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Jaa IT, ltBt TV Part3 Chicago Sunday (Tribune wiot to see mend COMPLETE TV AND end tear today Ill IH IK II 'I THIS TV GIANT gvTH SUNDAY TELEVISION PROGRAMS-flD Sunday Television Highlights FIRST 1 0 YEARS OF TELEVISION CHICAGO TELEVISION 12:30 P. M. HATES TO PUSH k'vl CHANNELS VTCN-TV 9 WBKB 7 WiNBQ 5 WBBM-TV 2 WTTW 11 2 WBR.M-TV 4 (CORNER PLAYHOUSE Matdonald Carey "WHERE VOU LOVED ME" KEYSTONE CHEVROLET 31 00 w. Lawranca Ava. Open Sunday 'til 10 P.

M. 1 9:30 P. M. 7 Mark Saber, with Tom Conway, The Frightened Husband 5 National Bowling Champions: Don Carter vs. Dick Weber 2 What's My Line, panel, with John Daley, m.

c. 9:45 P. M. 9 Sunday Headlines, with Ted Thorne 10:00 P. M.

ERA RECALLED And That Feeble Infant PEOPLE AROUND BY JOHN FINK It was out in Hollywood that Norman Walker got the name 1:25 p. m. 9 Baseball. "White Sox and Washington Senators in a double header. 6:30 p.

m. 5 Max Liebman Presents. Bob Hope in a color spectacular demonstrating the procedures of making a movie in Hollywood, with Betty Grable, Dorothy Lamour, Marilyn Maxwell, George Sanders, Steve Allen, and Jane Russell. 6:30 p. 2 Jack, Benny.

Jack, George Burns, and Bing Crosby don dark jackets, gray trousers, skimmers, and spats and do a soft shoe and song turn in their revival of an old time vaudeville routine." 8:00 p. m. 9 8 O'clock Theater. The headmistress of a girls school has her problems with the girls, a bunch of hoodlums, her brother, and a crooked bookmaker in the English comedy "The Belles of St. Trinians," with Alastair Sim and Joyce Grenfell.

8:30 p. m. 2 Hitchcock Presents. The Creeper," with Steve Brodie and Constance Ford. A lone wolf killer, whose victims are young, blonde women, a tenement section of New York City.

i cf '46 Still Is Growing BY LARRY WOLTERS hi nt On the night of June 19, 1946, a group of reporters gathered in Radio City in New -1 Clint, and he took it in his stride, which is a whopping one. This man, known as Cheyenne" in the Warner Brothers series, 6:30 p. m. Tuesdays on WBKB, stands 6V2 feet high, 5:30 P. M.

7 Sky King, with Kirby Grant, "The Rainbird." Sky King aids an Indian village suffering from drought 9 Rogers, western, with Dale Evans. "The Secret of Indian Gap 2 You Are There: Drama, First Transcontinental Railroad 6:00 P. M. 7 You Asked for It: The public request to see and hear the unusual, with Art Baker 9 Topper, situation comedy, with Robert Sterling, Anne Jeffreys, and Leo J. Carroll.

Topper Is faced with losing a client due to old age 2 Lassie: Lassie is entered in the obedience trials of the Calverton area dog show 6:30 P.VM. 9 Around the Bases, with Hal Tunis and Carmelita Gibbs 7 Famous Film Festival; "The Lavender Hill Mob," with Alec Guin-ness and Stanley Hollo-way. A meek bank clerk connives a fool proof plan for stealing millions in gold Color Spectacular, with Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Steve Allen, George Sanders, Marilyn Maxwell, and Jane Russell 2 Jack Benny. Guests: Bing Crosby and George Burns 6:45 P. M.

9 Theater Date, film 7:00 P.M. York and watched Joe Louis knock out Billy Conn in the eighth round at Yankee stadium a few miles away thru the medium of television. Even tho they witnessed this historic Betty Grable tOntrml Daylight Sarin Time Indicate calor broadcast -Indicate paid listing 8:03 A. M. 5 The Christopher Program 2 True Picture 8:30 A.

M. 7 Air Force Digest 5 Sunday Funnies: Curley Bradley reads the Sun-day funny papers 2 Look Up and Live 8:45 A. M. Christophers, religious 7 The Focal Point, film shorts 9:00 A. M.

9 TV Showcase, Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill," with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. An unusual murder involves three identical music boxes manufactured in prison 7 Faith for Today religious 5 Bible Time, with Mar- cella Hein. "The Good and Bad Wheat 2 Lamp Unto My Feet 9:15 A. M. 5 Pulpit, religious.

