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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1956
Page
2
The Olympic peninsula in Washington state records the heaviest rainfall in the United States with over 200 inches in wet years. Since 1900 the number of Americans over 65 has quadrupled while the national population has doubled.
Evening line up lists CBS and affiliate programs from 6:30 to 11:00 with news reports drama and musical showcases. Notable items include Bing Crosby Eddie Fisher Great Gildersleeve One Man's Family and Amos n Andy with a mix of news commentary and orchestral programs across time slots.
A partial TV guide lists programs for Thursday from 3:00 PM to 8:55 PM including Matinee, Bright Dar, Secret Storm, Micey Mouse, Weather, Newsreel, Sgt. Preston, Shower of Stars, City Detective, Texas Rassiin, Sign Off and Capt Kangaroo with occasional weather notes and test patterns.
Television guide lists a full day from 3:00 Her Majesty to 1:00 Sign Off. Channel 3 presents a block of entertainment including Bob Crosby, Esso Reporter, Ford Theatre and Red Skelton with news and sports updates throughout the night.
A scrambled TV timetable shows a 3:00 matinee and 4:00 school time with programs including Modern Romance and Weather Sports. Evening lineup features Looneytoon Dragnet Your Life Ford Theatre Video Theatre and News segments plus Club 88 and Tonight.
A crossword style list of river names and clues across and down. The text references many river names and word clues including numbers and language hints, ending with a hint that rivers often float logs to water.
The list provides crossword style clues with answers: 23 Venerate 25 Unstable 27 Diminutive of Andrew 28 Rescue 33 Satiated 34 Dedicated 36 More wicked 37 Bird 38 Sample 40 Short jackets 43 Nobleman 44 Operatic solo 45 Interpret 48 Males 50 Mimie.
A humorous letter from New York laments the social upheaval caused by a color television set loaned for NBC TV's color broadcast of Richard III. The writer jokes that crowds invade privacy, turning living rooms into public spaces while praising color quality yet mocking its social impact.
The origin of sleeping on a piece of cake is uncertain with references tracing to early Britons and this practice appearing across England and most European countries.
Hollywood profile of Buddy Adler stepping in as production chief at 20th Century Fox for four months. The piece notes his calm leadership, his path from Columbia to Fox, and his role in shaping From Here to Eternity and careers of Deb orah Kerr, Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, Burt Lancaster and Ernest Borgnine. Adler’s appetite for stories and his Army background are highlighted.
In Richmond Kentucky three men in a car were arrested after officers spotted a bottle. The sheriff pursued at speed and found each man with a foot in a cast while one held the wheel. A cane and crutches were observed on others.
The daily lineup includes 6:45 music, 7:00 Garroway, 9:00 Romper Room, 10:00 Ding Dong School, 10:30 Ernie Kovacs, 11:00 Arlene, 12:00 Tennessee Ernie Ford, and 30 Feather Your Nest Farm segments for daytime viewing.
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