senate seat, plus George Gobel and Aud rey with Maureen O Hara and the Wier e Brothers in Channel 6 broadcast and a Father's Day sketch. Dr Cloyd P Armbrister of Concord College begins consumer-issues TV classes titled Freedom of Choice for enrolled credit students.

Hal March Whis Radio March San Francisco Hollywood Rioteers Army Coast Artillery Bob Sweeney CBS Perry Como Jack Benny Jackie Gleason Jimmy Durante Bob Hope Harry Norton George Burns Gracie Allen Sweeney Hal Imogene Coca Ceme Tom d’Anon MelTorme John G. Towers Texas U.S. Senate Towers Senate Lyndon Johnson Ray Anthony Meadows Channel 6 George Audrey Pop Maureen Gobel Cloyd P. Armbrister Division of Business Concord College Athens

Federal aid to public education urged in political ad

The ad argues that states and locals cannot raise education funding to 30 billion annually next decade and urges Congress to use federal fiscal powers to support public schools to ensure a hopeful future. It notes past tax limits, burdens, and the federal government's capacity to provide aid. PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.

Congress America

Major networks reveal fall schedule shifts toward comedy and hourlong shows

ABC CBS and NBC outline a shift away from Westerns toward comedy with 32 new comedies including three new cartoons. Most new programs will run one hour, with fewer specials and more variety and anthology series. Notable moves include Gun Smoke expanding to an hour, Nightly talk of Carnival Time and Show of the Week, and Gordon performers like Fred Astaire and Bob Newhart on new series.

New York ABC CBS NBC Frontier Circus All Etc Calvin and the Colonel Alvin and the Chipmunks Gertrude Berg Joey Bishop Bob Cummings Shirley Booth Bob Newhart Robert Young Main Street Marshal Dillon Steve Allen Fred Astaire The 87Th Precinct Police the New Breed Los Angeles Police Cain Modern Organized Crime the Defender Lawyer Against Crime Ben Casey David Brinkley Frank McGee Dinah Shore Mitch

Bank of England Plans Slimmer 10 Shilling Note

London AP reports the Bank of England will issue a smaller 10 shilling note in October replacing the 1928 design. The bank says the new note will be harder to forge and comes after Britons already faced a narrower one pound note that many dislike.

London Bank of England

Doctoring A Family Affair For Wangers

Shepherdstown report shows a medical family trend as Dr Harvard Wanger and Dr Elizabeth McFetridge practice in Martinsburg while living in Shepherdstown. Their son William H. Wanger, a Jefferson Medical College graduate, joins as an intern at the U S Naval Hospital in Portsmouth Virginia.

Shepherdstown W. Va Wangers Harvard Wanger Elizabeth McFetridge Martinsburg William H. Wanger Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia U.S. Naval Hospital Portsmouth

Sunday TV Schedule Highlights and Featured Programs

The list for Sunday June 18 shows Oral Roberts segments at 8:30 and 1:00, This is the Life in several slots, Faith for Today, The Christophers, Gospel Hour, and Baseball broadcasts. Other items include Dawn Bible Presents and Highway Holiday, with close to a dozen programs across religious, sports, and entertainment offerings.

Oral Roberts Allen Revival Christian Science Christophers Ace Dawn Bible Bozo the Clown Herald of Truth Concord College TBA Be Yes Crossroads

TV Guide Single Line Fragment Summary

Fragmentary TV listings mention 3:00 movie blocks and shows like Lassie Lawman Dennis the Maverick and Candid Camera along with program names and times no clear narrative or complete entries available. Local names and dates are unreadable in the OCR snippet.

Walt Disney Shirley Temple Oral Roberts Lassie Lawman Dennis The Maverick National Velvet Ed Sullivan Hunter Loretta Young Y. Life Blue Angels West

Water shortage hits Paris fires at higher floors

Parisian authorities warn of a severe water scarcity in Paris with potential inability to fight fires above the third floor. Seine Prefect Jean Benedetti notes the crisis endangers emergency response as the city faces dwindling supplies.

Paris Seine Jean Benedetti Greater

East Tennessee Annual Conference Ends With Services Today

The East Tennessee Annual Conference at John Stewart Church Bluefield closes after morning worship at Ramsey Auditorium at 11, with Bishop Charlies F. Golden delivering the message. Ordination service at 3 features deacon and elder candidates. Rev. Daniel J Williams gives the message.

East Tennessee John Stewart Church Bluefield Ramsey Auditorium Charlies F. Golden Daniel J. Williams

YEA Discusses Education Aid in Virginia

The Virginia Education Association's Educational Policies Commission says debates on federal education aid are mostly academic. The group notes 46 Virginia subdivisions will receive 17 million dollars this year with over 62 million provided since 1950 for construction. All Virginia congressmen support vocational and targeted aid, opposing general operating expenditure funding.

Richmond Virginia Education Association Educational Policies Commission Virginia

Record Fish Noises For Use As Lures

In Tokyo the Fishery Agency plans to record fish noises with submarine microphones. The aim is to amplify and beam the sounds back into the sea to lure fish toward nets.

Tokyo Japane- Fishery Agency

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