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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1956
Page
8
Channel One NBC agrees to televise Emmy nominations and finals after much hesitation. The move aims to boost ratings with extra airtime and a broader audience, aided by the Robert Montgomery push and Martha Rountree’s public affairs plans.
A scanned schedule lists nightly TV lineups across stations KCRG CW, WMT, KWWL and others with programs including News, Sports, comedies, dramas, and early evening features. Notable entries include Lassie and Lawrence Welk style shows, and children’s time blocks with Mr. Rogers and Romper Room, across multiple local channels.
The item notes a radio schedule on KCRG with a 1 45 time slot and mentions markets and weather forecasts for the day. It identifies the program as a brief news segment.
Eleanor Donahue faces a wedding ring interview restriction in New York as Joanne Gilbert rises with a screen role opposite Jose Ferrer in The Great Man. Broadway opens with "& Very Special Baby" and TV Playwright Bob Aurthur returns with familiar faces. Don Ameche discusses risking stability by leaving radio for a Hollywood movie to advance his career.
Five deer hunters including two brothers died from asphyxiation from a gas heater in a homemade trailer near Lutsen Minnesota. Victims from Northfield and Faribault found Sunday by authorities. Coroner F C Hussey says fumes caused the deaths.
New York AP. Companies weigh renting vs buying mechanical brains for office work. A C I report warns of rapid obsolescence and high operating costs from $125,000 to $600,000 yearly, with data prep up to $250,000. A five year rule favors rental on one shift and purchase on three shifts.
In Memphis, three children uncover more than $16,000 in bills and uncashed payroll checks in their grandfather R. L. Fletcher's yard. They tore up some cash and scattered pieces as deputies retrieve $14,000 more from a tackle box. The truck owner W. C. Dunaway is under inquiry.
Noti of appointment dated November 17 1956 states Ethel M Batley named executrix of Roy F Bailey estate Linn County Iowa. Claimants must file authenticated claims with Linn County District Court clerk and debtors must pay debts to executrix. Thomas L Woods attorney.
A public service advertisement promises a free 86 page illustrated booklet on arthritis and rheumatism mailed to readers who request it. It explains causes ill effects and dangers of neglect and details a drugless treatment used in thousands of cases. Send for your free book to The Ball Clinic Dept 1402 Excelsior Springs Mo.
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