The TV Guide Historian: July 2015

Friday, July 24, 2015

Comics Page

Here's the comics page from the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

WLAV Channel 7 TV Schedule for Friday, November 24, 1950

Afternoon

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1:30 pm Reel Relaxation

3:00 pm Ransom Sherman Show

3:30 pm To be announced

4:00 pm Homemaker's Exchange

4:30 pm Kate Smith Show

5:00 pm NBC Comics

5:15 pm Panhandle Pete & Jennifer

5:30 pm Howdy Doody

Evening

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6:00 pm Cactus Jim

6:30 pm Unusually Yours

6:55 pm Photo Listings

7:00 pm Kukla, Fran, & Ollie

7:30 pm Holiday Hotel

8:00 pm Big Story

8:30 pm Pro Football Highlights

9:00 pm Pulitzer Prize Plays

10:00 pm The Fights (no contenders listed)

10:45 pm Telenews Reel

10:55 pm Stranger Than Fiction

11:10 pm Telefacts

11:25 pm Broadway Open House

R.H. TV Sales Ad

Here's a vintage ad for R.H. TV Sales. From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Chicago Calendar

Here's a vintage photo showing Jack Brickhouse (then hosting Chicago Calendar on WGN[9]) with two employees of a lie-detector firm that will administer a lie-detector test to an unnamed mystery guest. From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

TV Forecast Subscription Ad

Here's an ad for subscriptions to the TV Forecast: 1 year(52 issues) at $5 or 2 years (104 issues) for $8. From the "Great Lakes" edition of the TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

WGN Channel 9 TV Schedule for Friday, November 24, 1950

Morning
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10:00 am Your Figure Ladies
10:15 am Film Varieties
10:30 am Chicago Cooks
11:30 am Chicagoland Newsreel
11:45 am Travelogue

Afternoon
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12 noon Chicago Calendar with Jack Brickhouse
1:00 pm Open House with F. Masters
2:00 pm Stop the Record
2:30 pm Telephone Game
3:00 pm Television Matinee (no title listed)
4:30 pm Foto Test with Danny O'Neil
5:00 pm Small Fry Club with Bob Emery
5:30 pm Fairteen Club

Evening
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6:00 pm Captain Video
6:30 pm News with Austin Kiplinger
6:40 pm Weather News with Frann Weigle
6:45 pm Chicagoland Newsreel
7:00 pm Talking with Toni [Rodgers] (guests: Joan McCracken &
Louis Zara)
7:30 pm Hold That Camera with Kyle McDonnell
8:00 pm Hands of Mystery "The Man Everyone Hated"
8:30 pm Musi-Comedy Playhouse (theme: Roaring '20s)
9:00 pm Cavalcade of Stars with Jackie Gleason
10:00 pm Feature Film "Trans-Atlantic Merry-Go-Round"
11:00 pm Feature Film (no title listed)

Early Saturday, November 25, 1950
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12 midnight Chicagoland Newsreel

TV Sportscast

Here's the TV Sportscast column from the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Uncle Mistletoe/Marshall Field & Company Ad

Here's a vintage ad for Marshall Field & Company, with a tie-in to the Uncle Mistletoe program, which aired on WENR(7). From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

Monday, July 20, 2015

WBKB Channel 4 TV Schedule for Friday, November 24, 1950

Morning
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10:00 am Fun & Features with George Menard
10:15 am Fun & Figures with Ed Allen
11:00 am Tel-A-Shopper with Betty Whitney

Afternoon
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12 noon INS Newsreel with Ulmer Turner
12:15 pm For Ladies Only
12:30 pm Cooking Is Fun with Tina Redmond
1:00 pm Bill Evans Show
2:00 pm Let's Have Fun with Hank Grant
3:00 pm Homemakers' Exchange
3:30 pm Vanity Fair with Dorothy Sloan
4:00 pm Lucky Pup with Doris Brown
4:15 pm Funny Bunnies (cartoons)
4:20 pm TV Billboard (ticker tape)
4:30 pm Comic Capers (puppet show)
4:45 pm Multiscope News (ticker tape)
5:15 pm Window Shopping (commercial)
5:30 pm Wrangler's Club
5:45 pm Tom Corbett Space Cadet

