Radio And TV gossip and upcoming shows across 1950s networks
A collage of broadcasting notes from New York covering Jack Webb’s Dragnet on Christmas Eve, Coast Guard public films for TV, Groucho Marx You Bet Your Life alterations, Martha Raye on This Is Your Life, Golden Finger Award jokes, built in TV cocktail bars, shifts in cinema attendance, Bob Hope hosting a Hope quartet show, concerns over male on screen kisses, Jane Wyman on a panel show pay, Walter O’Keefe illness replacement, Truman TV appearances, Gale Storm singing on My Little Margie, Richard Diamond’s return, Iturbi suing ABC-TV and Paramount, possible Coca film with Sid Caesar, and Strike It Rich creator Warner Framer’s Celeb series prep.
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New York
Jack Webb
The
Coast Guard
Groucho Marx
Martha Raye
Ralph Edwards
Sylvania Awards
Martha
International Revenue
Bob Hope
Hope
Milton Berle
Maine
Rhode Island
Michigan
Kansas
Indiana
Jane Wyman
Joan Bennett
Walter O’keefe
Lobor
Tennessee Ernie
NBC
Harry, Bess
Margaret Truman
Gale Storm
Little Margie
Dick Powell
Richard Diamond
Jose Iturbi
Abc-Tv
Paramount Pictures
Imogene Coca
Sid Caesar
Walt Framer
Evening Schedule Front Page Shuffle
The listing shows 5 00 News with Dick Barrett, 6 00 World News, 6 15 Dinner Music, and 6 30 Steamboat Jambee, outlining the broadcast lineup for the evening.
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Dick Barrett
Celebrity Service Chief Headlines Bright Showbiz Notes
Celebrity Service chief Earl Blackwell leads a roundup of showbiz tidbits. Phil Foster makes his film debut in Paramount Conquest of Space while Eddie Cantor weighs a charity world tour next summer. Walter Winchell marks 22nd year on air as Carrol Naish lands the Mark Twain telefilm role amid Rogers Jr. and Robson chatter. Errol Flynn turns to TV in London for fundraising. Russ Colombo pistols go on sale. Dragnet lore spawns age jokes as youngsters mock the week.
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Brity Table
Celebrity Service
Earl Blackwell
Phil Foster
Paramount
Eddie Cantor
Walter Winchell
Carrol Naish
Mark Twain
Will Rogers, Jr
Lucille Ball
Robert Jackson
Supreme Court
Mickey Rooney
NBC
Errol Flynn
London
Russ Colombo
Prisoners To Buy Pony For Children At Christmas
Inmates of the London Prison Farm announced plans to buy a pony with saddle for youngsters at the Madison County Children's Home this Christmas. The children will be guests at the prisoners annual stage show and will receive candy toys and clothing. The prisoners had enough funds left for the pony this year.
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London, C
London
Madison County
Haunted TV set owners seek normal replacement
BLUE POINT, N Y A Long Island couple shopped for a new television after their set showed a phantom image of singer Franey Lane for 51 hours following a Wednesday program The image frightened their three children and inspired visitors photographers and technicians to inspect the set The family hopes a new model will banish the mysterious hex that plagued their home and left the Lane image lingering after the screen turned off, ending the eerie episode.
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Jerry Travers
Blue Point
N. Y
Francey Lane
Travers
Werth
Miss Lane
Amsterdam
Caroline Travers
Television Schedule Night On WNBE Channel Four
Channel four lineup lists 5:00 Bowl 6:00 WNBE Presents 6:30 Terry and Pirates 7:00 Natalie Hinderas 7:30 Ethel and Albert 8:00 Bonino 8:30 Amateur Hour 9:00 Show of Shows 10:30 Hit Parade 11:00 News 11:05 Celluloid Playhouse 12:15 World News 12:45 Industry on Parade
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WNBE
Natalie Hinderas
Ethel and Albert
Mr. Wizard
Captain Midnig
Bishop Sheen
Bill Gordon
Ekukla
Fran. O1
Roy Rogers
Paul Winchell
Mr. Peepers
Wews - Channel
Gene Carroll
Fred Waring
Longer Holiday Hours Set For Liquor Stores
Ohio state liquor stores will extend hours for six days surrounding Christmas and New Year. Director A A Rutkowski announced stores will open 9 am to 7 pm on the three days before each holiday, with added staff at busy locations and a strict no sales to minors policy.
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Columbus
A. A. Rutkowski
Ohio
Rutkowski
Six special taxis for tourists in Calcutta
Six special taxis for tourists, each with a guide and rented at a higher rate than meter taxis, are now on the streets of Calcutta India. They resemble private cars and cater to visitors seeking guided transport.
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Calcutta
India
Survival hinges on U S sea power say Navy leaders
Gen Lemuel Shepherd Jr. and Adm Robert Carney warned at the National Navy League meeting that the United States must rely on naval strength for survival. They urged a balanced fleet capable of rapid global movement and amphibious power to meet crises near Korea or elsewhere on the Iron Curtain frontier.
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New Orleans
The
S. Marine Corps
Lemuel €. Shepherd Jr
Marine Corps
United States
National Navy League
Shepherd
Korea
Iron Curtain
LeBaron Visited AAA for Safety Film. Ticket Issued
Washington Redskins quarterback Eddie LeBaron visited AAA headquarters to help film a road safety message. After finishing his role he found a parking ticket on his car, prompting a light note on enforcement.
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Washington
Eddie LeBaron
Washington Redskins
American Automobile Association
Fiday
Polar Bear Protection Debate at Vienna Meeting
The International Union for the Protection of Nature hosted in Vienna discusses halting polar bear slaughter as the species faces extinction. Leaders from joining nations consider stricter protections and coordinated conservation steps.
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International Union For the Protection of Nature
Vienna
Austria
Indra Devi Teaches Yoga To Hollywood Stars
Hollywood writer Aline Mosby watches Indra Devi, a Swedish Russian yoga teacher, instruct stars like Gloria Swanson Lin da Christian and Jennifer Jones on poses and diets. Swanson is cited as the editor prize pupil while Devi claims to be the town’s sole genuine yoga teacher.
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Hollywood
Indra Devi
Robert Ryan
Suzanne Ball
Gloria Swanson
Linda Christian
Mala Powers
Jennifer Jones
Indra
Sunset Strip
Ryan
Miss Jones
Miss Christian
Miss Powers
Miss Devi
Elizabeth Arden
New York
Sigfrid Knauer
Eugenie Petersen
India
Bricker Invited To White House Conference
President Eisenhower invited Sen. John W. Bricker to a December 19 White House conference on the 1954 legislative program. Bricker attends as chairman of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, with invitation signaling GOP unity behind the administration agenda.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John W. Bricker
White House
Ohio Republican
Republican Party
Bricker
Administration
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
GOP
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