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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1957
Page
7
London divorce court granted Alan West a divorce after Mrs. Eileen West allegedly slipped a note into a chocolate bar her husband was taking from the house reading This man is married. The testimony cited this act as the grounds for dissolution.
A new One O'Clock Club program on Channel 5 offers local clubs and women free publicity. Beginning Monday, Aug 26, groups may participate by presenting their events during the daily 1 pm slot. Contact WEWS for details.
Hollywood figures avoid Mike Wallace interview requests amid legal threats and libel worries from Cohen coverage. Ted Yates says the program seeks strong ideas over gossip, but fear and hostility in Hollywood hinder airing confrontations. He notes actors prioritize image over conviction and may resist participation.
Tonight on Channel 5 at 1 20 The Big Blockade a drama features Leslie Banks Morland Graham Tonight on Channel 8 at 41 20 Tonight and Every Night a drama stars Rita Hayworth Janet Blair and Lee Bowman At 11 30 Channel 3 The Bad Lord Byron a drama with Dennis Price Joan Greenwood and Mark Zetterling Tomorrow Channel 3 Wagon Tracks West a western with Bill Elliott Gabby Hayes and Tom Tyler At 1 00 Channel 8 Blind Spot a mystery starring Chester Morris Constance Dowling
Radio Hilites outlines Toll television split into three parts called phonevision subscriber vision and telemeter. Wire or air delivery possible. Wire costs more but resists free loading. Phonevision is Zenith Radio Corp method once linked to telephone wire experiments.
Hollywood lore unveils Lon Chaney’s early silence and sign language use with Cagney revealing his parents deaf. It notes Chaney’s makeup habit in a fishing tackle box, his Colorado Springs origins, and a career arc from pantomime to Universal bit parts before stardom.
Analyzing arc of pay TV and decoder systems, Arlene Francis and stars like Chaney and Brando are named. The piece notes Skiatron TV, Brook lyn Dodgers, New York Giants, and the shift from mass makeup to decoders. It mentions IBM cards, monthly bills, and the link between cinema and home viewing.
Arlene Francis debuts a daytime variety concept on NBC Telemeter with audience participation and cost-conscious staging. The piece notes Telemeter’s coin-box gimmick and Arlene’s evolving format as she tests a live audience friendly show with games like Cross My Heart and Talk Your Way Out of It.
S/Sgt. Edward W. Rasner of Elyria wins the Commendation ribbon in Suffolk England for initiative technical knowledge and resourcefulness in maintaining radar equipment. The gear logged 17 300 hours since last depot overhaul. Rasner in service since 1942 has been in England since February with wife and young daughter. He attended Elyria High School and works as a barber in Ridgeville.
Ohio University hosts 250 union members from nine states for the twelfth annual Ohio CIO Council summer school in Athens. Courses include arbitration political education and parliamentary procedure with four courses taught by university staff and union officials from Columbus and Washington D C.
A Hollywood brief notes Audrey Hepburn plans to be in New York by August 15 after a call from Switzerland. She mentions traveling with reluctance and confirms she will be in New York to promote Love in the Afternoon. Also cited is David Jensen Myer becoming editor of Modern Screen and welcoming his newborn son weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces with Astria as mother.
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