Evening
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6:00 pm Music Bowl with Danny O'Neil
6:15 pm News with Ulmer Turner
6:30 pm CBS News with Douglas Edwards
6:45 pm Perry Como Show (guests: the Fontaine Sisters)
7:00 pm Mama
7:30 pm Man Against Crime
8:00 pm Magnavox Theater "The Three Musketeers"
9:00 pm Star of the Family with Morton Downey (guests: Polyna
Stoska, Herb Shriner, & Georgie Tapps)
9:30 pm Hit Spot
10:00 pm Curbstone Cut-Up with Ernie Simon
10:15 pm Wrestling from Hollywood (no contenders listed)
11:00 pm Film (no title listed)
11:25 pm Tomorrow's Weather
11:30 pm Murder Before Midnight

Early Saturday, November 25, 1950
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12 midnight INS Newsreel with Ulmer Turner
12:15 am Night Owl Movies (no titles listed)
1:45 am Late War News (ticker tape)

Courtesy Hour Ad

Here's a vintage ad for the Courtesy Hour (a variety program) hosted by Jim Moran & aired on WENR(7). From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Magnavox Theater Ad

Here's an ad for the Magnavox Theater production of "The
Three Musketeers", which aired on WBKB(4). From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

WKZO Channel 3 TV Schedule for Thursday, November 23, 1950

Afternoon
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12:15 pm Test Pattern
12:25 pm Pro Football: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Chicago Cardinals
3:30 pm Betty Crocker
4:00 pm Homemaker's Exchange with Louise Leslie
4:30 pm Edgar Bergen Show
5:00 pm Thanksgiving Show (variety program)

Evening
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6:00 pm Featurette (no title listed)
6:15 pm Top Views In Sports
6:30 pm Game of the Week (taped highlights)
7:00 pm Kukla, Fran, & Ollie
7:30 pm News
7:45 pm Faye Emerson Show
8:00 pm Stop the Music with Bert Parks
9:00 pm You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx
9:30 pm Big Town
10:00 pm Truth or Consequences with Ralph Edwards
10:30 pm William Gaston Show
11:00 pm News
11:15 pm TV Hi-Lights

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Walt's Workshop Ad

Here's an ad for Walt's Workshop, which aired on WNBQ(5). From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

WBKB Channel 4 TV Schedule for Thursday, November 23, 1950

Morning
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10:00 am Fun & Features
10:15 am Fun & Figures with Ed Allen (exercise program)
11:00 am Tel-A-Shopper with Betty Whitney

Afternoon
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12 noon INS Newseel with Ulmer Turner
12:15 pm For Ladies Only
12:30 pm Multiscope News (ticker tape)
2:00 pm Let's Have Fun with Hank Grant
3:00 pm Homemakers' Exchange
3:30 pm TV Thanksgiving Show with Edgar Bergen & Charlie
McCarthy (guests: Diana Lynn & the Mellow Men)
4:00 pm Thanksgiving Day Festival
5:00 pm Flower Shop
5:15 pm Window Shopping (commercial)
5:30 pm Wrangler's Club
5:45 pm Film Shorts (no title listed)

Evening
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6:00 pm Herb Graffis Show
6:15 pm News with Ulmer Turner
6:30 pm CBS News with Douglas Edwards
6:45 pm Faye Emerson Show
7:00 pm Burns & Allen Show "Harry Morton's Private Secretary"
7:30 pm Show Goes On with Robert Q. Lewis
8:00 pm Alan Young Show
8:30 pm Big Town "Off-Beat"
9:00 pm Truth or Consequences
9:30 pm Hollywood On the Line (guest: Ann Rutherford)
9:45 pm Hollywood Reel (no title listed)
10:00 pm Curbstone Cut-Up with Ernie Simon
10:15 pm News with Ulmer Turner
10:30 pm Sports Roundup
10:45 pm Film (no title listed)
10:55 pm Tomorrow's Weather
11:00 pm Airflyte Theater "Suppressed Desires"
11:30 pm Murder Before Midnight

Early Friday, November 24, 1950
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12 midnight INS Newsreel with Ulmer Turner
12:15 am Night Owl Movies (no titles listed)
1:45 am Late War News (ticker tape)

WBKB(4) & WENR(7) Ads

Here are a pair of ads for Fun & Features, airing on WBKB(4) & 20 Questions, airing on WENR(7). From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

1951 Miss Tavern Pale Ad

Here's a vintage ad for the televising of the 1951 Miss Tavern Pale beauty contest, which aired on WGN(9). From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

