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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1954

Page

8

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Columbus Ohio Ted Pierce Pierce

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