Arthur Godfrey and TV's Fading Loyalties in Las Vegas
Televised chatter spans Marion Marlowe's Las Vegas blitz to Godfrey's loyalty acts and Dumont's decline. Critics debate Ed Sullivan vibes, Arthur's generosity, and the era's TV moral writ. Jim Moser promises heavier drama while Playhouse and I Spy promise sharper storytelling.
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Bob Cunniff
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Ed Sullivan
Dumont Television Network
Television Listings and Nightly Program Previews Summary
A dense schedule of Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Rock Island, Ames, Davenport and Des Moines TV stations lists nightly program blocks. It includes Midwest Hayride, Farm Digest, Sports, Music Hall, News and Weather, Hollywood features, Cartoon Carnival, Tigers White Sox, This Week, Iowa Outdoors, Westerns, Matinee, and Ozark Jubilee among many others.
News Hawkeye Hit News Digest Derby Bing Crosby Amos n Andy
A compact digest-style item recaps entertainment and radio figures including Bing Crosby Amos and Andy, with mentions of a news roundup format and a music hall atmosphere. The piece hints at a regional broadcast and performance context featuring prominent performers.
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They'll Probably Still Call It Swab
The deck swab, used by millions of sailors for miles, will be renamed after Oct. 1. Naval spokesmen say the change aligns with armed forces unification under a new federal stock number classification system.
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Belcome
Naval
Norfolk Naval Supply Center
Sanity Tests Ordered For Grandmother Slayer
James B. Smith 22 confessed slayer of his grandmother Mrs Daisy Betterton of Attica will be sent to the State Psychiatric Hospital at Iowa City for sanity tests. District Judge George H. Sackett signed the order Thursday. Arraignment on murder charges will await the test outcome. Smith’s father said he believes his son is insane.
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Daisy Betterton
Attica
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George H. Sackett
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Newton
Pork Price Drop Attributed to Big 1955 Crop of Pigs
CHICAGO UP Pork prices are falling far below a year ago due to a bumper 1955 hog crop. Live hogs are about 30 percent under last year, wholesale pork 16 to 35 percent lower, and retail prices 10 to 25 percent down. Full-year pork supply near eight billion pounds, 11 percent above last year, with leaner hogs to boost high-quality protein. Sioux City hog weights down eight to 14 pounds, and at Chicago down about 10 pounds.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
AMI
Sioux City
Oicree
Eugene Deschesnes Wins At Lac Megantic Event
Eugene Deschesnes, aged 54, emerged victorious in a regional Lac Megantic competition, earning top honors in the event and reflecting a notable performance by the veteran athlete.
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Lac Megantic, Que
Eugene Deschesnes
Fatal wager leads to alcohol poisoning death
Police report Deschesnes drank 40 ounces of alcohol in six minutes after friends challenged him to finish the amount in under 20 minutes. He died about an hour later, authorities said.
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Deschesnes
Convention Criticizes Religious Material in Film and Song
Three thousand delegates at the 60th Luther League of America convention in Ann Arbor condemn motion pictures and songs for distorting religious messages. They deplore sex in religious films and name Lana Tuyner as too sexy in The Prodigal Son, while calling I Believe The Bible Told Me So and The Man Upstairs religiously misleading.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
The
Luther League of America
Lana Tuyner
West Union Man Sues for $20,000 Damages
Lavern Alcorn sues Jack Schatz in Fayette County District Court for $20,000 claiming assault after a late Saturday altercation. Alcorn seeks $5,000 actual damages and $15,000 exemplary damages plus costs. Schatz is on furlough from an Army post in Washington, D C.
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Fayette County
Lavern Alcorn
Jack Schatz
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Schatz
Washington, D. C
Chicago Barbers Boost Haircut Price Sept. 1
The Master Barbers Association in Chicago approved a price increase to $1.75 for a haircut starting September 1. A minority vote against noted by George Giacone, who asked what people will do, while haircuts will be $2 on Saturdays and the day before holidays.
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