September 8, 2017: Through the Crystal Ball

There are eleven more ads today, from May 1949 editions of The Blade. The first two are additions to the Channel 13 gallery, both from the Monday, 5/9/49 Peach Section. The first ad is for Chevrolet on Broadway, at its new time, starring Boris Karloff, Stanley Ridges and Vicki Cummings, in "A Passenger to Bali." The second ad is for "Cinderella" on Through the Crystal Ball, sponsored by Ford Dealers. This show aired right after The Fights From Philadelphia. There are also two additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, starting with a Sunday, 5/8/49 ad, in the Features Section, for Helen Hayes in "No Room for Peter Pan" on The Electric Theatre, sponsored by Toledo Edison. There's also a Saturday, 5/14/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for Israel--Year 2, starring Quentin Reynolds, and a special message by Jules D. Lippmann, president of the United Jewish Fund of Toledo. The rest of today's ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Monday, 5/9/49 ad, in the Sports Section, for "Activated" Shell Premium Gasoline, followed by two ads for "Toledo Day," a Tuesday, 5/10/49 ad (To All Toledoans...Thursday is Toledo Day) and a Wednesday, 5/11/49 ad (Do You Know...Toledo Day is Your Day). Next is a Thursday, 5/12/49 ad for Personalized Sohio Services (...their owners have private "Sohio Secretaries"). There are two Thursday, 5/12/49 ads, in the Peach Section, for movies at Toledo theatres, a Rivoli ad for "The Further Adventures of 'Ma and Pa Kettle'" with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride, and a Paramount ad for Joan Crawford in "Flamingo Road." Today's last ad is a Monday, 5/16/49 full-page ad for Tiedtke's (...4 Great Thrift Days...in Toledo's T Zone),

 

More May 1949 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

September 3, 2017: First in Toledo! Now You Can Rent a TV Set

There are fourteen more ads today, all from April 1949 editions of The Blade. There are three additions to the Channel 13 gallery, all Peach Section ads for Chevrolet on Broadway. a Monday, 4/11/49 ad for "The Twelve Pound Look" with Maragret Sullavan and Ralph Forbes, a Monday, 4/18/49 ad for "Everybody Loves My Baby" with Jane Withers, and a Monday, 4/25/49 ad for "Tommy Malone Comes Home" with James Dunn. There are three additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, too. The first one is a Friday, 4/15/49 ad for for What's My Name? with Arlene Francis, sponsored by The Ohio Fuel Gas Company. on WTOL-AM, followed by two Sunday, 4/24/49 Features Section ads, a WJR-AM ad for Helen Hayes in "Manhattan Proposal" on The Electric Theatre, sponsored by Toledo Edison, and another WTOL-AM ad, for Bette Davis and Kirk Douglas in "Alien Corn" on Theatre Guild on the Air, sponsored by United States Steel, on WTOL-AM. The other eight ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Monday, 4/11/49 ad, on page six, for Camel Cigarettes (With smokers who know...it's Camels for mildness...Not one single case of throat irritation due to smoking Camels). Next are two more ads, in the Peach Section, for Coca-Cola, a Monday, 4/11/49 ad (Where There's Coca-Cola...There's Hospitality) and a Monday, 4/25/49 ad (Refreshing To You, Kind To The Purse). There's also a Tuesday, 4/12/49 ad for "Sensational TV news!" from Crosely All Channel Television plus FM radio. Next is a Wednesday, 4/13/49 ad, for Television Rental Co. (First in Toledo! You can now rent a television set by Tele-Tone), followed by a Sunday, 4/24/49 full-page ad, for Toledo Edison (Today...at Acme Station we are holding "OPEN HOUSE" for all the Edison Family). Today's last two ads are a Thursday, 4/28/49 half-page ad, on page 10, for SOHIO (Sad Story of the man with the Leaky Roof...), and a Friday, 4/29/49 full-page ad for RCA Victor's 16" television receivers. Back in those days this was considered a "large" TV.

 

More (May) 1949 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 29, 2017: Life With Television

 

