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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1955
Page
22
The readable fragment lists station references WSYR VH 4 WNUR 126 and mentions Amerita Mutual Pretton Hill Quinn, a music matinee and hour winner hour WadeWFAL Column Music. It appears as an incomplete broadcast grid with program labels.
The notice lists a dense TV lineup across WSYR WIEN WIKEN and related stations with shows from 5:00 PM to 4:00 PM next day and includes an astronomical fact: Mercury, with a diameter about 3,000 miles, is the smallest major planet.
A brief listing shows WSYR Channel 3 and Channel 8 airing a lineup including Secret Storm at 4:15, First Love at 4:15, On Your Account at 4:30, World of Mr Sweeney at 4:30, and Modern Romances at 4:45 with channel identifiers.
The scanned page shows a ragged daily broadcast grid from WAER FM and Syracuse University Station with times and program notes. Entries include news, sports, music, theater listings, and a mid‑day feature show, plus irregular captions and names such as Eugene Foster and Paria Q Th.
Veteran actor Roland Winters describes live television as a constant tense ordeal like a sword over head. Rehearsals run Saturday to air time Tuesday, with next week's script reviewed after each show. The program Meet Millie rotates central figures weekly to offset fatigue on air. ZANY details about Gino Prato on The $64,000 Question and plans for The Master Speaks and a diary style priest film also appear.
TV Key staff reviews today's top television bets. In music, Stan Kenton experiments in his lab with Oscar Levant performing Gershwin pieces arranged for the Kenton orchestra. A production number titled Heart Series uses amplified heart recordings. Teddy King adds a sultry Gershwin vocal, with Louis in support, at 8:30 pm on CBS.
In Knox Kentucky a six year old boy named Mike Kelly was named honorary major general for a day after writing to Maj. Gen. George Read Jr. Read invited him to the armored center for tours and a dinner with troops. Mike’s father was a jet pilot killed in Korea.
In Louisville two young troublemakers proved the old adage where there's a will there's a way. A five year old urged a four year old to reach a fire alarm box. The four year old broke the glass then swapped places so the elder pulled the alarm. Police advised sticking to the playground next time.
LANGHORNE PA UP Parents in Penn Valley Terrace can monitor children at the playground via a closed circuit TV system. The community opened in May and also receives six TV channels from New York and Philadelphia. Cameras in a tree keep youngsters visible to any tuning parent.
The Pacific Coast cyclotron is being built at the University of California in Los Angeles. It will be 49 inches and operate at 50 million electron volts, replacing the 41-inch instrument used by Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence. Researchers hope the machine will illuminate particle collisions at high energy levels and expand atomic research.
A fragmented listing from WONY TV Watertown outlines a patchwork schedule with varied programs including late news early film sports weather and entertainment slots. The readable items mention The Search Serial Love or Life and a Ladies Invited segment among others in a scattered lineup.
Mendon Massachusetts hosts August 20 reunion for descendants of Robert Taft first American settler in the area. Dedication of a preserved Taft farm section includes a boulder plaque for the homesite of Robert Taft and wife Sarah with speaker Charles P. Taft. about 1000 descendants expected.
Detroit report notes 100 year old Mrs Sally Butterly preserves a morning habit eating three bacon and egg sandwiches in bed as her only concession to not rising immediately. She adds there is no reason she should miss breakfast.
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