Aviation History From Crates To Flying Movies
Earl Wilson surveys early aviation and film, recalling 1910 aircraft like the Demoiselle and Phoenix scenes shot in London and Chobham Common. He notes modern jets and Howard Hughes era, plus Red Skelton and stars visiting London set amid memories of Wright brothers era and perilous early flight.
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Earl
Red Skelton
Red
London
Rita
Joan Hughes
Jack Davies
Ariz
Chobham Common
Stuart Whitman
Terry-Thomas
Sam Wanamaker
Robert Morley
Phoenix
Paris
Television Log Highlights A Daily Schedule Shuffle
A dense, era specific TV grid lists programs by hour for Wednesday and Thursday. The entry details multiple channels, shows like Ozzie and Harriet, Beverly Hillbillies, Perry Mason, Captain Kangaroo, News programs, movies, and local features, with time blocks and channel references. It reflects a broad mix of entertainment, children's, and news segments typical of a mid 20th century broadcasting schedule.
Radio Station Call Letters and Operating Hours
A list of radio station call letters WMSL WHOS WHOS WHRT WAJF WJOF WIMW WKAC and their frequencies or notes appears with inconsistent hours. The fragment notes various time ranges from early morning to late night and mentions sunrise to sunset and 4:35 A.M. to Midnight windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMSL
Whos-Am
Whos-Fm
WHRT
WJOF
WIMW
WKAC
Pair Of Colbert Escapees Are Free
One by two of six prisoners who fled the Colbert County jail this past weekend remain at large today. The fourth escapee was recap tured in Florence Tuesday. Lauderdale County-sheriff's deputies found Paul L. Williams, 25, in an apartment house Tuesday morning and returned him to the Colbert County jail. Williams joined five other prisoners when they overpowered a trusty and a relief jailer and walked out the front door of the jail.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
Colbert County
Florence
Lauderdale County
Paul L. Williams
Williams
Gilbert Roland Recovers From Scorpion Bite On Set
Gilbert Roland is recovering after a scorpion bite on the set of The Reward in Death Valley. Screen Gems plans a TV biography of the late Mike Todd. Singer Tommy Leonetti auditioned for the Buddy Hackett musical I Had a Ball.
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Gilbert Roland
Death Valley
Screen Gems
Mike Todd
Tommy Leonetti
Buddy Hackett
the Hall Synelicate. Inc
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Decatur Daily
By Earl Wilson
San Francisco
Miami
Darryl Zanuck
20Th Century-Fox
Ohio
Wright Brothers
Howard Hughes
Howard
Midnight Earl
N.Y
William Holden
Peru
Richard
Holden
Ardis
Europe
Bill
Spyros Skouras
20Th Cen
Mort Sahl
Basin St B
Louis Jourdan
Alan Jay Lerner
Jason Robards
Richard Rogers
Ricardo Montalban
Dave Brubeck
Atl Times
Centro! Standar
Texan
Lawman
Amos
Andy
Way of the World
ETV Ham Operators Club
Ozzie and Harriet
Ouzie and
Mariel
Virginian
CBS Reports
Patty Duke
Politics
Reports
Dobie Gills
Farmer’s Daughter
Farmer's Daughter
Suspense
Wiliam
Faulkner
Beverly Hillbillies
Ben Casey
Perry Mason
Bepwonare
Auburn
Dick van Dyke
Espionage
Auburn Presents
Rudy Vallee
Fusion O'Toole
Steve Allen
Mr. Lucky
Chase
Shiadew
Tonight
Country Junction
Rade
Sumner
Sumimier
Eddie
Dixie
Kangaroo
Today
Eddy
Kanga
Dawg
Captain Kangaroo
Mike Wallace
Daddy
Pete
Gladys
Pete and
Tomnorrov
Ernie Ward
Ernie Ford
Trailaster
Company Calling
Trailmaster
Company
Ames
Loretta Young
Mrs. Wites of
General Hospital
Lone Ranger
Cortauns
Traimister
Friends
Makey Mouse Club
Johny Evens
S‘anen of
Pitcairn
Magilla Gorda
Popeye and Stooges
ITV
Cheyenne
Way of the World TV
Flintstones
Rawhide
Flintstone
Ptertinns
Steed
Rawhile
Donna Reed
Dr. Kildare
Detectives
O'Toole
Ensign O'Toole
HTV
Jimmy Dean
New Christy Minstrels
MTV
Reading Power
Suspense Theatre
Nurses
Steve Alen Shaw
0Ith Iour
Shire
Pennweas
Minde
Tonirt
Sizuf
Steve Alea
Otiaw
Westinghouse
Nore
Bhick
Winte
Decatur
Lydia Grey
U.S.P
Prola
Crayola
America
Cannon
Pan
Florentine
Bobbi
EAI
RED Devil's Flints
Cereal
Hocking
Tive Jer
Sos
Dentur Large
Ammiens
White
Ivalue
A&od
Dayalets
Aessere
Absorbine, JR
Mino
Colbert
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