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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1959
Page
11
TV listings detail NBC and CBS programs for the evening headlined by Eddie Albert and Fay Wray in The Promise on NBC and David Niven on NBC. Other nights include Northwest Passage Cheyenne Star in Action Wyatt Earp and The Rifleman with multiple guest stars and plot hooks.
Meramac Caverns in Stanton Missouri is noted as a historic hideout used by outlaw Jesse James in the 1870s, linking the site to the era’s notable criminal lore.
NBC-TV to debut a three hour weekly drama and special programming block in the coming season. Sunday Showcase at 8 p.m. will pit against Ed Sullivan and Maverick as NBC curates drama musicals and documentaries. Ingrid Bergman to star in a Ford series drama, with The Best of Durante launching Friday nights and Art Carney specials to follow.
A dense listing of a full night of TV programs with times and titles across networks. Notable items include Abbott and Costello Top o the Weather News The Three Stooges Amos n Andy Spotlight San Francisco Beat Northwest Passage Wrestling Cheyenne Crusader Steve Canyon Jimmie Rodgers Show Wyatt Earp To Tell the Truth Fanfare The Rifleman Naked City Spotlight Playhouse David Niven Show Mr District Attorney Alcoa Presents Andy Williams Show Mike Hammer Scotland Yard Weather and sports wrap. The late night ends with How Green Was My Valley and The Jack Paar Show followed by The Whistler and The Lord's Prayer. Weather leads into News and meditation periods.
A dense list of programs with times and channel slots includes multiple shows: It lists talk shows, dramas, soap operas, comedy, game shows, and a movie lineup featuring stars like James Ellison and Marsha Hunt. The schedule runs from 12:30 through 7:00 with colorized variety and kids segments.
The article outlines a revised Friday and Sunday night TV lineup. It highlights two part adaptation of What Makes Sammy Run and Milton Berle specials, plus a new River boat adventure series from 7 to 8 p.m. Levy claims the changes will boost Friday evening reputation.
Five Holstein farms in Lions Falls area receive official type classifications from John H. Stewart. Hardesty and Son lead with 34 animals rated four very good to good. Fort Collier Farms shows 78 animals with 2 very good, 41 good plus, 31 good. others include Susan Bierer, Cora Sue Wolfe, and Patsy Wolfe. Outstanding production records noted for Greenalda Tortilla Ink a and Bayard Colantha Bonheur.
Five people died in a North Carolina highway crash spree Sunday across three separate incidents raising the weekend traffic death toll to at least 20. In South Carolina a separate two car crash near Myrtle Beach killed five. Col James R. Smith of the highway patrol cautioned drivers to stay vigilant during holiday weekends.
Front Royal police and Virginia State Police pursued three speeders up to 80 mph Saturday night. The longest chase ended near Flint Hill when Wilson Franklin Hoffman 26 of Culpeper surrendered after a trooper bump. Hoffman faced charges of reckless driving failure to stop for an officer and driving without a license.
Twenty four Miss Universe contestants begin screen tests in Hollywood. Akiko Kojima of Japan and Hyun Choo Oh of Korea considered for Wake Me When It’s Over. Miss Norway Jorunn Kristiansen and Miss Sweden Marie Louise Ekstrom tested for Salammbo. United States nominees include Terry Lynn Huntingdon and others for The Story of Page One and Hound Dog Man.
Frederick County Board of Supervisors plans an August 10 1959 vote on a compulsory school attendance ordinance for county residents age seven through fourteen with penalties for violations and a public hearing from 10 00 A M to 12 00 Noon in the County Office Building Board Room.
Two children were in critical condition after falls in New York. Francine Gibson, 9, jumped five floors from a window, her fall broken by a tree after reportedly brooding over punishment for stealing dolls. Tony Cruz, 3, plunged from the building roof onto a grass plot.
The famous Russian composer Moussorgsky is clarified to have the contrasting first name Modest, highlighting a historical note about his given name and public persona.
Adlai Stevenson on vacation in Florence said Khrushchev’s Moscow clash with Nixon was not new. He noted Khrushchev adapts to mood shifts and behaved similarly with him during his Soviet visit last summer. Stevenson called the international situation more grave than a year ago.
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