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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1977
Page
10
AP preview notes NBC airs Thornton Wilder play Our Town at 9 p.m. EDT Monday. The 1938 Pulitzer winner portrays plain people in small town life, offering a deceptively simple look at quieter times.
A mixed schedule features Johnny and a laboratory mishap, Tarzan adventures, Red Planet Mars and other movies. Animal photography tips, playoff-style sports segments, and variety entertainment including Soul Train and NBC broadcasts fill the block with features, sports, rodeo, and cooking segments.
A dense scroll of TV schedules and program notes lists music hall retrospectives, Western and sci fi reruns, comedy and drama lineups, and feature films. Entries name shows such as Our Town and Tarzan alongside stars like Ted Baxter, Jack Warden, and Linda Ronstadt, with readings on theater pieces and a documentary on South Africa.
In Cedar Rapids the Peoples Unitarian Church uses weight loss sponsors to raise funds. Members pledge $1 per pound shed in summer with a reverse option if weight is gained. Only 29 have joined Fight Fat. none signed up for Gain Girth as of now.
Ervin Rouse, 60, says he still earns royalties from his 16 year old fiddle tune The Orange Blossom Special. He recalls writing only a few pieces and describes early life on a North Carolina tobacco farm before being taken by an itinerant evangelist with his brother for musical entertainment.
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