Friday, July 10, 2015

Thursday, July 9, 2015

WNBQ Channel 5 TV Schedule for Wednesday, November 22, 1950

Afternoon

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12 noon Meet Mintz with Herbie Mintz

12:15 pm Newsroom

12:30 pm Panorama Shop with Luckey North

1:00 pm Feature Film "Melody Parade"

2:00 pm Ransom Sherman Show

2:30 pm Bert Parks Show

3:00 pm Kate Smith Hour

4:00 pm NBC Comics

4:15 pm Panhandle Pete & Jennifer "Rapid Jack Rabbit & the

Turkey Hunt"

4:30 pm Howdy Doody Show with Bob Smith

5:00 pm Cactus Jim

5:30 pm Crusader Rabbit (cartoons)

5:35 pm News with Clifton Utley

5:45 pm Weatherman with Clint Youle

5:55 pm Public Life of Cliff Norton

Evening

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6:00 pm Kukla, Fran, & Ollie

6:30 pm Showroom

6:45 pm News Caravan with John Swayze

7:00 pm Four Star Revue

8:00 pm Kraft Theater "The Romantic Young Lady"

9:00 pm Break the Bank with Bert Parks

9:30 pm Stars Over Hollywood "Winter Love"

10:00 pm Weatherman with Clint Youle

10:10 pm Dorsey Connors Show

10:15 pm News with Clifton Utley

10:30 pm Let's Look at Sports with Tom Duggan

10:45 pm Herbie Mintz Show

11:00 pm Broadway Open House

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Ellery Queen Ad

Here's a vintage ad for the TV series Ellery Queen, which aired on WGN(9). From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

WKZO Channel 3 TV Schedule for Tuesday, November 21, 1950

Afternoon

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1:30 pm Garry Moore Show

3:25 pm Test Pattern

3:30 pm Meet Your Cover Girl

4:00 pm Homemakers' Exchange with Louise Leslie

4:30 pm TV Topics

5:00 pm Lucky Pup

5:15 pm TV Hi-Lights

Evening

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6:00 pm Tune-In Time

6:15 pm Featurette (no title listed)

6:30 pm Football Game of the Week (taped highlights)

7:00 pm Kukla, Fran, & Ollie

7:30 pm News

7:45 pm Faye Emerson

8:00 pm Texaco Star Theater with Milton Berle

9:00 pm Vaughn Monroe

9:30 pm Suspense

10:00 pm Danger

10:30 pm Alan Young Show

11:00 pm News

11:15 pm TV Hi-Lights

You Bet Your Life Ad

Here's a vintage ad for Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life show, which aired on WNBQ(5). From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

WENR Channel 7 TV Schedule for Tuesday, November 21, 1950

Morning
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11:00 am Bob & Kay Show

Afternoon
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1:00 pm Beulah Karney Show (cooking program)
4:00 pm Lois & Looie (cartoons)
4:15 pm Space Patrol
4:30 pm Sagebrush Theater "Wild Country" (part II)
5:00 pm Mary Hartline Show
5:15 pm Sandy Strong (puppet show)
5:30 pm Adventure Time
5:45 pm Uncle Mistletoe

Evening
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6:00 pm War Tonight with Gordon Fraser
6:05 pm Club Seven (music program)
6:25 pm Nation Tonight (news program)
6:30 pm Beulah Show "Beulah & the Health Fanatic"
7:00 pm All-American Game of the Week (taped highlights of a
football game)
7:30 pm Buck Rogers (1950 TV show, by this time, starring Robert
Pastene)
8:00 pm Billy Rose Show "Pitching Horseshoes"
8:30 pm Can You Top This?
9:00 pm Box Seat with the Blackhawks
9:30 pm Roller Derby (no teams listed)
10:15 pm Sportscholar
10:30 pm Our Gal Toni
11:00 pm News with Paul Harvey
11:10 pm Flana-Grams (sports news)
11:20 pm Walter "Fats" Pischon
11:30 pm Top O' the Weather with Russ Reed

WNBQ(5) Ad

Here's a vintage ad for WNBQ(5), spotlighting their Wednesday-evening lineup. From the "Great Lakes" edition of the TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

Sunday, July 5, 2015

WENR(7) Ad

Here's a vintage ad for WENR(7), spotlighting their Tuesday-night lineup. From the "Great Lakes" edition of TV Forecast, dated November 18-24, 1950.

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