Schedule snapshot of 1950s TV radio lineup and events
A dense program list shows broadcasts across WITV and Western Ledger channels with numerous daily shows including Howdy Doody Eddie Fisher Show News Caravan I Married Joan My Little Margie Heart of the City Life with Elizabeth This is Your Life Southland Quartet Hisses and Kisses Badge 714 Starlight Theater plus film and variety programs. The schedule includes times, titles, and late night news, weather and sign offs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Elizabeth
Starlight Theater
Foy
Indiana
Rich Hawkins
Bob Crosby
Nooa
Garry Moore
Indiana University
Kate Smith
Claire Nunn
Dinah Shore
Martin Kane
Boris Karloff
Faith Lights Pathway to God in Hebrews Thought
A devotional note quotes Hebrews 11 3 on understanding through faith. It cites Abraham’s journey guided by faith, leaving the known to follow God’s call and entering into a deeper knowledge through obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Abraham
Remembering Linton Past Times and Local Figures
A reprint of a forty year old Linton weekly column recalls I. & I. S. railway service reductions and lists church pastors across four Linton churches, lodge officers, and local societies. It notes planned future prints of notable merchants and residents with a pointed essay on traffic horn etiquette followed by a closing benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
First Baptist Church
William Baker
First Christian Church
LeRoy McKinney
First Methodist Church
J. W. Culmer
Reformed Church
William Helming
Nine Mile School Plans Commencement
Vacation Bible School at Nine Mile church finishes in two weeks under Women’s Society of Christian Service sponsorship. The program begins at 7:30 CST Friday evening with diplomas presented by Pastor Paul Haywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nine Mile Church
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Paul Haywood
Daily Broadcast Schedule Highlights June Eight Hour Lineup
A dense radio schedule lists programs from Morning meditations at 3:00 to late night sign off at 7:35. Items include Salute to a Country Star, Weather, News, Sports Final, Gospel Songs, Hoosier Hoedown, Veterans tribute, Grain and Livestock markets, and various music hours across multiple blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Brewer
Rusty Wright
Linton Daily Citizen
Gossip From TV Circuits Hits New York Headlines
New York TV gossip notes Jackie Gleason's stomach surgery linked to old adhesions after an appendectomy. NBC exec Brooks Clift is Monty's brother. Nanette Fabray's ailment is simple exhaustion. Jane Froman shifts sponsor for another year. Warner Bros plans Life of Norman Brokenshire project. Bob Brumby lands National Open radio TV gig and pilots a golf series with stars like Hope and Williams. Pattie Andrews' split with sisters final. Las Vegas engagement set. ABC writers vote to join guild. Harvest Years with Milton Cross proposed. Cuba’s Blue Network shuts. Marciano-Charles fight to be shown in 56 cities. A doctor attends J Fred Muggs with a light warning to AMA. Tony Travis linked to Dinah Shore and Cleo Moore group. Dick France portrayed Pal Joey after NBC page stint. Leslie Howard’s son Ronald to star in London production.
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New York
Jackie Gleason
Gleason
Europe
Brooks Clift
NBCTV
Monty
Cullepie
Nanette Fabray
Jane Froman
Warner Bros
Norman Brokenshire
Broke
Bob Brumby
Radio-Tv
Lindsay Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Bob Hope
Ted Williams
Byron Nelson
Perry Como
Gene Sarazen
Rocky Marciano
Bobby Jones
Brumby
Pattie Andrews
Las Vegas
Last Frontier
ABC News
Radio Writers Guild
ABC
Milton J. Cross
Cuba
Ben Marden
Theater TV
N’york
J. Fred Muggs
Garroway
AMA
Tony Travis
Dinah Shore
H’wood
Cleo Moores
Travis Kleefeld
Dick France
Harold Lang
London
Joey
NBC
Leslie Howard
Ronald
Anti Segregation Ruling Eyed by Dixie Senators
Southern Democrats in the Senate quietly discuss using budget control to fight the Supreme Court ruling on public school desegregation. They expect Congress must fund enforcement and may block anti discrimination legislation, delaying actions while monitoring the Court’s October hearings. The piece also notes U S attention to Formosa and Haile Selassie I's era overviews.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
Holmes Film Series Tangles With Juve Jury in November
The article notes Sherlock Holmes film series plans a new juve jury member arriving in November. Gary Crosby’s accident adjusts his radio replacement for next Sunday with his debut shifted to June 13. George Shearing gains U S citizenship next month. Jan Clayton signs for Lassie TV, replacing Life With Father in fall but won’t sing. TV romance grows after the Peepers wedding. Sammy and Dora of The Goldbergs slated for autumn TV wedding.