Speaker: Rev. T. Ring-smuth. Let's Put Father Back on the Throne 9:30 A. M.

7 Visiting Day at Uncle Win Stracke's 5 Feature film 2 This Way Ut, "The Altar and the Veit- merits 10:00 A. M. Walker event on the postage stamp sized screens of the day, most of these newspaper men re- deputy sheriff, got to know "the picture people." sported they were witnessing Weeks Coor TV Shows SUNDAY the birth of a new era the Van Johnson was appear ing at the Sands hotel for twb and fabulous televi sion era. weeks," said and big Altho there had been TV for men have a way of becoming friends. One night he brought years before President Roose over a Hollywood agent who asked me if I'd ever thought about acting.

I laughed in the velt had been telecast at the opening of the New York World's Fair before the war-it was the telecast of this sports i event that started the great electronic revolution that changed the nation's way of living and even transformed the roof tops of the land, rcak- 7 Amateur Hour, with Bob Murphy, m. c. 2 Theater: Drama, "Where You Loved Me, with Macdonald Carey 1:00 P. M. 9 Batting Practice City Desk, panel inter- views, with Bill Ray and newsmen 2 The Big Idea 1:10 P.

M. 9 Leadoff Man, interviews 1:25 P. M. 9 Baseball: Sox vs. Washington 1:30 P.

M. 7 Wild Bill Hickok, western film, with Guy Madison and Andy Devine. Jingles uncovers a conspiracy to cheat the owner of a lumber camp The Lachish Story, documentary 2 Sunday Cinema: Film, Oklahoma Renegades," with Bob Livingston and Duncan Renaldo, and Lone Star Raiders," with the Three Mesqui leers 2:00 P. M. 7 Adventure of Long John Silver, with Robert Newton.

Long John helps Purity from being evicted 5 Dr. Spock 2:30 P. M. 7 Rin Tin Tin: Rinty saves the troops of Fort Apache from an Indian ambush Youth Wants to Know, panel of teen-agers with questions. Guest: James Hagerty 3:00 P.

M. 7 TV Tours Frontiers of Faith, religious panel discussion, "To Confirm oY Not 3:30 P. 7 College Press Conference 5 The American Forum, panel 2 Adventure 3:45 P. JH. 9 Tenth Inning, interviews and scores 4:00 P.

M. 9 Baseball: Sox vs. Washington 7 Going Places, musical variety, with Jack Gregson 5 Zoo Parade, with Marlin if Perkins. "The Serengeti Plains 2 Face the Nation, interviews 4:30 P. M.

5 March of Medicine: Film report on the surgical techniques in treating cataract blindness 2 Sunday News, with Erie Sevareid 5:00 P. M. weighs 235 pounds. He's a giant who hates to push people around, a physical wonder who is most fascinated by the mind of a product of. the complex TV industry who longs for the peace and quiet of the open spaces.

Clint Walker grew up on the banks of the Mississippi, and like the river he had an urge to keep moving. When he was 9 he used to slip away from home to set up milk bottle targets at carnivals and circuses in Wood River and Alton, 111. To earn spending money he worked in bowling alleys and delivered telegrams, and at 14 began to pick up jobs on the river boats. By the time I was 16," he said, I was pretty restless, so I quit- high school and took off." Wed Home Town Girl agent face." Three months later, however, the Walkers sold the trailer, let their land go, and returned to' the coast. There Clint discovered that as an actor he faced a special problem.

I was so big no star would have me in his picture. I could 7 Big league Bowling The Weatherman: Clint Youle 2 Man Behind the Badge: Drama, with Charles Bickford 10:10 P. MLSGeorge Stone reports if the news 10:15 P. M. 2 WBBM-TV YOUR LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALER i presents THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW Prauntinf Tanight: Tha Third Annual All-Army Shaw, with winninf aontastants tomini from unittd States' Army baiaa throughout tha warld.

play only leading roles, but without experience I couldn't 5 WNBQ ALEX DREICtt 8:30 A. M. 5 SUNDAY FUNNIES, read by Curley Bradley. 9:00 A. M.

5 BIBLE TIME. The Good and Bad Wheat." 9:15 A. M. 5 THE PULPIT. Speaker: Rev.

T. Ringsmuth. 10:30 A. M. 5 LIVE AND LEARN.

Dr. Patrick Israel speaks on "Indoctrination Efforts with American Prisoners of War." 1:00 P. M. 5 CITY DESK, panel of newsmen, with William Ray. 4:00 P.M.

