TV presentation falls short of new GM line show
Viewers noted a stiff, old fashioned program lacking the slick drama Arthur Godfrey helped popularize. GM promoted its new line but observers saw little dialogue or staging excitement during the 45 minute broadcast.
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Arthur Godfrey
Front Page and Radio Schedules Mixed in Local Listings
A jumble of station names and program times appears for WKRC WLW WSAI WPFB Miamisburg WMOH and WEAI with items including Aunt Jenny Helen Trent and the Farm Hour. The fragment lists sports music news and riders programs across multiple stations with unclear order.
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WKRC
WLW
WMOB
WPFB
Garveston
WSAI
Dave
B’bara
Jon
Sparkie
Miamisburg
L. Jones
WEAI
OC Chavaliers
H. Wilson
WMOH
Amburgy
Capt. Starr
Platter
Smokey Ward
T. McCarthy
Xenia Church
Lebanon
Wkrc Limited
WMOHO
Edith Hanson
WLW Magazine
G. Heatter
Travelers
Stork Club
True —Weat
Girl Marines
WSAC
Mood
WAT
Jenny
Berch
Helen Trent
Ma Perkins
Hi School
Dr. Malone
Thide T
Sipe J. Rezor
Perry Mason
Wkrc — Morgan
Nora Drake
Lenay
W. Thall
Hilltop House
Road of Life
Linkletter
Joe Youngs
Lenny
Godfrey
Happiness
Awn
TV Critics Note Paltry Gags At Auto Show Parade
In a jabbering critique, Godfrey and puppet bits fail to enliven a GM Cadillac Frigidaire display as executives, the RicGuire Sisters, and Marian Marlowe perform amid an attempted ad lib overset by audio shifts. The Dayton Polio Benefit telecast lineup includes Bevo Francis and The McGuire Sisters among many stars.
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Godfrey
Harlow Curtice
Cadillac
Marian Marlowe
Dayton
UC Fieldhouse
WHIO
Bag
WLW
Bevo Francis
Rio Grande
McGuire Sisters
al Schacht
Clown Prince
TV Radio Highlights: Brother's Print Method Spotlight
WHIO reports at 5 45 about two brothers who devised an improved printing method now widely used. At 7 15 WLW Jim Bruce recounts a young cancer victim tale and Nevada Ohio hometown context.
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Ohio
Jim Bruce
Nevada
Polio Benefit Night Features Big Productions on Local TV
TV listings show a polio benefit at UC Fieldhouse with Wendy Barrie hosting at 7:30. Programs include Angela Lansbury in A String of Beads at 8:30 on Four Star Playhouse and a Theater in the Screen tale with Larry Parks and Teresa Wright at 9:30 on WLW.
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WHIO
Wendy Barrie
UC Fieldhouse
WKRC
Ronald Coleman
Angela
Lansbury
Somerset Maughan
Four- Star Playhouse
MacDonald Carey
Nancy Kelly
Wlw-D
Channel 2
Wlw-T
Larry Parks
Teresa Wright
Oldest Known Coin Minted in Asia Minor
Earliest coinage dates to about 700 B C in Asia Minor likely from Lydia or Ionia. The stater emerged as the first standardized unit, reflecting early monetary systems in the region.
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Asia Minor
Lydians
Ohio rainfall 9 inches below normal in year
Columbus Ohio Ted Pierce Weather Bureau chief reports Ohio's rainfall last year averaged 28.68 inches, about 9.15 inches below the normal 37.78 inches. The preliminary statewide figure highlights a drier year across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted Pierce
Pierce
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