There are sixteen more ads today, from April 1948 editions of The Blade, starting with three additions to the Channel 13 gallery including two more for The Lambs Gambol, sponsored by Maxwell House Coffee. The first one is a Sunday, 4/3/49 ad, in the Features Section, for "Shamrock Special" with David Wayne, J. Pat O'Malley, John Feeney, Dan Healy, and Pat Harrington. The second one is a Sunday, 4/10/49 ad, also in the Features Section, for a show honoring Rise Stevens of the Metropolitan Opera, starring Bert Wheeler. There's also a Friday, 4/8/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for Admiral Broadway Revue, starring Sid Caesar, Mary McCarty, Imogene Coca, and Marge & Gower Champion. There are seven additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, starting with two Sunday, 4/3/49 ads, in the Features Section, a WJR ad for Helen Hayes in "Shadows on the Heart: on The Electric Theatre, and an NBC Radio ad for two shows, RCA Victor's The Music America Loves Best with Robert Merrill and Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra, and International Harvester's Harvest of Stars with James Melton and Dr. Frank Black. Both shows aired on WSPD-AM in Toledo and on WWJ-AM in Detroit. Next is a Thursday, 4/7/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for Screen Guild Players Gary Cooper and Ginger Rogers in "Good Sam," sponsored by Camel Cigarettes, followed by a Friday, 4/8/49 ad for special gospel broadcasts on WTOL-AM. There are also three Sunday, 4/10/49 ads, in the Features Section, another WJR-AM ad for Helen Hayes in "My Little Boy" on The Electric Theatre, followed by a WSPD-AM ad; for Harvest of Stars, sponsored by International Harvester and starring "America's Favorite Tenor," James Melton. There's also a WTOL-AM ad for Burgess Meredith and Joyce Redman in "The Taming of the Shrew" on Theatre Guild on the Air, sponsored by United States Steel. There are six additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Sunday, 4/3/49 ad, in the Features Section, for Meng Music Store ("Come in and play RCA Victor's amazing new 45 RPM records"). Next are three Wednesday, 4/6/49 ads, a Toledo Edison ad on page 28 (It won't be long now!), followed by a Grinnell's ad for Zenith "Bull's-Eye" Television (Grinnell's Portrays Life with Television). There's also a Gibson's Greeting Cards ad ("Share your joy this Easter!"). You'll also find a Thursday, 4/7/49 ad, in the Sports Section, for Adam Hats ("Walter Houston wears an Adam"), followed by a Friday, 4/8/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for Cities Service ("Wake up your Engine...It's Spring!"). Cities Service sponsored of Bands of America on NBC radio stations, at the time. More April 1949 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

 

August 24, 2017: Tiedtke's Brings You Tele-Tone Television

There are thirteen more ads today, all from March 1949 editions of The Blade. The first three are additions to the Channel 13 gallery, starting with a Wednesday, 3/23/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for Ripley's Believe it or Not, featuring Robert L. Ripley. The program was sponsored by Motorola. Next is a Friday, 3/25/49 ad, on page 20, for The Lambs Gambol, sponsored by Maxwell House Coffee. There's also a Tuesday, 3/29/49 ad, for Charles Korvin and Eleanor Lynn in "Cabin B-13" on Suspense, sponsored by Auto-Lite. There are eight additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, starting with a Thursday, 3/3/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for The Screen Guild Players Clark Gable, Walter Pigeon, Van Johnson, Brian Donlevy, John Hodiak, and Edward Arnold, in "Command Decision," sposnored by Camel Cigarettes, on WSPD-AM. Next is a Friday, 3/4/49 ad, also in the Peach Section, for The Jimmy Durante Show with Alan Young and Al Jolson, again, sponsored by Camel Cigarettes, on WSPD-AM, followed by another 3/4/49 ad, for Tom Ireland on the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project, on WTOL-AM. There's also a Thursday, 3/17/49 ad for The Screen Guild Players Joan Crawford and Robert Young, in "Dark Victory," on WSPD-AM, followed by a Sunday, 3/20/49 ad, in the Features Section, for Jean Arthur and Robert Morley in "Yesterday's Magic" on Theatre Guild on the Air, sponsored by United States Steel, on WTOL-AM. There's also another 3/20/49 ad, in the Features Section, for Helen Hayes in "Saturday's Children," on The Electric Theatre, sponsored by The Toledo Edison Company, on WJR-AM. Next is a Thursday, 3/24/49 ad, for Screen Guild Players David Niven, Teresa Wright, and Gigi Perreau, in "Enchantment," on WSPD-AM, again, sponsored by Camel Cigarettes. The last radio station ad today is a Wednesday, 3/30/49 ad, for Glass is What You Make It, a story of the history of Fiberglas on The Ohio Story, sponsored by The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, on WSPD-AM. The last two ads today are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery. The first one is a Tuesday, 3/22/49 ad for the 1949 Ford F-6 Dump Truck, sold in Toledo at Lee Motor Sales, Hanley Motor Sales, G.M. Buckeye, and Bob Reese Motors. Ford was a sponsor of The Fred Allen Show on NBC Radio and Ford Theater on CBS Radio. The other one is a Thursday, 3/24/49 full-page ad, for Tele-Tone televisions and radios at Tiedke's. More April 1949 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 20, 2017: Chevrolet on Broadway

There are six more ads today, from February 1949 editions of The Blade, plus two Random Pages gallery additions, from Peach Sections of The Blade. Both are TV listings. The first one has Wednesday, 2/3/49 listings, for Channel 13 in Toledo and Channels 4 and 7 in Detroit. The second one has Monday, 2/28/49 listings for the channels above and also for Detroit's Channel 2. There's one addition to the Channel 13 gallery, a Monday, 2/7/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for "Trapeze" on Chevrolet on Broadway, featuring Luise Rainer, Charles Korvin, and Tod Andrews. There are two additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, both for shows on WSPD-AM. The first one is a Thursday, 2/17/49 ad for Screen Guild Players Dana Andrews, Jean Peters, and Dean Stockwell in "Deep Waters." The second one is a Friday, 2/18/49 ad for "Comedy Night," featuring Jimmy Durante and Alan Young, Eddie Cantor with George Burns & Gracie Allen, and Red Skelton ("Tonight, Laugh for an hour-and-a-half!"). The remaining three ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Monday, 2/28/49 ad for Packard. Seven northwest Ohio dealers were listed on the bottom of the ad. Next is another 2/28/49 ad, for Coca-Cola ("Whoever You Are, Whatever You Do"). Today's last ad is one more 2/28/49 ad, for Gibson Greeting Cards ("Smiles are fun for everyone!").

