Broadcast gossip and shifts in 1954 TV plans
NBC and ABC shakeup rumors and confirms rosters for 1954. Milton Berle lookalike cat ad, Don McNeal and Breakfast Club slated for ABC simulcast. Jean Carroll shows cancelled shows. Elmer Davis returns to radio TV. Gordon MacRae fills in for Jackie Gleason. Groucho Marx parts with his musical director. Cuddles Sakall and Joan Davis projects noted. Broadcasts forecast color Rose Parade, Muscular Dystrophy telethon totals, and Crosby retirement hints amid a flurry of talent moves and program changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NBC
Milton Berle
John Barrymores
Mike Stokey
Dumont
Johnny Ray
Don McNeal
Elmer Davis
ABC
Gordon MacRae
Jackie Gleason
Groucho Marx
Jerry Fielding
Un-American Activities Committee
Cuddles’ Sakall
Joan Davis
Joan
Hawaii
Kraft Television Theatre
Basil Rathbone
Bob Hope
Rosemary Clooney
Jerry Lewis
Dean Martin
Post Office Department
Jack Benny
Simon and Schuster
Herb Shriner
Bing Crosby
Avon Lake Births and Home on Furlough Items
Avon Lake announces the births of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Weedling of Dellswood drive at St. Josephs Hospital Lorain and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Krebs of Beachdale avenue at St. Josephs Hospital Lorain. A 3-c Virginia G. Ghetia of Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi is on a 12 day furlough with her parents in Cleveland and relatives. Christmas visits include Mr. and Mrs. Albert Walker in Dayton and Sharon and Barbara Mitchell with grandparents in Belden road. Other Christmas guests include Mr. and Mrs. Walberg Brown, Mrs Leland Brown, Leonard Sipple, Dr. and Mrs. Albert Reed, and Gale Smiths family in Cleveland Lorain.
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Avon Lake
James Weedling
Dellswood Drive
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lorain
Gerald Krebs
Beachdale Avenue
Virginia G. Ghetia
Keesler Army Air Force Base
Mississippi
Andrew Ghetia
Cleveland
George Negulescu
Walker Road
Albert Walker
Gordon
Dayton
Sharon
Barbara Mitchell
Ed Mitchell
Belden Road
Walberg Brown
Leland Brown
Leonard Sipple
Albert Reed
Carl Pederson
Frank Smith
Gale Smith
Gail
India establishes 50 acre jute research farm in Assam
Gauhati reports that India has created a 50 acre jute research farm in Assam to boost cultivation techniques and fiber output. The move aims to enhance agricultural research, support farmers, and improve Jute industry prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Assam
Gauhati Reports
Three Convicted Of Contempt At Ohio Hearings
Three men were convicted and one acquitted on contempt charges against the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission. Judge George E. Kearns imposed 10 day jail terms and $500 fines on Talmadge Raley Joseph Stern and Emmett C. Brown with 10 day stays for appeals. Reuel Stanfield was acquitted. The court noted actual contempt toward the proceedings and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
George E. Kearns
Common Pleas Court
Ohio
Kearns
Talmadge Raley
Sidney
United Electrical Workers Union
Joseph Stern
Emmett C. Brown
Reuel Stanfield
Milton Schmidt
Trucking Men Present Tax Views To Lausche
Representatives of Ohio's trucking industry meet Gov. Frank Lausche in Columbus to seek exemption from the axle-mile tax for out of state operators. Lausche and the Ohio Reciprocity Board refuse such exemptions, financing highways instead. Speaker William Saxbe urges firm tax enforcement, warning of Illinois’ 1951 repeal tactics and rallying Ohio to stand by the mileage tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Oho
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Ohio Reciprocity Board
Teamsters International Union
United Truck Owners of America, Inc
William Saxbe
Saxbe
Mechanicsburg
Ilinois
100Th General Assembly
Tearful shoppers at Hazelwood Bank gas leak incident
Pittsburgh customers at the Hazelwood Bank on Monday stared at depleted accounts with tears, but the scene was sparked by a clerk accidentally triggering a tear gas device, not holiday spending alone.
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Pittsburgh
Hazelwood Bank
Lima Man Heads Phone Association Board
COLUMBUS The Ohio Independent Telephone Association has elected George B Quatman president and general manager of Telephone Service Co of Lima to its board of directors The association includes 176 independent companies serving 640000 Ohio subscribers.
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Columbus
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
George B. Quatman
Telephone Service Co
Lima
Association
Ohio
Avon to Compete in County Speech League
Avon High School plans to enter students Charles Smith Georgia Mitchell and Judy Staab in the Lorain County Speech League. Openings remain for four or five entrants. County finals select two winners to go to the state contest in all categories except poetry reading. Poetry allows all entrants ranked superior to advance. Other divisions include humorous declamation oratorical declamation dramatic declamation and original oratory.
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AVON
Charles Smith
Georgia Mitchell
Judy Staab
Avon High School
Lorain County
Columbus
Family Christmas Gatherings Across Local Homes
Mr and Mrs Arthur Fullerton of Waynesville spent Christmas Day with Mr and Mrs Andrew Feuchter. Mr and Mrs Ed Mead of Conrad road hosted the holidays with the latter's parents Mr and Mrs John Conray of North Olmsted and her cousins Mr and Mrs Andrew Fuchy of Toronto, Canada. Herbert Langthorpe, son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Langthorpe of Detroit road, is home from Fenn College where he studies engineering.