5 ZOO PARADE. "The Serengeti Plains." 6:30 M. 5 MAX LIEBMAN PRESENTS. Bob Hope demonstrating how to make a picture in Hollywood. 10:00 P.

5 NEWS, WEATHER, SPORTS. In color thru Friday. 10:30 P.M. 5 DEBATE. MONDAY 6:45 A.

M. 5 TOWN AND FARM. In color daily, with Everett Mitchell. 12:00 noon 5 NOONTIME ADVENTURES. In color daily, with Johnny Coons.

12:30 P. M. 5 BOB AND KAY. In color daily, with Eddie Docuette. 4:30 P.M.

5 ELMER THE ELEPHANT. In color daily, with John Conrad. 5:00 P.M. 5 COLOR FILM. In color daily.

5:30 P. M. 5 ADULTS ONLY. In color with Mike Wallace, Nancy Wright, and Tom Mercein. 10:10 P.

M. 5 DORSEY CONNORS. In color daily. TUESDAY 2:00 P. M-5 MATINEE THEATER.

"Guest Cottage," a play by William McCleery. WEDNESDAY 2:00 P. M. 5 MATINEE THEATER. "Forsaking All Others," a narrative poem adapted for TV by Peggy Phillips.

9:00 P. M. 5 THIS IS YOUR LIFE, with Ralph Edwards. 10:30 P. M.

5 RCA COLOR THEATER. Judge Roy Bean," with Edgar Buchanan. 10 A.M. 3 9 WGN-TV Wild Bill Hickok "PRAIRIE SCHOONER" a 7 A dventure Theater: Film, Rolling Down the Great Divide 5 Feature Film 2 Bar S. Ranch, film, The Black Lash," with Lash La Rue 10:30 A.

M.c 5 Live and Learn: panel it discussion, Brainwashing. Dr. Patrick Israel speaks on Indoctrination Efforts with American Prisoners of War" 11:00 A. M. get those." And Then Television ing our cities a maze of an-1 tennas.

The reporters present that night, including this one, announced that this event showed that TV was out of short pants and on the way to reaching man's estate. None, kowever, envisioned that night how drastic a revolution in enter-'taihment this new medium would cause or how swiftly it would sweep the land. Today some 37,000,000 fami mm Prasantad by HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS Star at Adams When the war came, Clint Cecil B. DeMille gave him the role of bodyguard to the pharaoh in his "Ten Commandments." Then the Cheyenne TV series came along. I always knew," Clint said, "that somewhere there was a job I was cut out for.

Everybody has to satisfy his urge to create to keep in a healthy joined the merchant marine. 8:00 P. M. Between ships he hitchhiked ITWGJf-TV II A.M. I 1 across the country, sometimes 10:25 P.

M. 5 Let's Look at Sports, ic with Norman Barry 10:30 P. M. 5 Debate, public service, Should Cook County sleeping in flop houses, for 50 cents a night. After the war Clint married 9 WGN-TV Sunday Morning's Beifl 'STRANGE JOURNEY'S 'Feature Film 2 Wild Bill Hickok 11:30 A.

M. frame of mind. Adopt a Metropolitan ALASTAIR SIM start in the laugh-packed story "Belles of St. Trinlans" A baokia and a still" operating at a girls' school causa plenty of contusion Walker goes prospecting Police 2 News 10:35 P. M.

when he feels hemmed in by 9 2 Hour of Intrigue: Dra ma, The Sixth Dag ger." with Bruce Seaton civilization. When getting away physically isn't possible, he has an alternative. I'm interested in strange and unusual things," A madman kills anyone who does not agree with lies have TV sets, representing more than 90 per cent of all i homes. Radio has been relegated to a poor second position tho 100.000,000 sets are in use. We Sit and Shush Innumerable studies have been made, all.

indicating that TV sets are turned on long enough each day forthefamily to see a double Altho athletes are running faster, the 4 minute mile having been bested, the population has become sedentary a nation of people who sit and shush." The new medium, nurtured In barrooms, spread swiftly to the home an by 1947-48 teach 2 WBBM-TV COLE-FINDER MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE "Man Across the Street" THURSDAY 2:00 P. M. 5 MATINEE THEATER. O'Day." 10:30 P. M.

