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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
7
MCCULLOCH EL 5 1090 advertises TV and appliance service for any make with location at 215 Ferry Street. Graphic line includes callout WE SERVICE ANY MAKE TV OR APPLIANCE.
Radio stations listed with AM PM operating hours from sunrise to sunset and extended hours for WHRT 860 WJIMW 730 WJOF 104.3 MC. Advises tuning to 640 or 1240 in case of enemy effect and notes morning to midnight coverage.
In Mena Arkansas C E Shinn 72 his wife 70 and grandson faced years of haunting alleged by the Shinn family in their home. Objects moved, Bible floated, and eerie noises prompted a midnight vigil by sheriff officials and reporters. They returned home as Shinn declared he will stay. Deputy Sheriff Egger noted odd happenings but said no one believes in ghosts.
Ed Sullivan's Sunday night program persists with fresh acts like Mike Clifford and Connie Francis, plus Sid Caesar sketches and Joan Sutherland. The episode also featured Maurice Chevalier and a wartime Pearl Harbor reminiscence. Meanwhile AB C affiliates canceled Bus Stop with Fabian amid sponsor withdrawal talk.
NBCs mail department reports Sing Along With Mitch drawing the most mail and approval. Katherine Cole notes Car 54 Where Are You drew eight letters after the first show criticizing the spoof of physicians in Dr Kildare none since. Jack Webb returns to production with an anthology series based on stories after years away.
A U S District Court jury is weighing liquor conspiracy charges against three former law enforcement officers. The defendants include Davis C. Johnson, Thomas C. Myrick, and Thomas C. Hooper, accused of operating a bootleg ring to aid in an ambush murder linked to Saraland Mayor Oscar L. Driver. The defense says they sought information for the case but did not intend to profit.
Bob Hope and his troupe launch the 10th annual Christmas trip to entertain servicemen at remote Arctic posts in Greenland Labrador Newfoundland and Baffin Island. Arctic shows will be filmed for later broadcast while Hope's programs remain sparse this season. Recommended tonight: Japan East is West on NBC 89 with Edwin Newman narrating.
The Guntersville Dam lock is closed until Thursday to aid the investigation into the 1958 murder of a husband. Lockmaster O. L. Reeder said the inspection is the first since the lock’s 1937 completion. The Wheeler Dam wall collapse last June killed two men nearby.
Eight year old Nan Shelton asks for a baking set and dishes for Christmas. Rita Shelton wants a bicycle. Phillip Winninton requests a holster and gun set. Charles Sheats asks for a wagon two guns and fruit and nuts. Wayne Ledlow asks for a BB gun Bonanza set play car and treats.
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