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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
11
Friday evening and Saturday morning and afternoon listings show NBC programs like Howdy Doody Fury and a coffee club lineup, with time slots for Junior Talent Revue and a to be announced schedule. A 4:00 movie matinee and a 30 minute drawing segment are also listed along with basketball and other to be announced entries.
The listing shows a local TV schedule with starts at 6:00 entry for Cactus Pete, 6:30 Lucky Leroy, 6:45 TV Reports, 7:00 Walter Winchell, 7:30 Treasure Hunt ABC, 8:00 Wrestling, 9:30 Hit Parade, 10:00 News, and 10:05 Million Dollar Movie with an unsigned 10:00- To Be Announced slot.
A detailed lineup lists programs from 6:00 to 11:30 including The Scoreboard Weather Douglas Edwards My Friend Flicks West Point Zane Grey Theater Federal Men The Line Up Person to Person Dr Hudsons Journal 77th Ben Lancers This Is Your Life and News and Weather with times and order.
NBC airs 8:30 Captain Fury at 9:30 and 10:00 Winky Dink & You with 10:30 Mr Wizard. CBS presents Heart of the City at 4:00 and Gunsmoke at 9:00. Notable entries include Pro Football at 1:00 and Star of Grand Ole Opry at 5:30. Afternoon features Western Roundup, Tree of Lights, Life of Riley, and Your Hit Parade.
A dense OCR list shows a long broadcast grid with times and titles including news, weather, variety shows, Westerns, and detective dramas. It names Eddie Fisher, Walter Winchell, Howdy Doody, Ring broadcasts, film hours, and child and sports programs across multiple days.
The Wind, an independent Chicago radio station, was formally transferred to Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. Inc. The purchase price of 5.3 million dollars is paid in stock of Westinghouse Electric Corp.
The Illinois Commerce Commission authorized Sa line Bus Lines serving Carrier Mills to Eldorado to cease operations. It ordered automatic signals at Philo Road Tolono and Tren ton road New Baden crossings. It approved Illinois Bell Telephone extended area service for multiple suburbs. It denied Granite City crossing plans and approved a $20,000 grade protection fund payment for Ferguson Avenue Wood River signals.
The newly formed Southern Illinois branch of Care, the overseas relief agency, will begin with a public plea for Hungarian refugee aid. Mrs. Frank Stamberg is the first Southern Illinois chairman, operating from her Makanda home. She seeks church and group support as workers are recruited.
A coroner's jury in Chicago found the elevated train fire fatal to one and injuring fifty was accidental. Motor man Daniel Cullen was cleared of blame. he died in the incident while operating the Evanston to downtown Chicago run during morning rush hour. The blaze began as the train switched from overhead to third rail power.
Police report a man delivering a Christmas package to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Johnson at their West Haven home on Thursday demanded money after entering for supper. Johnson led him to the kitchen and the intruder cobbed the couple of $22 with a pistol.
The Communications Commission authorized WTAY in Robinson Illinois to transfer control to Edwin Phel Sr and associates for 63818 dollars. The move clears the way for a new ownership group to operate the station under FCC oversight.
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