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The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia • Page 16

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Petersburg, Virginia
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Index Heights, Wednesday, July 20, 1960 TELEVISION-RADSO i are printed by Tkie as pdblk AM teformatira hereto to famished by the individual slatterns. Area Television Programs WXEX--Channel -NBC Gets Cancer Grant 0 research grant of $8,000 has been awarded to the Cancer Research Laboratory of the University of Virginia by the Tidewater Cancer The check was sent to the university today for the purchase of a recording spectrophotometer. Stephens To Speak TEA. News; Weather Huntley-Brinkley Death Valley Wagon Train Price Is Right Happy 30 Tate O.OO This Is Your Life 5. 8 30 10:30 Four Just Men 11:00 News, Sports.

SVeath 11:15 Jack Paar Show 1:00 Sign Oft Tomorrow 6:25 Lord's Prayer 6:30 Open House 9:00 Tone Up Time 12:00 9:05 Almanac Kewsreel 12:30 9:10 Life of Riley. 1:00 9:40 Bob Culver Show 2:00 10:00 Dough Re M) 2:30 10:30 Play Your Hunch 3:00 11:00 The Price Is 3:30 11:30 Concentration 4:00 4:30 Truth or Cohscqu It Could Von Two on the AliM Queen for a Loretta Young Young Dr. MB From The Thin Man Buckskin WRY A--Channel 12--ABC Badge 714 Schull, News .,7.10 Bell. Weather "L7.15 John Daly 7.30 Wednesdaj Movie -ScR-sn Nelson Family 8:00 Wednesday Fights 10:00 Hawaiian Eye 11:00 News; Weather 11:30 Sign Off Tomor 8:45 Sign On 9:00 Popeye 10:00 Our Miss Brooki 10:30 Science Theatre 11:00 Autry-RoBers Ranch 12:00 Restless Gun 12:30 Love That Bob 1:00 About Faces 1:30 My Little Margie 2:00 Day in Court 2:30 Gale Storm Show 3:00 Beat the Clock 3:30 Who Do You Trust 4:00 American Bandstand 5:00 Popeye 5:30 Rocky and Friends 8:00 Bugs Bunny WTVR--Channel 6--CBS j. uu Early Show The Three Stooges 6:00 Huckleberry Hound 30 Mr.

Adam Eve -i 7:00 Xews; Weather i Douglas Edwards 7:30 Reckoning Men Into Space The Millionaire I've Got A Secrei 30:00 U. S. Steel Hour 8:15 11:00 News; Weather 0:00 31:15 F. 12:00 Sign Oft 10:00 10:30 Homorrow 11:00 6:55 Sign On 11:30 7:00 Farmer Family 12:00 7:15 Laff Time 12:30 8:00 CBS News Captain Kangaroo 12:45 Dandy Doodle 1:00 Woman's World 1:30 December Bride 2:00 Video Village 2:30 I Love Lucy 3:00 Kar Horizons 3:30 Love of Life 4:00 Starch for Tomorrow 4:15 Guiding Light Amos -n Andy As the World Turns Full Circle House Party Millionaire The Verdict yours Brighter Day Secret Storm Edge of Night Area Radio Programs Sign On 8:40 Allen, News 9:00 Fi Holiday 9:05 "6:30 Bill Stern 9:20 HI Fl Holiday 9:25 "7:00 Foster, News 7:05 Hi Fl Holiday 9:35 7:25 Weather Report 10:00 7:30 Bill Stern 10:30 7:35 HI Fi Holiday 10:35 7:55 Birthday Greetings 11:00 8:00 Rendell, News 11:05 8:05 HI Fi Holiday 11:10 News and Weather 11:30 8:30 McCormlck, News 51:35 8:35 Weather Roundup 12:00 WSSV--1240 HI Fl Holiday 32:05 Costello, News 12:30 Weather Watch 12:35 Meditations 12:50 Something New 4:00 Ccdrlc Foster 4:05 Homemakers Holiday 4:10 HI Fi Holiday 4:30 Richards, News 4 .35 HI Fl Holiday ,4:45 News and Weather 4:55 Wall Street HI Fl Holiday 5:05 McCormlck, 5:30 Hi Fl Holiday 5:35 News and Weather 0:00 HI Fl Holiday 6:15 Bob Richards, Xews 6:30 III Fl Holiday Baseball game of day 7:00 Warren, News 7:05 Fort Lee Newt 7:30 Hi FI Holiday 7:35 Frankle Frisch Hi Fi Holiday Wall Street 10:30 Headline Story 10:35 Van Voorhis 11:00 HI Fl Holiday 11:05 Frank SlnRiscr 11:30 HI Fi Holiday 11:35 Fulton Lewis Jr. 12:00 Sports Pllte Gabriel Heatter News Fort Lee Club 1240 Lyle Van News The World Today Bill Stern Sports Baseball, Richmond Ford, News Mood Indigo Ken French, Mood Indigo Ken French, Newi Mood Indigo BntchcMer, News Mood I News Final WPVA--1290 KG 3:58 Good 8:55 Meditations 0:00 6:15 Top of the .9:15 6:30 News Headlines 3:45 6:32 Top of the Morning 10:00 6:45 Sports-Hi-LJtes 10:30 6:47 Top of the Morning 10:45 7:00 News Roundup 10:47 7:05 Top of the Morning 10:58 7:15 Weathervane 11:00 7:17 Top of the Morning 13:15 7:30 Virginia News 11:17 7:35 Top of the Morning 11:20 7:45 Sports-Hl-Lltes 11:30 7:47 Top of the Morning 11:45 8:00 Roundup 11:47 8:05 Top of the Morning 12:00 8:15 Weathervane 12:05 8:17 Top of the Morning 12:15 8:25 Virginia News 12:17 8:30 Top of the.Morning 12:30 8:45 Sports-Hl-UtM 12:35 News Roundup 12:45 Christian 12:50 Oliver B.