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Arthur Fullerton
Waynesville
Andrew Feuchter
Ed Mead
Conrad Road
John Conray
North Olmsted
Andrew Fuchy
Toronto
Canada
Herbert Langthorpe
Detroit Road
Fenn College
Television And Radio Make it Merrier Christmas
A 1954 Christmas club opens as TV and radio programs spread holiday cheer. Programs promise special broadcasts, festive features, and shopper-friendly bargains inviting families to tune in and join the season of giving.
Channel 8 Daily Schedule Snippet
WXEL schedules a lineup including 8:00 Theatre 10:30 Charting Children 11:00 Alice Weston 11:30 Piccadilly Theatre 12:30 Rena and Bob 1:00 Movie 2 45 All For You 3:00 Maggie Wulff 3:30 Paw Dixon subject to change moon dog and five star final pop tunes Bill Stern.
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WNBK
Channel 4
Welcome Travelers
Atom Squad
Gabby Hayes
Howdy Doody
Sky King
Tom Manning
Weather Station
Tom Field
Dinah Shore
Backbone of
Amer
Fireside
Circle Theatre
Bob Considine
Tom
WEWS
Jake
CBS News
Jane Froman
Gene Autry
Red Skelton
Danger
Wxel - Channel
Bob Neal
Bishop Sheen
Danny Thomas
Motorola Theatre
Captain Glenn
Hawkins Falls
the Bennetts
Bride and Groot
Maggie Byrne
Playhouse
Joe Portaro
Nancy Dixon
Chet Lorenzo
Kate Smith
WXEL
Alice Weston
Piccadilly Theatre
Rena and
Bob
Maggie Wulff
Paw Dixon
Bombers Hit Rome Airfields As Axis Ships Sunk
Strong American medium bombers attacked Rome region airfields in the northern and southern suburbs. British ships and aircraft reported sinking three German destroyers and an Axis blockade runner in the Bay of Biscay according to an official communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bay of Biscay
Roosevelts policy of live and let live inspires world
Lorain County welcomes Sheffield Village as Clyde McAlister becomes first mayor in a special election. The statement from President Roosevelt emphasizes a simple foreign policy principle.
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Roosevelt
Lorain County
Sheffield Village
Clyde McAlister
Sinking of Conejos linked to Black Sea disaster
Thirty years ago the United States Shipping Board steamer Conejos was sunk in the Black Sea with a loss of 30 crew. The article notes President Coolidge accepted as a Republican nominees and Hiram Johnson filed acceptance and appeared in the independent column of the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Shipping Board
Conejos
Black Sea
President Coolidge
Hiram Johnson
California
Nye Candidate For Lieutenant Governor Again
Former Lt. Gov. George D. Nye announces a bid for a fourth term as lieutenant governor. He says voters may want a running mate aligned with Governor Lausche and a Senate presidency likely to stay with Democrats given current trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nye
Columbus
Ini
George D. Nye
Lausche
Ohio Senate
Finds Good Hunting in Trenton Auto Hidden in Bush
Harold Sinclair, while hunting near Trenton Ontario, fired four shots at what he thought was game and ran to inspect the catch. It turned out to be his own automobile left in the bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Harold Sinclair
Suburban Calendar of Evening Community Gatherings
Grafton Junior Y-Teens meet in the evening with Mrs. Charles Yates for a slumber party. Lat-a-Lot Club dinner party at the lwitarbote on Wednesday. Eaton Mary's Circle of the Faton Ladies meets December 30 at noon with Mrs. Neva Hahn. Ridgeville Neighborly Club meets Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Jane Graff. Chatham Fellowship supper at the Congregational Church. Chatham Watch hour service at 11 at the Congregational. Grafton Gleaner's Class hosts a New Year's Eve party at the home of Mr and Mrs K C Cook.
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Bill
Preston
Farrell Yee
Lorenzo Jones
Sky King
Hollywood
Bruce Charles
Joe Mulvihill
Brown
Helfer
Fulton Lewis Jr
Tihs
Suns
Gabriel Heatter
Titus Moody
Dinah Shore
Hammer Guy
Barrie Craig Hodge
Melody
Henry
McGee
Molly Edwards
Ross
WTAM
Johnny Andrews
Gordon
Andrews Bill Gordon
Bates
Bill Gordon
Hines
Crosby
Bob Hope
Curt Massey
Foster
O’heren
Gloria Dick O'Heren
Glenn Rowell
Rowell, Pickens
Pepper Young
Widder Brown
Grafton
Charles Yates
Lwitarbote
Eaton — Mary’s
Faton Ladies
Neva Hahn
Ridgeville
Jane Graff
Chatham — Fellowship
Congregational Church
Chatham
Grafton — Gleaner
K. C. Cook
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Arthur Godfrey
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Lowell Thomas Family
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Mr & Mrs North
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Irma Parsons
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Bill Stern
Dixie Club
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Hollywood Star
Box Hill
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Mayer Bill Mayer
Wendy Warren
Helen Trent
Dr. Malone
Mrs. Burton
Norah Drake
Hilltop
Arthur Godfrey Morgan
Swanson Radio - TV
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