 

More March 1949 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 17, 2017: The Telesports Digest

There are eleven more ads today, alll from January 1949 editions of The Blade, including five additions to the Channel 13 gallery. There's a Wednesday, 1/19/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for Arthur Godfrey and His Friends, sponsored by Chesterfield Cigarettes. Next is a Saturday, 1/22/49 ad, also in the Peach Section, for sponsor Carl Weissenberger Chevrolet, followed by a Sunday, 1/27/49 ad, in the Features Section, for the Philco Television Playhouse production of "Pride and Prejudice" with Madge Evans. There's also a Thursday, 1/27/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for "General Motors' Thrilling Spectatcle," Transportation Unlimited, followed by a Friday, 1/28/49 ad, in the Peach Section, for Telesports Digest, sponsored by Toledo Television Corp. There are five additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, too. The first one is a Wednesday, 1/19/49 ad, for Music by Tommy Lloyd on WTOD-AM, sponsored by Olney Markets. Next is a Thursday, 1/20/49 ad, for Red Skelton and Janet Blair in "The Fuller Brush Man" on Star Guild Theater, aponsored by Camel Cigarettes, on WSPD-AM. There's also a Sunday, 1/23/49 ad, in the Features Section, for Rex Harrison in "Journey's End" on Theatre Guild on the Air, sponsored by United States Steel, on WTOL-AM. next is a Thursday, 1/27/49 ad, for Screen Guild Players Cornel Wilde and Claire Trevor in "Walls of Jericho," sponsored by Camel Cigarettes, on WSPD-AM. And there's a Saturday, 1/29/49 ad, for The Sports Album with Don Miller and Bob Krieghoff, sponsored by Lownsbury Chevrolet, on WTOL-AM. Today's last ad is an addition to the Other Vintage ads gallery, a Sunday, 1/23/49 ad, in the Features Section, for an appearance by Bob Hope at Toledo's Sports Arena. Others at the show included Doris Day, Les Brown and his Orchestra, Bill Farrell, Irene Ryan (Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies) and Hy Averbach. More February 1949 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 13, 2017: See America's Number 1 Television Show

There are ten more ads today, all from January 1949 editions of The Blade. There are four additions, all Peach Section ads, to the Channel 13 gallery starting with a Monday, 1/3/49 ad for "Parlor Story" on Philco Television Playhouse, starring Dean Jagger and Edith Atwater and hosted by Bert Lytell. Next is a Friday, 1/7/49 ad, for a review of bowl games on Touchdown, sponsored by Toledo Television Corp. There's also a Thursday, 1/13/49 ad, for The Swift Show, starring Lanny Ross, followed by a Tuesday, 1/18/49 ad, for The Texaco Star Theatre starring Milton Berle and guest stars Carmen Miranda and Tony Martin (Tonight and Every Tuesday Night, see America's Number 1 Television Show). There are five additions, all from the Peach Section, to the Radio Station Ads gallery, all for shows on WSPD-AM 1370. There's a Thursday, 1/6/49 ad, for Screen Guild Players Ingrid Bergman, John Hodiak, and J. Carrol Naish, in "Notorius," sponsored by Camel Cigarettes. Next is a Friday, 1/7/49 ad, for The Eddie Cantor Show with Al Jolson and Dinah Shore, Harry Von Zell, and Cookie Fairchild's Orchestra. The show was sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. It's followed by another 1/7/49 ad, for The Lassie Show, sponsored by Red Heart 3-Flavor Dog Food, There's also a Thursday, 1/13/49 ad, for the Screen Guild Theater presentation of "So Evil My Love" with Ray Milland and Deborah Kerr, again, sponsored by Camel Cigarettes. And there's a Tuesday, 1/18/49 ad, for The Alan Young Show, sponsored by Tums. Today's last ad is an addition to the Other Vintage ads gallery. It's a Tuesday, 1/13/49 ad, on page 3, for the March of Dimes ("Polio Strikes 171 Toledoans in 1948!). More January 1949 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 9, 2017: Touchdown

You'll find eleven more ads today, from November and December 1948 editions of The Blade, plus one Random Pages gallery addition, a Tuesday, 12/14/48 Peach Section item, "Radio Network Show Built Around Bridget Carr," part of Mitch Woodbury's column. There are two additions to the Channel 13 gallery, starting with a Friday, 11/5/48 ad, in the Peach Section for Touchdown, with highlights of a Michigan-Illinois game, and a Notre Dame-Navy game, sponsored by Toledo Television Corp. There's also a Monday, 12/13/48 ad, also in the Peach Section, for Philco Television Playhouse, with Oscar Karlweis, Bert Lytell, and Marjorie Gateson in "I Like It Here." There are four additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, starting with a Friday, 11/5/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Hockey Tonite on WTRT-FM 99.9, sponsored by Bauer-Harrington. Next is a Saturday, 11/20/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Toledo Talks on WTOL-AM. Dr, Wilbur White, T.U. President moderated the show, sponsored by The Toledo Small Business Association. There's also a Tuesday, 12/14/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for We, the People, on WJR-AM, sponsored by Gulf Oil. The program featured Olympic skating champion Barbara Ann Scott, playwright Moss Hart and Kitty Carlisle, and "Return of the Kittyhawk." And there's a Thursday, 12/16/48 ad, also in the Peach Section, for Bob Hope and Signe Hasso in the Screen Guild Players production of "Where There's Life," sponsored by Camel Cigarettes. There are five additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Wednesday, 11/3/48 ad in the Peach Section, for the movie, "Smuggler's Cove" with Leo Gorcey and the Bowery Boys, at the Granada Theatre in Toledo. Also playing was "The Return of the Whistler" and chapter 11 of the "Superman" serial. Next is a Wednesday, 12/8/48 ad, on page 15, for Bond & Lillard Kentucky Whiskey ("A Good Companion"), followed by another 12/8/48 ad, from page 26, for Schmidt's, "The Biggest Beer in Lucas County," distributed by Metroploitan. Next is a Tuesday, 12/14/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Folger's Coffee (How Much is A Husband Worth?...Love...Logic...and the Right Cup of Coffee!). Today's last ad is a Wednesday, 12/15/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for C&S (Chicago & Southern) Airlines, advertising flights from Metropolitan Airport, to Houston, New Orleans and Havana, Cuba. More (1949) ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 4, 2017: Election Returns on Television

