Year in TV 1955 Upbeat Mayhem and Milestones
A retrospective look at 1955 highlights in broadcasting and pop culture. ABC expands with Disney daytime ventures while Pat Weaver and Louis Cowan push new formats. TV stars Arthur Godfrey Phil Silvers and a wave of fashion and kids shows shape the year. The piece notes bold experimentation and the bustling pace of 1955, ending with optimism for 1956.
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Marilyn Monroe
Princess Margaret
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pat Weaver
Walt Disney
TV Business
ABC
Disneyland Park
Anaheim
ABCD
Arthur Godfrey
Ecc
Phil Silvers
Dagmar
Zsa Zsa
Jimmy Durante
Telecasters
England
Sherwood Forest
Radio TV Highlights and Nightly Schedule Summary
Radio log lists multiple stations and programs across the day Friday including KNBC KNBC basketball final in ECAC Holiday Festive, KCBS 1955 year-end roundup, KRON Sonic Boom science segment, KGO TV Death Valley Days, KPIX Arthur Murray and Peter Marshall, and EPIX movies. It notes various time slots from 6:20 PM through late night with music news weather and special features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern College Athletic Conference
KNBC
KCBS
Science Laboratory
KRON
California
Kgo-Tv
Arthur Murray
Peter Marshall
KPIX
Walter Sickert
KQED
Glenn Tangen
Edmund Lowe
O'Donnell
KGO
Unclear TV Guide Fragments and Open Schedule Snips
Fragmentary OCR listing TV programs and times includes names like Johnny Carson Channel 4 Truth or Consequences Our Miss Brooks and Waterfront with scattered numbers and partial times. Content is garbled with many unreadable words and missing context.
Officers Elected by Knights of Pythias in Newark
Buford Barks was elected chancellor commander of Century Lodge 170 Knights of Pythias at a Newark Youth Center meeting. Other officers include Robert Transfer vice chancellor Robert Lloyd prelate Leo Bohannon master at arms Ernest Leach inner guard William Hildebrand outer guard Leonard Whitbeck secretary Luther Emmett financial secretary and Orville Haynes treasurer.
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Newark
Buford Barks
Century Lodge 170
Knights of Pythias
Robert Transfer
Robert Lloyd
Leo Bohannon
Ernest Leach
William Hildebrand
Leonard Whitbeck
Luther Emmett
Orville Haynes
Reenlistment Rules Change For Air Force Veterans
New Air Force policy allows some prior service personnel to reenlist in their original grade in certain cases. Some discharged or long-separated veterans may enlist one or two grades lower. Medical career field reforms offer benefits previously unavailable. Visit the San Leandro recruiting station at 707 Het 14th Street for details.
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Air Force
Biker
U. S. Air Force
14Th Street
San Leandro
Champions at Newark Ping-Pong Finals
Tommy Phippin won the boy’s championship at the Newark recreation district tournament defeating Clifford Meek. Shirley Jackson beat Alize Marka for the girls title. Wesley Sears presented trophies as Newark City Council recreation representative. About 100 spectators watched at the Community Center. Afterward two Teen clubs held a cookie sale with proceeds earmarked for their snow trip.
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Newark
Tommy ‘Phippin
Shirley
Jackson
Tommy
Newark Recreation District
Clifford Meek
Alize Marka
Wesley Sears
Television Sidelights on 1956 TV slate and awards
NBC and CBS plans for 1956 include Oscar telecast on Feb 18 and March 21 ceremonies, Lincoln themed Wide Wide World on Feb 22, and new comedys and operas with stars like Julie Harris and Dennis Day. Political coverage notes Ike recovery, farm prices, and party dynamics for next presidential race.
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Nbc-Tv
NBC
Politically Fateful Year 1956 Looms in Tense Atmosphere
The 1956 race tests Ike's health and the Republican path to the nomination with Stevenson Nixon Warren and Knowland high on the list. Democrats weigh Adlai E Stevenson as potential rival and advisers hint at a mid February decision. Kefauver looms in Califo rnia as a key challenge while Ike's fate hinges on doctors reports and party gauges.
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Thomas
Ike
Dewey
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
McC. Snyder
Eisenhower
Chicago
San
Florida
California
Minas Necessity
GOP Brain
Thej
Republican National Convention
Francisco
Palace
Richard M. Nix
Kinstre
Nixon
Averell Harriman
Senate
William P. Knowland
Truman
Wise
Ton
White House
Knowland
Carmine de Sap
Warren Corher
Adlai
Republic
TV Resolutions Stars Resolve To Change In 1956
New York figures from TV stars list year end vows. Hopes include Diets, kinder habits, and larger aims from Steve Allen Pinky Lee and Imogene Coca. Each celebrity pledges personal reform and renewed audience appeal for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Allen
Pinky Lee
Caimedians
Dave Garroway
Eddie Fisher
Old Farmer Bowman Nearing 90 Helps With Corn Harvest
Harrisburg shooter Bowman, an elderly farmhand, continues work at his farm near Harrisburg. Born next July, he remains active in picking and shucking corn with help from his son, proving that years slow him little.
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Harrisburg
I. m
James Bowman
Althay
Bowman
Here
Comedians Name Top Gags From a Tumbling TV Year
Hollywood laughs through a rough year as ALINE MOSBY surveys 1953 55 era gags. TALENTS like Joey Durante George Gobel and Groucho Marx pick favorite bits from These years include a bobsled gag a This Is Your Life spoof and a kiss gag. BOB HOPE and others are cited for standout moments.
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James Dunn
Ben Grauer
Giselle MacKenzie
Brunhilde
Wolfgang
Rc William Bishop
Marion Marlowe
Robert QO
Lewis
Imogene Coca
Jimmy Durante
William Waterman
Gildersleeve
Dorothy Collins
Orl
Robert
Lauren ‘Chapin
George
Godel
Aline Mosby
Hollywood
Eddie Fisher
Davy Crockett
Martin and Lewis
Durante
George Gobel
Texas
Gobel
Ary Lewis
Dean Martin
Tere
Bob Hope
Lassie
Groucho
Marx
NBC. TV
Ameri‘ Parr Groucho
Dams Seen ineffective For Floods
Oakland county flood control engineer says the two dams planned on San Lorenzo and Cull Creeks west of Castro Valley will be ineffective in a flood. They would serve only water storage, keeping water levels constant and supporting underground wells. The $500,000 project is funded by a 1959 flood control bond issue and dams will be about 50 feet high.
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San Lorenzo
Cull
Herbert G. Crowle
County Flood Control District
Castro Valley
Man Sentenced to San Quentin for Stabbing Hitchhiker
Donald L. Malder, 21, of 15813 Via Conejo San Lorenzo, admitted stabbing a 16 year old hitchhiker after picking up William Golthaen near San Lorenzo. Malder and a 17 year old companion attacked Johnson slashing his wrist and chest. He pleaded guilty November 28.
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Donald L. Malder
Conejo
San Lorenzo
San Quentin
A _ Malder
William Golthaen
San ‘Ua
Mulder
Johnson
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