5 KUKLA, FRAN, AND his theories 11:00 P. M. "Love, Honor, and OLLIE, with Burr he said. "To me the greatest 5 P.M. WBBM-TV thing in the world is the mind.

5 11th Hour Feature, film, Cpunterpunch," with Elyse Knox and Joe a home town girl, fathered a daughter, and bought a car for $65. In the middle of winter they drove the 1,100 miles to Texas nonstop because they couldn't afford a motel. Clint went to work herding cattle. He and his wife, Verna, lived in an old farm house, using kerosene lamps and primitive plumbing. "I took a shower with a perforated bucket," Walker said.

"I'd hang it on a tree limb at night so people couldn't see me." He was just over 21. He and his partner herded cattle in a roadster, and Clint worked part time as a carpenter. They Kirkwood 11:05 P. M. i FELIX THE FOURTH I'd rather have wisdom than money.

I've dabbled in, the study of hypnosis, flying saucers, and I'd like to go find that dinosaur that's supposed to be 7 Famous Playhouse: Film, Texas Parson," with Ross Ford 5 Zane Grey Western: Film, Mark of Avenger," with Russ Hayden. A mysterious rider terrorizes ranchers 12 NOON 2 Police Call: Drama, Case of Bouger," with Tillstrom. FRIDAY 2:00 P. M. 5 MATINEE THEATER.

The Damask Cheek." 10:30 P. M. 5 WALT'S WORKSHOP, with Walt Durbahn. SATURDAY 8:30 A. M.

5 KID'S HOLIDAY, with Uncle Ned Locke. 12:00 NOON 5 IT'S CHRIS, with Eugene deChristopher. 5:30 P.M. 5 HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? 6:00 P. M.

2 GENE AUTRY. The Million Dollar Fiddle." 7 Amateur Hour, with -Ted Mack 5 Playhouse: Drama, Sound the Pipes of a with Theodore Bikel and Walter Mat-thau. A devoted Greek father finds his Americanized children alien to him 2 Theater: "Alien Angel," with Patty McCormack. A youngster shops for an angel to place on the grave of an old woman 8:30 P. M.

2 Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Drama, The Creeper," with Steve Brodie and Constance Ford. A lone wolf killer stalks a tenement section in New York City 9:00 P. M. 7 Focus 5 The 1 1 a Young Show. "The Judgement." in Amazon country." Hi Meanwhile, there are 20 more Robert Christopher 11:30 P.

M. 9 Ted Thome, news 7 Turner Calling 11:35 P. M. 2 Frank Reynolds, news 11:40 P. M.

2 Late Show: Film, Fris TV westerns to be made. The on TELEPHONE TIME 7 WBKB BOB CUMMINGS "THE TIGER" wented by COLE-FINDER Warid't Laraot Mercury Oaalar Walkers, with their 6 year old Valerie, live in a small ranch co Waterfront," with It happened in the Olympics the most incredible Marathon race ever run fold fey JOHN NESBITT Ben Lvon. A woman marries the success: ul rival of the man she home near Hollywood. "The press agents keep calling it Clint said, "but it's just a $12,000 tract home." really loves partment shows pre-school youngsters the armstroke on the Bob and Kay show, 12:30 p. m.

Tuesday over WNBQ. ers, parents, preachers, psychiatrists, and sports and recreation authorities were viewing the new medium with great alarm. It was even said that the new generation would get so little exercise that Notre Dame would have to abandon football. i Meanwhile, broadcastin lead-' ers were pronouncing TV the greatest medium for culture i and illumination ever devised Su'im School Adolph Kiefer, chairman of the Red Cross water safety de- hunted jackrabbits, prospected, fought the dust storms that got so bad they couldn't raise feed. The Walkers set out for 7 Cisco Kid, western, with -Duncan Renaldo.

Cisco and Pancho are arrested for murder 9 Championship Bowling: Buddy Bomar vs. BUI Lillard 2 The Range Rider, with Jack Ma honey and Dick West. The Range Rider risks his life to help an ex convict accused Cf robbery An over ambitious politician faces the decision 12 MIDNIGHT 7 Night Owl Movie: Film, Waterfront Lad with Ann Rutherford. A rough roustabout is tamed by a new love 5 Meet the Press, panel of of his life newsmen interview. 2 $64,000 Challenge, with Guest: Sen.

Kefauver Sonny Fox, m. c. Tenn.J other parts. On to Las Vegas In Los Angeles Clint sold insurance and worked as carpen within grasp tho the details ROSS STARTS EARLY W-G-N running thousands of old Hollywood features but is busy rerunning its own films shot a by man. The Russians quickly took credit for inventing it, ter.