There are eleven more ads today, from October 1948 editions of The Blade, plus one Random Pages gallery addition, a Saturday, 10/9/48 Peach Section story, "3 More Popular Sunday Radio Programs Returning For Fall Premieres." Included were pictures of radio stars Freeman Gosden, Margaret Daum, Robert Taylor, Helen Hayes, and Fred Allen. There's one addition to the Channel 13 gallery, a Monday, 10/25/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for a special television broadcast of President Harry S. Truman on WSPD-TV, who was also appearing in person at the Civic Auditorium in Toledo. There are seven additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, starting with a Sunday, 10/10/48 ad, in the Feature Section, for Amos 'n' Andy on WJR-AM. Next is another 10/10/48 ad, also in the Feature Section, for Mary Martin, Peter Lawford, and John Conte in "Music in the Air" on Theatre Guild on the Air, sponsored by United States Steel. There's also a Monday, 10/11/48 ad for a political ad on WTOL-AM (Listen to Senator Taft Speak For Dewey-Warren), followed by a Monday, 10/25/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Children of Divorce, featuring Toledo Judge Paul W. Alexander, a presntation of Mutual Broadcasting, on CKLW-AM. Next is a Tuesday, 10/26/48 ad, another political ad on WTOL-AM (Frank J. Lausche, candidate for governor), followed by a Wednesday, 10/27/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Duffy's Tavern on WSPD. And there's a Saturday, 10/30/48 ad, also in the Peach Section, for one more political ad (Hear Frazier Reams speak for Joel S, Rhinefort, Lucas County Prosecutor. There are three additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Monday, 10/11/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Coca-Cola (Outside Chores Make the Inner Man Thirsty). Next is a Wednesday, 10/27/48 ad, for Gibson Greeting Cards (When that new baby arrives!), followed by today's last ad, a Friday, 10/29/48 ad for RCA TVs (RCA Victor presents the election returns on television...See them on RCA Victor Eye Witness Television). More 1948 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 25, 2017: See the World Series on Your Television Set

There are twelve more ads today, all from October 1-3, 1948 editions of The Blade. There are four additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, all for programs on WSPD-AM. The first one is a Friday, 10/1/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Eddie Cantor's show with special guest star Dinah Shore and William Powell. The show was sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. Next is a Saturday, 10/2/48 ad, also in the Peach Section, for The Grand Ole Opry, with Red Foley, Rod Brasfield, Minnie Pearl and George Morgan. It was sponsored by Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco. There's another 10/2/48 Peach Section ad, too (Listen to WSPD 7:45 Tonight). The program listings in that day's Peach Section indicated the mystery show was called Camera Highlights. The last WSPD ad is a Sunday, 10/3/48 ad, in the Feature Section, for Fred Allen's show, Allen's Alley, sponsored by Ford. The rest of today's ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Friday, 10/1/48 ad for Grinnell's Radio and Television Exposition, which featured a contest with $5,000 in prizes. Brands included RCA, GE, Capehart, Magnavox, Zenith, Stromberg-Carlson, and Scott. Next is another 10/1/48 ad, for the 1948 Philco Radio-Television Football Guide and Philco Portable Radios. The remaining ads are all from Sunday, 10/3/48. There's a half-page ad on page 16, for Lion Store's 91st. Anniversary (Tell us a story, Mister Lion...), followed by a half-page Behind the News Section ad, for "Northwestern Ohio's Greatest Ford Bonus Built Truck & Equipment Show," at the Sports Arena. You can find a larger version of that ad, here. The last four ads are all from the Feature Section. The first ad is for Philco's Album Length Record Player ("45 Minutes of Music from a single 12-inch Record!"). The second ad is for "A Foreign Affair" at the New Maumee Theatre, and "Saddle Pals" and "The Tender Years" at the Shoreland Theatre. The third ad is for Admiral TVs, radios, and phonographs at Shea's ("Flash! See the World Series On Your Television Set, If You Order Now!"). The fourth ad is also for Admiral products, a full-page ad for Gross Electric Company. ("Magic Mirror Television with the clearest picture of them all!"..."If you want everything in entertainment buy Admiral from Gross"). More October 1948 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 21, 2017: Your Own Theater...At Home, Every Night

