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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1957
Page
7
TV listings from KDKA WTRF WSTV and WTV channels show an all day lineup across stations. Notable programs include News segments at various times, Burns and Allen, Danny Thomas, Robin Hood, The Big Payoff and many soap and game shows.
The LAFF-A-DAY panel quips about someone declaring they have nothing to live for as debts loom. A running gag centers on unpaid house, car, and TV bills, poking fun at financial strain with lighthearted punchlines. The strip uses familiar characters and a homespun, humorous frame.
A jumble of lines mocks news tone with references to quokkas in Australia, a wall collapsing, a loafer in Mexico, and a family with a bad report card. It mixes names and scenes in a garbled chatty style, presenting a collage rather than a coherent event.
A fragmented crossword puzzle from a newspaper shows numbered across and down clues with partial phrases. The readable bits include terms like Carthage, biblical city slang, and references to letters, animals, and directions, but many entries are incomplete or garbled.
Listed programs for Tuesday December 17 on KDKA Channel 2 include sermons, news, Josie’s Storyland, On Location, search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light, movies, Woman’s Angle, House Party, Big Payer, Verdict, Cartoons, Santa Claus and Kingdom of the Sea. Local listings show exact times and sequence.
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