Police work, he found out, paid better, so he became a which they were hardly entitled few years ago. SHOW JULY 2 Already one of the 10 big private detective. But it costs more for a big man to eat and dress. He moved on to Las gest industries in the nation, have not been publicly revealed. If one dared prophesy at all about TV, I would hazard that it will grow a lot better and possibly at the same time a lot worse in the immediate years ahead.

Crystal gazing is always TV-radio still is in a state of HOPJu to tell you all about Hollywood! THE SUNDAY SPECTACULAR THE BOB HOPE SHOW txciting behind-the-scenes glimpses of movie-making, starring BETTY GRABLE. STEVE ALLEN GEORGE SANDERS. MARILYN MAXWELL BING CROSBY and DOROTHY LAMOUR in unreleased scenes from "The Road To Bali" Special guest star JANE RUSSELL and BOB HOPE in special preview scenes from his new 'to do. Whatever its ultimate! role, it long since has become apparent tha TV is America's favorite form oi entertainment. It started out with wrestling, but it wasn't long before Shakespeare had been drafted perpetual change and progress.

Color is at the threshold of Vegas, where the money was. The Walkers settled down on a 2Vz acre homestead in the desert, "paid down" on a trailer their first home and general public acceptance if prices can be greatly cut. And Norman Ross will take over as emcee of W-G-N's Monday thru Friday early morning program starting July 2. From 6 to 8 a. m.

he will keep listeners posted on time, weather, and news and play records including pop tunes, old favorites, and songs from Broadway shows. He will -continue his 10:35 p. m. week day programs on W-G-N. perilous and with TV it is particularly dangerous.

As Jim Bishop, the author, wrote recently: Television is the most to write for it. And today Laurence Olivier is busy rewriting they will be. The first 8 inch monochrome sets cost $375. built foundations for future buildings. Clint worked as a ShakesDeare to suit the de Now one of that size and far mands of "the watching ma chine.

Marriage with Movies perpetually baffling invention since the one-way street." But it is definitely here to stay, even if you and I aren't. picture That Certain Feelmtf TONIGHT III COLOR superior can be bought for less than $100. The new portable sets are popular. More Progress Seen Still bigger pictures are on In the beginning the big money makers of radio were reluctant to gamble on TV, RONALD REAGAN introduces which paid little. But now a Channel 5 a.

4:30 decade later TV shows are costing 10 times as much as comparable radio presenta the way. These may be flashed on screens hung from the walls with remote controls at chair sides. Excessive and repetitive commercialism, far exceeding that of the radio era, already has prompted the introduction p. nil PATTY tions. Milton Berle, who had not done well in radio, became of various remote control de Mr.

Television, the first of The March of Medicine presents vices for knocking off adver tising. These gimmicks ulti ID mately may have the effect of bringing TV commercialism in Hi i back within reasonable bounds And there is 'the likelihood of the arrival of pay TV. This controversial issue is before the federal communications Medicine's progress: featuring highlights of the A.M.A. convention in Chicago and a special report on cataract surgery. long line of personalities to become TV stars and win great fame and much fortune from video.

The great movie studios took fright because theaters closed by the hundreds as TV grew in popularity. Ultimately a shotgun wedding was effected between TV and the movies and co-existence now seems possible. The movies have had to improve their product and techniques greatly, however, to compete with television. Far more film is shot today for television than for the movies. And TV is not only commission now.

Presented by Transoceanic television, now confined to limited stretches over water Cuba to Florida, will become established within a few years. The technical in cooperation with the American Medical Association. means of transmitting live TV shows from Europe to America and vice versa already are TTh 1 Over $70,000 won by readers! Cash in on the in ALIEN ANGEL GENERAL ELECTRIC Jack's special guest JOHNNIE II i In LITTLE FOOLER" 7 CARSON TONIGHT 6:30 CHANNEL -2 5 frwenfWfey IUCKY STRIKE To give you another opportunity to get the right answer to the tantalizing puzzle with the maddening dews," "Little Fooler" puzzle No. 74 is reprinted today. The closing time for entries is 1 p.m.

Thursday, June 21, 1956. St it solve it cash in on itl yy ii ws? Hi TONIGHTS PROGRESS REPORT I "Buying Power Progress" I I -J IMfaRaiRatfR Channel 2, 8:00 P.M. A Jf.

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