You''ll find eighteen more ads today, all from September 1948 editions of The Blade. There are eleven additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, starting with a Tuesday, 9/7/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Boston Blackie on WTOL-AM, sponsored by Webb Coal Co. Next is a Sunday, 9/12/48 ad, in the Feature Section, for Theatre Guild on the Air, sponsored by U.S. Steel. The show that week was "A Bell for Adano," starring Robert Montgomery. It aired locally on WTOL-AM. There's a Monday, 9/13/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Cavalcade of America on WSPD-AM, starring Dick Powell, in "Gettysburg." It's followed by a Thursday, 9/21/48 ad, also in the Peach Section, for Bob Hope, also on WSPD-AM, sponsored by Swan Soap. Next is a Friday, 9/22/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for The Milton Berle Show (Texaco Star Theater), on WTOL-AM, followed by a Monday, 9/27/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Betty Newton, hostess for the Gas Company, on WSPD-AM. There's also a Tuesday, 9/28/48 ad, in the Peach Section, again for Bob Hope's all new show for Swan Soap, on WSPD-AM. That ad is followed by a Wednesday, 9/29/48 ad, for the CBS Radio show, Harvest of Stars with James Melton, sponsored by International Harvester and heard on WJR-AM. and another 9/29/48 ad, again for The Milton Berle Show, on WTOL-AM, The next two ads are Thursday, 9/30/48 ads for shows on WSPD-AM, the first ad, for George Burns and Gracie Allen on It's Maxwell House Coffee Time, on NBC Radio, the second ad, for a paid political program for Governor Thomas Dewey. candidate for president. The rest of today's ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Friday, 9/3/48 ad for General Electric televisions at Toledo Television Corp., followed by a Sunday, 9/5/48 ad, in the Feature Section, for Toledo Edison (Hi-Ho, Come to the Fair). Next are three Monday, 9/6/48 ads. There's a Coca-Cola ad (3 R's Add Another--R for Refreshment. Coke was a sponsor of Claudia on WTOL-AM, and was bottled locally by Lasalle Bottling Company. Next is a Lucas County Democratic Committee ad for an appearance by President Harry S. Truman, followed by a Toledo Sports Arena ad, for a live radio broadcast of Ralph Edwards' Truth or Consequences, from the Sports Arena. There's a Friday, 9/10/48 ad, for Philco Televisions at Dick McCloskey's Radio-Television Sales and Service in Toledo, followed by a Wednesday, 9/28/48 half-page ad, for Admiral televisions at Clayton Thomas, Inc. More 1948 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 15, 2017: Programs You Will Enjoy

There are nine more ads today, from August 1948 pages of The Blade, plus one Friday, 8/5/48 WSPD-TV schedule, in the Peach Section, an addition to the Channel 13 gallery. Their broadcast day started at 6:00 pm. The listings said "Time Pattern," but I beleive it was probably supposed to be "Test Pattern." After that the shows listed were TV Ranch, Program Preview, Views of the News, Animal Kingdom, Cartoon Parade, Tennesseeans, Newsreel, Music at Eight, and Baseball at 8:10pm, probably a Mud Hens home game. There are two additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery. The first one is a Saturday, 8/28/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for shows sponsored by Lucky Strike Cigarettes, Your Hit Parade and Let's Talk Hollywood. The second ad is a Monday, 8/30/48 ad, for Lux Radio Theatre: I Remember Mama, with Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Oscar Homolka, on WJR-AM. The rest of today's ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Sunday, 8/8/48 ad, in the Feature Section, for Philco Televisions. Next is a Monday, 8/9/48 ad, for Sunoco (Have a better running car...and save repair bills...see your Sunoco dealer for Double Summer Protection...). There's a Tuesday 8/10/48 ad next, for RCA Victor Televisions at Tiedke's. This was part of a larger ad and included a listing of "Programs you will enjoy" (Boxing, basketball, hockey, fashions and homemaking, drama, comedy, newsreels, and children's features). Next is a Saturday, 8/28/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Kiddie Karnival on Monroe Street, followed by two Sunday, 8/29/48 ads, a Sports Section ad for Jim White Chevrolet (Who will fix your car at nite?), followed by a Feature Section ad for Torrence Televisions, made by Crosley, RCA Victor, Stromberg-Carlson, Motorola, Emerson, and Philco. Today's last ad is a Tuesday, 8/31/48 ad for Levi's which included several smaller ads below it for Toledo area Levi's retailers, which included Jack's Men's Store, Howards', Conn's, Lickendorf;s, Harry's Clothing, and Giha Stores.

