Tuning In and New TV Faces Fall Short of Hype
NBC's Summer Comedy Hour delivers a patchwork of skits songs and dances with new faces. Critics praise Kaye Ballard Jules Munshin and Jackie Cooper but call the format plain and the hour merely entertaining rather than a true musical comedy. Also notes Mike and Buffs radio show shifts to women audiences with daily prizes and remote Q&A. The Stranger debuts as a 13 week mystery replacing Life Begins At Eighty on WCPO DuMont. Bill and Cora Baird reveal Marionettes need 13 strings and three to five hours to string each.
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NBC
New York
Kaye Ballard
Jules Munshin
Jackie Cooper
Miss Ballard
Munshin
Mike
Buff
CBS
CBS Radio News
WCPO
DuMont Television Network
Bill
Cora Baird
Cycle Victim Still Serious
Junior L. Tibbs 25 of Lebanon Rt. 1 remained in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a motorcycle crash on N Verity Parkway near the city line. He suffered head lacerations and a possible skull fracture when his cycle overturned at 1 45 p m Saturday. Charles Thomas Walker 6 of 1505 Calumet Ave was listed in improved condition after Saturday night burns to his left leg and thigh from clothing catching fire while playing with matches.
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Rt. 1
Middletown Hospital
Tibbs
N. Verity Parkway
Charles Thomas Walker
A. Calker
Calumet Ave
Turnpike Fever grips nation with toll road push
The piece notes strong appetite for new toll highways across the United States. Kentucky Auction 38 percent of million dollars in toll revenue bonds for a 40 mile Louisville to Elizabethtown road. New York Thruway Authority to issue 300 million dollars for a 427 mile NYC to Buffalo toll system. Analysts foresee a new era of roadbuilding and wonder if traffic will sustain debt. Historical roots traced to toll roads since 1792 with early rates and public reaction.
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New York
Kentucky
Louisville
Elizabethtown
New York State Thruway Authority
New York City
Buffalo
Wall Street
America
United States
U.S
West Virginia
George S. McKelvey Jr
Tucker, Anthony & Co
Syria
Babylon
Mohegan
New London
Norwich
Conn
Philadelphia
Lancaster
TV and Radio Highlights Tonight
Programs listed for eight to nine in the evening include WLW with Gordon Mac Rae and Nadine Connor performing Rosalie on the Railroad Hour at 8 p.m. WHIO and WKRC feature Suspense with Peter Lawford in Paris and Charlton Heston with Donna Reed in The Naked Jungle on Radio Theater at 9 p.m. Bidu Sayao solos on The Telephone Hour at 9 p.m.
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Gordon MacRae
Nadine Connor
Cole Porter
Rosalie
WKRC
Peter Lawford
Paris
WLW
Jerome Hines
Voice of
Firestone
NBC Radio and TV
Wlw-D
Wlw-T
WHIO
Charlton Heston
Donna Reed
Bidu Sayao
Television Tonight Sets Salute and War Story
Tonight on WLW stations Tony Martin salutes Cole Porter. Robert Montgomery presents a tale of a baron and baroness driven by patriotism. WCPO features Archie Moore vs Bert Whitehurst in a 10 round light heavy non title bout. WHIO WKRC Studio One covers a Korean War major facing a deadly patrol decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wlw-T
Tony Martin
Cole Porter
Robert Montgomery
WCPO
Archie Moore
Bert Whitehurst
WHIO
WKRC
Studio One
Two Advance At Cub Pack Rites
Starday and Sunday, Dick West and Paul Meeks advanced into Boy Scout troops 19 and 54 during a two day Cub Pack 6 outing. The event featured games under James Canada and Sunday School services led by Mrs Ralph Mull. Meals were organized by Mrs Charles Helton. Cubmaster Wallace Frayer was reappointed with Robert Fiscus as assistant. New and re appointed committee members include Gilbert Sheard institutional representative John Draxler chairman Charles Hilton Andrew Downey Earl Manning Al Schwing and John W Schmidt with Emery Knot treasurer.
