Berg Illness Shifts Lenox Hill TV Radio Plans
New York radio and TV circles report Gertrude Berg is critically ill at Lenox Hill Hospital with her daughter also hospitalized. Berg has had multiple blood transfusions in a week as Lux Video Theatre seeks a friendlier time slot and other networks juggle schedules amid a busy Hollywood to Broadway crossovers.
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Lux Video Theatre
Dragnet
Lux
Cbs-Tv
Edgar Bergen
Jerry Lewis
Edward R. Murrow
Korea
Cecil B. DeMille
William
Hopalong Cassidy
Boyd
Moses
Mr Peepers Star Wally Cox Finds Hollywood Fuss Unclear
United Press reports Hollywood party for Wally Cox known as Mr Peepers from NBC. Cox, an ex night club comic turned TV teacher, remains bemused by the celebrity crowd and prefers close friends to fame. He recalls previous silversmith pay and hints at seeking a Mrs Peepers while noting Marilyn Monroe as a possible date but doubts she would agree.
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Mercury
Ted Lewis
Three Suns
Helen Moon
Spencer Tracy
Milton Berle
Charley Applewhite
Gian Carlo Menotti
Nbc-Tv
Dorothy McGuire
Playhouse
Paul Winchell
Walt Disney
Hollywood
Mr. Peepers
Wally Cox
NBC
New York
Marilyn Maxwell
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Cox
Jess
Mrs. Peepers
Marilyn Monroe
Lumber to Korea from New Zealand for Korean relief
Five hundred thousand board feet of New Zealand radiata pine shipped to the UN Korean Reconstruction Agency in Pusan to rebuild South Korean schools. The lumber, valued at 56000 dollars, is paid for by the New Zealand government from a grant for Korean relief.
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Auckland
N. Z
New Zealand
South Korea
UN Korean Reconstruction Agency
Pusan
Wellington woman claims world record for blood donations
A 56-year-old woman from Wellington New Zealand says she set a world record with 72 blood donations over 11 years.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Suburban Calendar Christmas events in several towns
Columbia Acme Grange meets at town hall at 8 p m for a Christmas party. Grafton Anchor Rebekah Lodge hosts a Christmas party in the evening. Grafton Volunteer Fire department meets in the town hall in the evening. South Amherst Methodist Sunday School board dinner party at the Wishbone Inn. South Amherst Chatterettes dinner at 7 p m at Castle-on-the-Lake. South Amherst Altar and Rosary Society meets Nativity Church at 7 30 p m Christmas party. South Amherst Sportsman's Club meets at 8 p m Swiss hall. South Amherst Congregational Trustees meet at 8 p m Congregational Church. Ridgeville Catholic Guild meets at 8 p m Tuesday at St Peter's Church Hall. Elec-
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Grafton
Rebekah Lodge
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Swiss Hall
Congregational Trustees
Ridgeville
Ridgeville Catholic Guild
St. Peter’s
Elec
Television And Radio Make It Merrier Christmas Club
In 1954 a Christmas club promotion invites households to join a program offering holiday cheer via television and radio. The campaign, tied to local retailers and broadcasting outlets, promises festive programming and special savings during the season.
Community Christmas events listed across multiple towns
Local notices detail diverse Christmas activities for Wednesday and Thursday. choirs and church groups in LaPorte Kipton Columbia Belden Grafton Ridgeville Amherst Eaton and surrounding areas plan meetings, gift exchanges, boxes for shut ins, parties, and a P T A Christmas program at Ridgeville school.
Community Christmas Events and Club Gatherings
Amherst American Legion and Auxiliary hold a Christmas party at the Legion Home at 8 p m. Fields church hosts an Afternoon Circle at noon with a Christmas party. Lake Avenue Homemakers meet at 10 30 a m with a noon tureen dinner and gift exchange. North Elyria Grange serves a 6 p m tureen supper with gift exchange and program. Grafton circles, quilt and O Grala clubs plan Christmas dinners and parties. Kipton Ladies Aid meets all day with a 50 cent gift exchange.
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Fields
Evening Star Circle
Edward Henson
Ridgeville
Amherst—Board of Public Affairs
EATON
Hilda Specht
Eaton Band
Eaton — Mary Circle
A. Nierath
S. Amherst
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Lake Avenue
Grange Hall
A. m
North Elyria
Kipton—Ladies Aid Society
Boston’s First Telephone Directory to Modern Volume
Seventy five years after Boston issued its first directory a single sheet listing 70 numbers, this year’s edition contains 587 200 phones across 1 240 pages. The massive growth marks a landmark in local communications history.
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Boston
King-sized carrot weighs 314 pounds from Dartmouth farm
Farmer John Robinson of Dartmouth Massachusetts age 70 grew a giant carrot weighing 314 pounds and measuring 24 inches long with a 13 inch girth promising a remarkable harvest and attention from local farmers.
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Dartmouth
Mass
John Robinson
No Gun Needed Hornsby Slays Buck With Hand Axe
In Possum Corner Louisiana game warden Sam Hornsby aged 68 ridicules deer hunters using high powered rifles. He bragged of killing a 10 point buck Monday with a skid pole and a hand axe after his dogs cornered the animal.
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Possum Corner
Sam
Hornsby
Bomb sighted in Fort Worth hotel restroom
Police rushed to a downtown Fort Worth hotel restroom after a report of a bomb. Officers found an object on the floor labeled Insect repellent bomb, prompting caution and investigation.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Music for Listening and News Schedule Overview
A compact listing of a radio or TV schedule detailing programs across the day and night. Entries include Music for Listening at T fifteen, News at nine and eleven, The 40 Million, Kenny Vincent performances, and World News with local segments such as Lorain sports.
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Kenny Vincent
Lorain
Mel Mercer
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