Green 12:58 Dr. Mlehealson 1:00 20th. Century Hour 1:15 Voice of 1:17 News Headlines 1:30 Housewives Parade 1:35 News Headlines IMS Housewives Parade 1:47 Weathervane 1:55 Housewives Parade 2:00 News Headlines 2:15 Housewives Parade 2:28 Road Report 2:30 Housewives Parade 2:45 News Roundup 2:55 Housewives Parade 3:00 Weathervane 3:15 Housewives Farads 3:17 News Roundup 3:28 Housewives Parade 3:30 Farm Market Report 3:45 Housewives Parade 3:47 News Headlines 4:00 Hall of Hits 4:05 Dow Jones Averages 4:15 Hall of Hits 4:17 Sports Summary Hall of Hits Weathervane 4:45 Hall of Hits 4:47 Newa Roundup Fort Lee Matinee 5:00 Weathervane 5:15 News Headlines 6:17 Hall of Hits 5:30 Sports-HI-LItes 5:35 Woman's Newa 5:45 WPVA Rood Show 5:47 Weathervane 6:00 WPVA Road Show 0:05 News Headlines WPVA Road Show 6:15 Sports-Hl-Lites WPVA Road Show Fort Lee News WPVA Road Show Dow Jones WPVA Road Show Sports Summary WPVA Road Show Road Report WPVA Road Show News Roundup WPVA Road Show Wenthervane WPVA Road Show News Roundup WPVA Road Show WeaCnervane WPVA Road Show Sports Summary WPVA Road Show Weathervane Good Night WHAP--1340 KC 6:45 Farm and Home 6:00 Ted Street; Headlines Devotional Mai Utley 11:45 Swap Shop 12:00 Local News 12:30 Hondllhcs; Mai Utley 2:00 Ed Heffinffton; News 5:45 Open Mike 6:00 Sports Log (3:15 News; Diane Johns 10:00 Sign Off. WRVA--1140 KC--NBC 5:00 News; Frank Sports; Frank Brooki 5:45 Frank Brooks Harry Monroe 6:15 Sidevlews: Weather 6:30 T.ct's Talk Business Gaslight 7:45 NBC News 8:00 Carl Stutz Show 9:00 News: Carl SUilz 0:00 News; Carl Stull 9:30 Carl Stutz Show 10:00 Back to the Dihle 10:30 Legends of South 11:00 News; Sports 11:15 Star Light 11:30 Star LlBhc 12:00 Music Till Morning Sound Finally Wins Acclaim CEDITOR'S NOTE: 'Sing Along with Mitch" was one of the notable successes or the TV season. In the following guest column, the hero of the show tells why.) By MITCH MILLER For The Associated Press Since the beginning of television and until May 24, 1960, with very few exceptions, the quality of musical sound and musical production numbers on TV have been awful.

"Hurray for the picture and damn the sound" has been (he uncreative'cry of TV's creative people. On May 24, I960, we did an hour show titled "Sing Along with Prompt PRESCRIPTION Delivery CALL RE 2- Vlitch." The final count still isn't omplete, but the last report re- 'calcd that close to 20,000 letters, phone calls and telegrams were eceived by NBC, by me, by the sponsor, and by newspapers all over the country. Their only purpose was to voice delighted satisfaction with the show. In 90 per cent of these letters the writers mentioned the sponsor, the thing TV has been dying for for years. What really does this avalanche of praise, for which I am so grateful, mean It means that millions of American youngsters and adults were starved for a selection of popular music with familiar and pretty melodies, vocalized by a superb chorus of 25, reproduced with detailed attention to sound quality everybody could hum or sing with.

The star of our show was music music that has withstood the test of 40 years of singing around the piano. The pictures that accompanied this music were simple, uncomplicated, and never once interfered. I've recorded nine "Sing Along" albums so far which have sold over 4V4 million copies. What more proof could you have that America wants to hear and sing good songs 'Mr. and Mrs.