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Sherlock Holmes
Jack Barry
Marcia van Dyke
Gary Crosby
Gary
George Shearing
U. S
Jan Clayton
Sammy
Dora
Jamie
Brandon de Wilde
Lillian Roth Reflects on Comeback and Past Struggles
New York star Lillian Roth discusses her revival at the Palace Theater and her past battle with alcoholism. The living room scenes show a chaotic rush of gift gowns, bills, and a new book bearing her name as Burt McGuire talks on the phone about selling property.
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New York
Lillian Roth
Palace Theater
Burt McGuire
Sell
Singer chronicles rise and fall in book about drinking and recovery
The article profiles a singer who wrote a memoir detailing 14 years of drinking ending in a mental hospital at 34. She discusses film rights and a possible dramatic actress portrayal, notes her 43 year old renewed career, a recording contract, and a fan club. She emphasizes helping others through Alcoholics Anonymous and mentoring alcoholics.
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Ing
Miss Roth
Alcoholics Anonymous
Two Wrap and Tie Patterns Offer 100-Lb Bag and Fabric option
Marian Martin pattern 9102 features two wrap top designs for misses sizes 10 through 20. One has a standup collar and deep plunge neckline, the other wraps under the bust to shape the figure. Requires 14 yards of 39 inch fabric or a 100 pound feed bag. complete Sew Chart included. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents mailing per pattern to Pattern Dept. in New York.
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Marian Martin
Linton Citizen
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N.Y
Jama Doll Pattern Sale From 1954 Catalog
Advertises pattern 7248 with two flat pieces and a round stuffed head for a doll. Includes transfers and a 25 cent price, plus extra postage for mailing. Request name address zone and pattern number to Linter Daily Citizen Household Arts Dept New York.
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Linter Daily Citizen
Household Arte Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Alice Brooks
Linton Library Adds Notable Nonfiction Titles
The Linton Library shelves new non fiction selections aimed at curious readers. Notable works include Forty Plus and Fancy Free by Kimbrough detailing four grandmothers European holiday adventures. Also Ford the Times the Man the Company by Nevins surveys American industry and an ambitious rise from farm youth.
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Kimbrough
Europe
America
Montagu
Spain
Therby
Mediterranean
Arbuthnot
Tibet
Harrer
India
Lhasa
Dalai Lama
Africa
Wells
Williams
Overstreet
Australian savings exceed two billion dollars for first time
Sydney reports Australian savings topped 2.148 billion dollars for the year ended January 31, rising 41.4 percent from the prior period. Deposits reached over two billion for the first time as part of a broad increase in savings.
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Australia
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Ton Daily Citizen, Inc
Nber Hoosier Press
Associaton
Democratic
Joe BH. Turner
Eskin C. Turner
Vance Sappenfield
Mra. Ann Toney
Mra
Madge Chapman
Ira Lunn
Joe BE. Turner
Foyt Clark
Citizen Building
Omaa
Scheerer & Coo
Chicago - Petrott
Witv
Bloomington Television
Royden Rea
Mediey
Joe E. Turner
I. &I.S. Railroad
The
Illinois Central
Linton Lodges
Knights of Pythias
Robert Froeschke
T. J. Morgan
Modern Woodmen of America
R.H. Greenslade
Virgil Duncan
A. M. Beasley
N. G
John Armstrong
F. & A. Masons
E. T. Sherwood
Mine Rushet
Conservation Department
Selah
Nine Mile Sc
WBTO
Linton Radio
Washington
Formosa
Dixie
Central Press
Tashington
Indo-China
Far East
Chiang Kai-shek
Free China
China
Eisenhower
United States
Haile Selassie I
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
League of Nations
Ethiopa
Haile
Lassie
By Wesion Martin
Jama
Mice Brooks
Linton Library Notes
Australian Savings
Sydney
Sylvania TV
Scott’s
Huffer Beauty Shop
N. Maile
Hamilton Drug Store
Lawn Boy
Risher
Hixson & Sahm
Linton, Sporting Goods
Eureka Chevrolet Company
Merry Tiller
James A. Smith
West Linton
Capehart
Stewart- Warner & Raytheon
Holden Trading Post
WARD
Froz-n-Food
E. Vincennes St
Simplicity Garden Tractors
Worthington Truck & Implement
Coe
Worthington
Baxley
Ind
A. P. Gray
Sloan Feed Store
Dume’s Salvage CO
New Steel Division
Terre Haute, Ind
Greene County Loan CO
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