More 1948 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 10, 2017: Hallicrafters

There are 15 more July 1948 ads today, from pages of The Blade. There are two additions to the Channel 13 gallery, a Wednesday, 7/21/48 ad for one of their sponsors, Fremont Rubber Tile, and a Wednesday, 7/28/48 ad for their broadcasts of at-home Toledo Mud Hens baseball games, sponsored by Lee Motors, "Toledo's Friendly Ford Dealer." There are five additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, starting with a Wednesday, 7/21/48 ad for Mr. Chameleon on WJR-AM (Action! Intrigue! Suspense!). Next is another 7/21/48 ad, for The Adventures of the Thin Man on WSPD-AM, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer. There's also a Thursday, 7/22/48 ad for Camera Holiday on WTOL-AM, sponsored by Gross Photo Mart, followed by a Saturday, 7/24/48 ad for WTOD-AM's Barn Dance from Hickory Park. And there's a Tuesday, 7/27/48 ad for The Edison Music Hour with Art Barrie on WSPD-AM. There are eight additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with a Wednesday, 7/21/48 ad for "The Street With No Name" at the Paramount Theatre, followed by a Thursday, 7/22/48 ad for "Water Follies of 1948" at the Toledo Sports Arena. Next is another 7/22/48 ad, for "Coroner Creek" and "Love from a Stranger" at the Rivoli Theatre, followed by a Saturday, 7/24/48 ad for Eddie Church and his Orchestra, at Toledo's Trianon Ballroom. There's also a Monday, 7/26/48 ad for Hallicrafters push button television receivers at Lasalle's, followed by another 7/26/48 ad, for RCA Victor television sets at Grinnell's. Prices ranged from $325 to $595. There's one more 7/25/48 ad, for Pepsi-Cola (No finer cola in any bottle!), followed by a Thursday, 7/29/48 ad, for "Dream Girl," starring Betty Hutton and MacDonald Carey, at the Princess Theatre. The following week "Hatter's Cstle" with James Mason and Deborah Kerr would be shown.

 

More August 1948 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 4, 2017: Congratualtions to Station WSPD-TV

I'm going back to July, 1948 today, the month Toledo's first TV station, WSPD-TV, Channel 13, went on the air. There are 16 more ads today, all from pages of The Blade. There are seven additions to the Radio Station Ads gallery, starting with two Friday, 7/2/48 Peach Section ads, the first ad, for Gasoline Alley on WSPD-AM. The program was sponsored by Ft. Meigs Auto Electric, Gross Automotive Service, Jordanoff Auto Electric, and Siegler Auto Electric. The second ad was for The Wayne King Show on WJR-AM, sponsored by Sperry's Chicken Dinner Candy. There are two ads from the Saturday, 7/3/48 Peach Section, too, the first ad, for The Sports Album with Don Miller, on WTOL-AM, sponsored by Lownsbury Motor Sales, the second ad, for radio programs sponsored by Toledo Edison, The Summer Electric Hour on WJR-AM, The Edison Music Hour on WSPD-AM, and The 6 O'Clock News with Karl Nelson, on WTOL-AM. Next are two Tuesday, 7/6/48 Peach Section ads. The first ad was for Mitch Woodbury's Radio Magazine of the Air, with guest artist, Danny Thomas, sponsored by Kin Wa Low, a Toledo Chinese restaurant and nightclub. The second ad was for Mystery Theatre on WJR, sponsored by the makers of Bayer Aspirin and Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. There's one Wednesday, 7/7/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for Songs by Louise on WTOD-AM, sponsored by Hoffmann Furniture. The other nine ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, starting with two Wednesday, 7/7/48 Peach Section ads for movies. The first ad was for "The Noose Hangs High" with Abbott and Costello, at the Rivoli Theatre. The second ad was for the movie, "On an Island With You" with Esther Williams, at the Esquire Theatre. There's also a Thursday, 7/8/48 ad, in the Peach Section, for a live performance by Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, at the Paramount Theatre. Next is a Monday, 7/19/48 ad for Coca Cola, sponsor of Claudia, on WTOL-AM. Coke was only a nickel then and was bottled locally by Lasalle Bottling Company. There's a Tuesday, 7/20/48 ad for GE, RCA, and U.S. Televisions at Lamson's (Congratulations to Station WSPD-TV upon its new television station). The next four are Wednesday, 7/21/48 ads. The first ad was for GE Televisions. The 10" model sold for a whopping $325.00, which was cheap compared to the 3 square foot projection model. It sold for $2100.00. $100 in 1948 would be over $1,000 in 2017. The second ad was for RCA Televisions at McIntires. The third ad was for Stromberg-Carlson Televisions at Gerlinger Equipment Co. The fourth ad was for Admiral Portable Radios, available at over thirty locations in the Toledo area. More July 1948 ads, from online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 26, 2017: The Millennium is Upon Us

There are ten more ads today, from the December 25-31, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine, and from December 25-31, 1999 editions of The Blade. There are six additions, from The Blade, to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery, starting with a Saturday, 12/25/91 ad, in the Peach Section, for The Planet of the Apes Marathon on TBS. Next is a Tuesday, 12/28/99 ad, also from the Peach Section, for Pros and Cons, hosted by Nancy Grace, on Court TV. There's also a Wednesday, 12/29/99 ad, in the Peach Section, for "The Mask of Zorro" on TMC, followed by a Thursday, 12/30/99 ad, in the Sports Section, for 24 Hours of Tiger (Woods) on the Golf Channel. And there's a Thursday, 12/30/99 ad, in the Peach Section, for The Jetsons Millennium Celebration on Cartoon Network, followed by a Friday, 12/31/99 ad, in the Peach Section, for Once and Again on Lifetime. Lifetime would rerun the first-run episode than ran on the previous Tuesday, on ABC. This ad was a mistake because there was no episode on ABC that week. There's one addition, scanned from an actual newspaper, to the ToledoVision 5 gallery, a Sunday, 12/26/99 "TV Week" ad for a Great Moments of the 20th Century Marathon, to run, starting at 11:00pm on New Year's Eve. There's one addition, from TV Guide, to the Vintage Cable Ads gallery, a Sunday, 12/26/99 full-page ad, for The Sopranos on HBO (The entire first season. All in one week...). Today's last two ads are additions to the Other Vintage ads gallery, The first one, from TV Guide, is a full-page color ad, for Relenza, with Seinfeld''s Wayne Knight, as "The Flu." The other one, from The Blade, is a Friday, 12/31/99 full-page ad, in the Sports Section, for Buckeye TeleSystem's MaxLINK.

