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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1961
Page
20
AP report notes 1961 may mark a waning of TV westerns as networks announce 21 new shows none western. Action and police tales lead, with 12 new, eight new comedies, and several period pieces, legal dramas, and animal cartoons joining the fall slate.
A USC professor warns prolonged elbow resting on chair arms during TV viewing can injure nerves around the elbow. This pressure can yield numbness or paralysis in the hands and arms and risks misdiagnosis leading to delayed treatment. Other risky postures include cradling phones and driving with shoes off.
Hollywood reports Hanna Barbera adds Top Cat to its lineup in a prime time Wednesday 8:30 slot on ABC. Joe Barbera says Top Cat, a scheming alley cat led by Sgt Bilko like antics, will anchor a new cartoon series alongside the studio’s growing slate. He notes expansion pressures and a shift to adult humor after earlier successes with Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw, while stressing the return to caricatured human action in animation for humor and cost efficiency.
New York AP report on Elsa Lanchester turning hide and seek into a one-woman act arranged by Charles Laughton. She explains her show blends word concealment with audience discovery, prefers solo performance to films, and treats acting as a craft of creating locales rather than characters.
Hollywood no longer buzzes with prankish flair as practical jokers vanish and dignity rules. Jerry Lewis remains a bright note while reined in offstage humor dulls the era. Historic anecdotes recall Vic Mature Jim Backus Mario Lanza in earlier wackier days.
Troy Ohio AP Miami County creates an adult probation department with a 6000 appropriation to hire a fulltime probation officer and secretary. Common Pleas Court had operated with a part time probation officer.
Uncle Perry Brooks marked his 105th birthday near his birth cabin in Oxford Maryland. Aged and frail after a stroke, he recalls Civil War era days but now spends time by the fire awaiting spring. His nine of 17 children planned a Sunday celebration. He once received a telegram from President Eisenhower, now hung in his living room.
Hollywood report notes John Russell of the Warner Bros ABC-TV series Lawman has never kissed a female lead in over 100 episodes. In the Laramie town, Marshall Dan Troop confides in Peggy Castle, yet his private feelings remain unshown. Dramatist says Troop protects the people, not a gallant Lochinvar.
Augustus Rubelli, 40 years after returning a handbag, married Bea trice Hudson Colby in Durban. Colby, 93, widow of her first husband, notes a lifelong plan delayed by loss and time. The wedding included her son, who died before the ceremony. The article also recalls Beethoven once jailed for rags.
Hollywood star Hope Lange says she earned an honorary Screen Writers Guild card after rewriting Clifford Odets dialogue for a film. She reveals she penciled her own notes on what she should say and that co writer Phil Dunne directed those notes into scenes. Her next film is Pocketful of Miracles with Glenn Ford and Bette Davis.
A list of TV and radio highlights across channels with show titles and air times. Featured items include baseball game Cincinnati vs Chicago, Celtics at Syracuse, Bing Crosby musical, Daniel Boone drama adaptations, Meet the Press interview with Willy Brandt, and Candid Camera repeats.
Hollywood AP reports actor Robert Vaughn says Washington's administration changes have shifted movie casting. Returning from Munich he finds higher demand for a TV series titled The Boston Terrier. Vaughn notes he was picked as a Kennedy type with hopes of pairing him with a young Kennedy lookalike for the romantic lead.
Bradenton Florida AP reports this year’s Hernando De Soto landing re enactment will feature Rafael De Soto of Spain a direct descendant of the explorer. He will attend March 20s event alongside Mariano de Yturralde y Orbegoso Spain ambassador to the United States.
A list of popular books with authors and month numbers, featuring Michener, Drury, Sewarz-Bart, Lee, MacInnes, Shirer, Armory, Packard, Moores head, and Gann, highlighting advice, fiction, nonfiction, and thriller titles along with ranking indicators.
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