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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
5
CBS-TV will award five grants of 5000 dollars each to writers from a large applicant pool. Recipients will work with CBS producers starting July 1 and complete a TV piece within a year. If CBS rejects the work the writer may seek other networks or producers.
Cowan says the CBS TV grants in aid plan is an excellent idea and the first long term effort by television to address its lack of good writing. He stresses this is not a talent hunt but a way to contribute to better TV writing.
A compiled schedule lists radio highlights at WHIO WLW and TV programs across stations WLW WCPO WHIO WKRC WPFB WMOH. Entries describe broadcasts from Amos and Andy to Julie London’s Maggie Malone with plots involving crime romance and adventure.
Hollywood AP reports Jerry Lewis signed a seven year 10 million dollar deal with Paramount York Corp and Jerry Lewis Productions. The contract covers 14 pictures seven for Paramount York and seven for Jerry Lewis Productions, described as the largest single star contract in Hollywood.
A themed crossword lists clues including Spanish hero 28, Hebrew king 29, Roman poet 33, and many others mapping to horizontal and vertical entries. It includes references to geography, mythology, titles, and common nouns, with an average solved time noted as 23 minutes 56 seconds.
Des Moines AP reports Rev. Dr. Edwin H. Tuller elected general secretary of the American Baptist Convention. He opposes rushing membership, favors believer’s baptism, and aims to fund church colleges with 7.5 million dollars, relocate headquarters to Valley Forge, and set long term goals. He previously led Massachusetts and Connecticut Baptist groups and holds Brown University ties. He is married with four children.
Fred E. Carr Jr dba Carr's Moving & Storage seeks to transfer Contract Motor Carrier Permit 2731 to E J Pippen dba Dot Transfer & Storage with joining in the filing. The applicant lists Montgomery Ward Co as the transport client and provides contact details in Middletown Ohio. Interested parties may contact the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in Columbus for more information.
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