June 19, 2017: Bedford vs. Whitmer

There are eight more ads today, from the December 18-24, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine and from December 19-21 & 24, 1999 editions of The Blade. There's one addition, from TV Guide, to the ABC gallery, a Saturday, 12/18/99 ad for The Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge (See nine of the world's best golfers tee off for a very special cause.) I scanned the entire page which also includes all the 4:00 pm listings. Also airing at that time was a Louisville vs. Kentucky basketball game on CBS, Skiing on NBC and a San Fransisco vs. Carolina NFL game on Fox. There's also one addition, from TV Guide, to the FOX gallery, a full-page ad for The TV Guide Awards, airing in March 2000. There are four additions, from The Blade, to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery, starting with a Monday, 12/20/99 ad, in the Peach Section, for The Mary Tyler Moore Show Marathon on Nick-at-Nite. Next is a Tuesday, 12/21/99 ad, in the Sports Section, for a Bedford vs. Whitmer High School Basketball game on the Community Channel. There's also a 12/21/99 Peach Section ad, for Radio City: The Story Behind the Showplace, on AMC, followed by a Friday, 12/24/99 ad, in the Peach Section, for The Battlestar Gallactica Chain Reaction Marathon (Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Lorne Greene, Maren Jensen). on the Sci-Fi Channel. Today's last two ads are additions, from The Blade, to the Other Vintage ads gallery, a Sunday, 12/21/99 ad, in the Sports Section, for Super Sports Sunday at Ralphie's, followed by a Friday, 12/24/99 "Newspaper in Education" ad (Teachers--There's One Textbook That's Never Out Of Date!). More ads, from the December 25-31, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine, and from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 11, 2017: We're Excited About BuckeYe2K

There are thirteen more ads today, from the December 11-17, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine, and from December 12, 14 & 17, 1999 editions of The Blade, plus two Random Pages gallery additions, from pages of The Blade, a Monday, 12/13/99 Peach Section column by Chris Borrelli, titled "Will Channel 11's Heitz Drop His Anchor?" Mr. Heitz would not retire until January 15, 2001, by the way. There are also two other items, about local stations being carried by satellite TV services, and about the end of Soundscapes on WGTE-FM. There's also a Tuesday, 12/14/99 Sports Section story by Donald Emmins, "Switch to Lions Bad Timing For Fox 36." There's one addition, from TV Guide, to the ABC gallery, a Sunday 12/12/99 full-paged ad for "Switching Goals" on The Wonderful World of Disney, starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. There's also one addition, from TV Guide, to the FOX gallery, a Tuesday, 12/14/99 ad for Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special. There are two more WBGU-TV27 additions, from TV Guide, to the PBS gallery, a Saturday, 12/11/99 ad for Bee Gees: One Night Only, and a Sunday, 12/12/99 ad for The Peter Paul and Mary Holiday Concert. The next four ads are all from The Blade. There are three additions to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery, starting with a Saturday, 12/11/99 ad, in the Peach Section, for Buckeye Express High-Speed Internet Service (How much is your time worth?...See It at the Show...), followed by a Sunday, 12/12/99 TV Week ad (We're Excited About BuckeYe2k). There's also a Friday, 12/17/99 ad, in the Peach Section, for America Drinks: History in a Glass, on the History Channel. There's one addition to the ToledoVision 5 gallery, a Sunday, 12/12/99 TV Week ad, another "TV5 Millennium Moment" ad with TV5 host Theresa Pollick (Buckeye CableSystem brought cable to Toledo in 1966...). Both TV Week ads were scanned from an actual newspaper copy. The rest of today's ads are additions, from TV Guide, to the Vintage Cable Ads gallery. There's a Sunday, 12/12/99 full-page ad for "Hefner Unathorized" on USA, with General Hospital's Rebecca Herbst as Barbi Benton. Next are two more 12/12/99 ads, an E! ad for E! True Hollywood Story, including the premiere of the show on the cast of Gilligan's Island, followed by a USA/Sci-Fi Channel ad for The Galaxy Quest 20th Anniversary Special. There's also a Monday, 12/13/99 full-page ad for A&E's Biography (Who will be Biography of the Year?), followed by a Tuesday, 12/14/99 full-page ad for The Great American History Quiz on History Channel. More ads, from the December 18-24, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine, and from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 6, 2017: Visiting the Past