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Dick West
Paul Meeks
James Canada
Ralph Mull
Charles Helton
Wallace Frayer
Robert Fiscus
Gilbert Sheard
John Draxler
Charles Hilton
Andrew Downey
Earl Manning
al Schwing
John W. Schmidt
Emery Knot
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening Lineup
Monday evening radio grid lists News-WKRC Wild Bill-WLW News Sports-WMOH Schottelkotte-WSAI Coke Time-WPFB The McGees-WLW H Express-WSAI Lebanon Show-WPFB Judy Jane-WKRC McCarthy-WSAI Make Mind-WKRC Paying Phrase-WLW Amburgy WPFB Second Chance-WLW Afternoon 12:00 News-WLW Riders-WMOHR Interviews-WPFB Aunt Jenny-WKRC Farm-WL
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WKRC
WLW
WMOHB
WPFB
Saree
WSAI
Miamisburg
WMOH
Wild Bill
Wmoh Schottelkotte
Coke
Buckley
Mr. Citizen
Godfrey
Barrow
Jd Vandercook
Ne Mere
Platter
P. Platter
Wsai Marine Pro
Mr. Keen
B. Blackie
WLW Wen
Wkrc 700
Jack Rem
Sie Mack Sauer
Wsal 700 Limited
WKRO
WMCH
Barbara
Edith Hanson
G. Heatter
Travelers
Amburey
Stork Club
Bob Hope
F. Troutville
Whispering
WSAIL
WLW Girl Marines
Rich
WLW Music Hall
WESAI
Amburgy
Ohio
Rev. Parr
Magic
Burton
Paul Arnold
J Keznor
W. Lenny
Hilltop House
Life
Rev. Petroff
the Woman
Mike
Nursery Rhyme Puzzle Across and Down
A word-fill style puzzle listing across and down clues for nursery rhymes and related terms. It includes clues like Little Jack Horner and Polly Flinders with several numbered entries and related wordplay hints.
Puzzle Answer Key: Crossword Clues Sequence
Answers map clues to terms. shoe rhyme hinting misdirection. list includes words like updated terms for government and employment. entries such as Italian city Venice or Milan may appear. other clues point to verbs and nouns across dress part and skin orifice.
Rossi to Attend Ohio Probation Conference in Bowling Green
Middletown Municipal Court chief probation officer Louis A. Rossi will travel to Bowling Green State University for a three day Ohio Probation and Parole Association conference. Luncheon and banquet speakers include Will G. Turnblade Judge Henry J Robison Maxine Virtue and Harold R Muntz. Daily meetings cover juvenile and adult probation and mandatory divorce investigators. Rossi notes the event as a chance to exchange ideas with peers from across Ohio.
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Louis A. Rossi
Middletown
Bowling Green
Ohio Probation and Parole Assn
Bowling Green State University
Will G. Turnblade
National Probation and Parole Assn
Henry J. Robison
State Department of Public Welfare
Maxine Virtue
University of Michigan School of Law
Harold R. Muntz
Association
Joseph Lady
Hardin County
Rossi
Cincinnati
Max W. Billman
Hamilton County
Ohio
Four Local Teachers Join Ohio Economic Education Workshop
Two Middletown teachers Harold Brooks and Mina R Jacot join two Hamilton educators Vernon Ballinger and George Lamb as part of about 85 participants in a three week Ohio Economic Education workshop from June 21 to July 9. The program aims to acquaint public school teachers with the national economic structure and its high school implications. Scholarships cover living and other expenses through support from Ohio business labor and agricultural groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hamilton
Ohio
Harold Brooks
McKinley
Mina R. Jacot
Sherman
Vernon T. Ballinger
Roosevelt Junior High
George F. Lamb
Psychology boosts adoption of new money and potatoes
The text cites a worry clinic marketing tactic that drew crowds with 20,000 trucks to buy new merchandise, aiding currency stabilization. It also recounts Parmentier’s potato promotion using staged display and then removing guards, provoking a rapid 24 hour acceptance.
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Parmentier
France
Sir Thomas Coke
England
Schenck Plans July Exams For Military Academies
Congressman Paul F. Schenck announced a Civil Service exam next month to screen candidates for the Air Force and U S Military Academies. No Naval Academy vacancies are expected for the July term 1955. Eligible Ohio candidates must be 17 by July 1 1955 and under 22, with strong academics and leadership.
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Paul F. Schenck
Air Force Academy
U. S. Military Academy
Schenck
Naval Academy
Congress
Ohio
New House
Washington
D. C
Union To Nominate Officers At Nelva Center Meeting
The regular meeting of United Paper Workers Local 121 CIO will nominate officers at Nel va Center at 7 30 p m Aaron Fields president says officer elections will be held later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Paper Workers, Local 121
CIO
Nelva Center
Aaron Fields
Middletown Accepts Annexed Territory Apportionment
City of Middletown approves May 28 1954 apportionment concerning indebtedness with Lemon Township Butler County. Emergency measure declares immediate effect upon adoption and publication at the June 2 1954 regular meeting. Francs Carmody chairs the commission. Doris Kronborg files the clerk note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City OF
Middletown
Lemon Township
Butler County
Ohio
R. H. Smith
Cab Goes Off Edge Of Pier In Long Beach
Two Navy wives hurrying to meet their husbands aboard a destroyer fell from a pier when a taxicab rolled off onto a cement platform four feet below. Mrs. Vancy T. McFadden suffered back injuries and Mrs. Walter S. Croswell was bruised. their baby Connie and the cab driver were unharmed. The husbands were with the Sitting Duck Division, home after seven months at sea.
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Long Beach
Calif
Vancy T. McFadden
Walter S. Croswell
McFaddens
Connie
Navy
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