Customer To us; you are the most important people on earth. And for you we will spare no effort to give you the finest service that hard work and effort can produce. YOU woUod through frc-rt door may txtwid a cordial invitation to (top In and acquainted. You'll Ukt Hw way do bviintft FIRST FEDERAL Savings and Loan Association MIMIEt A A I A A I A I A I J.WBJJAMB OUT OUR WAY MAJOR BOOPLB OUR BOARDING BOUSB HOWE ISTHI5 WHERE A SUV CAN BE GEASBEPAMP HAWPLEPUICE A SACK OFOT15 'WITHOUTA HEAR1W? I TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IS THAT A PAW SORE TWO; RICHMOND UrV-Lt. Gov.

A. E. S. Stephens will address a picnic of Veterans Administration em- ployes in Richmond at McGuire Hospital tomorrow. The outing will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the creation of the VA.

IT'S SOME. REP FWJS6R- fO YOUR 31M6L fog SAUcK- KfcAOT Vtort YOU A FANCY VACATION DID IT? -T V4cLL 2: PLATgTO lAOpc VOLJ'LL 0E MlWE TO WIPE THAT'S-WHAT HE i3DES TCX5ETOUTOFJT iMfi-teSOFA RcPAtRSD, WHICH Me: THAT X'D BTtER ENDS TONIGHT Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLaine "THE APARTMENT" STARTS TOMORROW with alt your MAM NANCY OLSON MENJOU -DOHAUJ CRISP AGNES MOORBIEAD KEVIN CORCORAN WHV MOTHERS SET MARK TRAIL BY THE WAV. MARK, WATCH VOUR ROGUE BEAK HAS BEEN REPOETED IN THAT WE'LL BE HEADING FOR RUNNING MIST RIVER AS SOON Aft CHARLIE GETS I'LL GET THESE SUPPLIES AND MEET YOU AT THE BOATS IN AN HOUC, MR. DON'T LET THA WORRY YOU, KATW WE'LL TAKE CARE OF SHOWS AT TIME OF FEATURE DICK TRACY RETASHAW UDWOWtt I AND THINK MV ANKLE IS SWOLLEN. 1 MAY BE CRIPPLED FOR LIFE.

NOW WE MUST STUDY HER HAIRDO ANP MAKE-UB REMEMBER, VOU MUST LOOX 1 EXACTLV LIKE HER. THAT TATTOO STILL VOURE MAKIN6 A MOUNTAIN OUT JUST IGNORE THE DETAILS, AND KEEP EVEi ON THE GOAL. t55 6 td DO THERE- ANOTHER AlK-CONniTlOXKD ENDS TONIGHT LANA TURNER "PORTRAIT IN ULACK" STARTS TOMORROW THE STORY OF MARTHA WAYNE BUT I'M WELL, THINK IT OVER, TUKK. VES, NO, I PEKTOKMED AVEKV DEUCATE OOLLVEK? 1 EMESCMOy OPEFATIOH JUST AKW CAPTURED IT'S THIS WAV, TIKIC IFWEMDV WANTS TO AWm VOU, IT DOUT WOULD BE WOKTH A lOt OF UMDBtSTAUMQU, MOMEY TO US TO HAVE VtlU ON FILM! ALLEY OOP IS, MISS A VERY VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR LABORATORY STAFF 5URE! M3U CAME A CWE HERE FOR AM HEREIN! OFFBEAT STORY, tOl)? WELL HE'S A PART OF BUT MY GOODNESS, DOCTOR, DO ALL YDUR ASSOCIATES SO ABOUT ATTIRED A CAVE MEM SEE, HE IS A CAVE A'MOST NTERESTING i i i a i ENDS TONIGHT ROBERT TAYLOR in KILLERS OF KILIMANJARO" CinemaScope Color CARFUL Tonight at 8:00 P. M.

"THE LAST MILE" At 9:45 P. M. AIK-CONMHTIOXKI) NOW SHOWING James Stewart-Rock Hudson THE RIVER. BEETLE BAILEY JUST TOLD HIM TO BE OR CORDURA I'D SET MY 6AH HIM CHAPtAlM. THE WAY, DIP VblJ CALM 11 POVVNJ HE'S BEENJ VEEV SOOP LA PLUS IN PRISON" NOW SHOWING $1.30 CARFUL Shows Shows 9:15 Only 'MOST DESPERATE 'VENGEANCE TRAIL IK SOUTHWEST HISTORY! UiNiMEN FROM BUGS BUNNY I'LL WAIT ON THAT CUSTOMER WHILST YOU'RE WAKIN' UPYERMiNP! LEMMETURNON SOME OF'EM 1 HELP YA DECIDE WHICH T'FUY-i PETUNIA! I GOT ALL TP LIKE TO SEE SOME ELECTfJIC FANS, 1 ALSO COLOR CARTOON Tonight--Double Feature-Show Starts 8 P.M.

PUTS A GIDW IN YOUR HEART! CROSST DEBBIE REYNOLDS RoecRr WAGNER MORTY MEEKLE PON'TRAieeTHE BRIDGE, BOY-SLOWER THE RIVERA WHATEygR BECAME OF THE GOOD OLO-FAfiHIONS? HEALTHY RESPECT CHILDREN U'JEOTb HAVE FOR THEIR ELDERS? ROBERT LOGGIA GERALD O'LOUGHLIN PLUS A COLOR CARTOON.

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