There are nine more ads today, from the December 4-10, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine, and from December 9 & 10, 1999 editions of The Blade. There's one addition, from TV Guide, to the CBS gallery, a Friday, 12/10/99 ad for Candid Camera's Funniest Moments: A Salute to Allen Funt. There are three additions, from TV Guide, to the PBS gallery, all WBGU-TV27 ads. The first one is a Wednesday, 12/8/99 ad for Smart Women Finish Rich and Balance Your Body, Balance Your Life with Dr. Edward Taub. Next is a Thursday, 12/9/99 ad for The Hayes Presidential Center: Visit the Past, followed by a Friday, 12/10/99 ad for Doo Wop 50. There are two additions, from The Blade, to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery, both Friday, 12/10/99 ads, a half-page Weather Page ad, with west Toledo resident, Amy Drescher, for Buckeye Express High-Speed Internet Service ("Buckeye Express is the hot setup."), and a Peach Section ad, for "Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip," on Cartoon Network. There's one addition, from TV Guide, to the Vintage Cable Ads gallery, a Monday, 12/6/99 full-page ad for the world premiere of The Times Capsule on History Channel. There's also one addition to the Radio Station Ads gallery, a Thursday, 12/9/99 ad with an apology from WSPD's Scott Sloan. For more infomation, click here. Today's last ad is an addition to the Other Vintage ads gallery, a Thursday, 12/9/99 ad, in The Blade's Sports Section (Teachers! Kids of All Ages Love the Harlem Globetrotters, the World's Greatest Basketball Show!). This was a "Newspaper in Education" ad from the Blade, co-sponsored by The Andersons. More ads, from the December 11-17, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine, and from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 2, 2017: WBGU

You'll find nine more ads today, all from the December 4-10, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine. There's one addition to the ABC gallery, a Sunday, 12/5/99 full-page ad for the movie, "Tuesdays With Morrie," starring Jack Lemmon and Hank Azaria. There are three additions to the PBS gallery, all WBGU-TV 27 ads. There's a Saturday, 12/4/99 ad for Busy People's Cooking with Dawn Hall, followed by a Sunday, 12/5/99 ad for Nature, "Wisdom of the Wild." There's also a Monday, 12/6/99 ad for The Blizzard of '78. There are four additions to the Vintage Cable Ads gallery, starting with a Saturday, 12/4/99 ad for Dennis Miller: The Millennium Special, on HBO. Next is 12/4/99 full-page ad, for Lateline, "The Seventh Plague," on Showtime, with Al Fraken, Rob Reiner, Martin Sheen, Miguel Ferrar, Megyn Price, and Robert Foxworth. There's also a Monday, 12/6/99 ad for an I Love Lucy Marathon on Nick-at-Nite (The Director's Cut...The way it originally aired--in unedited, fully restored prints.), followed by a 12/6/99 full-page ad for "Game Show Week" on A&E's Biography, with biographies of Vanna White, Bob Barker, Monty Hall, Regis Philbin, and Merv Griffin. Today's last ad is an addition to the TBS gallery, a Sunday, 12/5/99 ad for the movie, "Absolute Power," starring Clint Eastwood. More ads, from the December 4-10, 1999 issue of TV Guide magazine (including three more WBGU-TV27 ads), and from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

May 28, 2017: You Must See This

There are eleven more ads today, from the November 27 - December 3, 1999 issue of TV Guide Magazine, and from November 27 & 28, 1999 editions of The Blade. There's one addition, from TV Guide, to the ABC gallery, a Sunday, 11/28/99 ad for the Snoops episode, "True Believers," with Gina Gershon. There's also one addition, from TV Guide, to the CBS gallery, a Thursday, 12/2/99 full-page ad for the special, Sports Illustrated's 20th Century Sports Awards, hosted by Bryant Gumbel. Next is an addition, from TV Guide, to the FOX gallery, a Wednesday, 12/1/99 full-page ad for the movie, "Jerry MaGuire," starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jay Mohr, Renee Zellweger, and Kelly Preston. And there's one addition, from TV Guide, to the NBC gallery, a Sunday, 11/28/99 full-page ad, for the movie, "Men in Black," starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (MIB on NBC). There's one addition, from The Blade, to the Buckeye CableSystem gallery, a Saturday, 11/27/99 ad, in the Peach Section, for 15 Days of 007 (Roger Moore), on TBS. Movies included "Goldfinger," "Octopussy," "Live and Let Die," "License to Kill," "The Living Daylights," "Diamonds are Forever," "Moonraker," "Dr. No," "The Man With the Golden Gun," "You Only Live Twice," "From Russia With Love," "A View to a Kill," "Thunderball," "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," "For You Eyes Only," and "The Spy Who Loved Me." There are two more additions, from The Blade, to the ToledoVision 5 gallery, a Saturday, 11/27/99 ad, from the Peach Section, for Great Moments of the 20th Century (1976-2000), followed by a Sunday, 11/28/99 TV Week ad, another "TV5 Millennium Moment" ad with TV5 host Theresa Pollick. This one was for Buckeye's customer relations staff. The last four ads today are additions, from TV Guide, to the Vintage Cable Ads gallery, starting with a full-page color ad for Little Bill on Nickelodeon. Next is a Saturday, 11/27/99 full-page ad for four "Horatio Hornblower" movies on A&E, "The Duel," "The Fire Ships," "The Duchess and the Devil," and "The Wrong War." There's also a Monday, 11/29/99 ad for the sixth season episodes of The X-Files on FX (You must see this), followed by a 11/29/99 full-page ad for Top Speed on History Channel, with Craig T. Nelson. More ads, from the December 4-10, 1999 issue of TV Guide magazine, and from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...