August 15, 2018: You Can Help!

There are nine more February 1953 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are seven additions, to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Thursday, 2/12/53 ad, for All-Star Wrestling, sponsored by Hub Appliance.

Saturday, 2/14/53 ad, for the premiere of You Are There, sponsored by The Toledo Edison Company.

Tuesday, 2/17/53 ad, for Town Topics (See model of this mammoth Bliss Press...National Engineers' Week, Toledo Society of Professional Engineers.

Friday, 2/27/53 ad, for Report From the State Capitol, a public service feature of WSPD-TV, with State Representatives Opal Munday and Richard Taylor.

Friday, 2/27/53 ad, for The TV Magazine Show, a special Red Cross program featuring the Defiance College Choir (You Can Help!).

Saturday, 2/28/53 ad, for the premiere of You Are There at the Boston Tea Party, sponsored by Toledo Edison.

Another 2/28/53 ad, for What's Your Bid? starring Liberal Bill with John Reed King, sponsored by Charles Antell famous family of lanolin products.

There's one addition to 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Saturday, 2/14/53 political ad for an Adlai Stevenson speech, seen on WJBK-TV, Channel 2 in Detroit (WSPD-TV will not have Adlai Stevenson on television tonight!).

There's also one "other" ad, an addition to the Food-Drinks-Tobacco-Misc Products Gallery:

Thursday, 2/19/53 ad, for Washington State Apples.

More 1953 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 11, 2018: Frank Venner's Sports Show

There are ten more February 1953 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are seven additions, with 8 ads, to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Sunday, 2/1/53 ad, for Catholic Chronicle.

Monday, 2/2/53 ad, for Study Art on TV, at the Toledo Museuem of Art.

Another 2/2/53 ad, for Old Dutch Polka Revue, spomsored by Old Dutch Beer, available in Toledo by Krantz Brewing.

Tuesday, 2/3/53 ad, for Frank Venner's Sports Show, sponsored by Burger Beer.

Sunday, 2/8/53 ad, for "New Salem Story" on Du Pont Cavalcade of America.

Another 2/8/53 ad, for Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town, "The Walt Disney Story," sponsored by you Lincoln-Mercury Dealer.

Two Thursday, 2/12/53 ads, for "The Old Man's Bride" with Joan Leslie and John Agar, on Ford Theatre, and Abbott and Costello, "Who's on First," sponsored by Pfeiffer Beer.

There are two more "other" ads...

One addition to the The Blade stories gallery:

Sunday, 2/1/53 "On The Beam" stories, "Nimble Tongues Sometimes Twist," "TU Telestudies" and "On Tap for TV."

One addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Monday, 2/2/53 ad, for Crosley TV (You Can See It Better on a Crosley TV...as low as $2.85 a week).

More February 1953 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 6, 2018: Lasalle's Little Theater

There are eleven more January 1953 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are nine additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Thursday, 1/1/53 ad, for Cavalcade of 1952, sponsored by A. O. Smith Corporation's Landing Gear Division.

Another 1/1/53 ad, for Washington Spotlight, "How Can We Cut Miltary Spending?" with Marquis Childs, sponsored by Motorists Mutual.

One more 1/1/53 ad, for "Police Bullets" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Thursday, 1/8/53 ad, for "Bowery Champs" with the East Side Kids, A.K.A. the Bowery Boys, on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 1/9/53 ad, for Files of Jeffrey Jones, sponsored by Red and White Super Markets.

Another 1/9/53 ad, for the premiere of Lasalle's Little Theater.

Two more for Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets, a

Thursday, 1/15/53 ad, for "The True Glory" and a

Thursday, 1/29/53 ad, for "Kilroy Was Here" with Jackie Cooper and Jackie Coogan.

Saturday, 1/31/53 ad, for NBC's The Jimmy Durante Show on All Star Revue, sponsored by Band Aids and Pet Milk.

There are two more ads for radio stations...

One addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Thursday, 1/1/53 ad, for The Sugar Bowl on ABC, with Mississippi playing Georgia Tech, sponsored by Worman's Corners.

One addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Saturday, 1/31/53 ad, for News Tonight at 11:00 p.m., sponsored by Worman's Corners (Hear Rev. and Mrs. Burr of Temperance, Mich. You will be taken to Florida on an Aero Willys economy and pleasure run).

More 1953 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

August 2, 2018: Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions

There are eight more December 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions (six ads) to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Thursday, 12/18/52 ad, for Washington Spotlight, "Should Congressional Investigations Be Televisied?" with Marquis Childs, sponsored by Motorist Mutual.

Another 12/18/52 ad, for "Tomboy" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Thursday, 12/25/52 ad, for "Kidnapped" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 12/26/52 ad, for The East-West Football Game, from San Francisco, sponsored by Plymouth.

Two Sunday, 12/28/52 ads, for The World's Championship Football Game with the Cleveland Browns playing the Detroit Lions. The ad on the right was in the Sports Section, the ad on the left was in the Magazine Section. Miller Brewing Company sponsored the game. The Lions beat the Browns, 17-7.

There's one addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Saturday, 12/20/52 ad, for a Toledo vs. Niagara college basketball game.

There's one "other" ad too, an addition to the Auto Manufacturers/Dealers Ads Gallery:

Thursday, 12/18/52 ad, for used cars at your Ford Dealer. (Plenty of good unused horsepower...)

More (1953) ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 30, 2018: A Big Weekend...from Willys-Overland

There are eight more December 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Thursday, 12/4/52 ad, for The March of Medicine, on NBC.

Another 12/4/52 ad, for "The Pretender," on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 12/5/52 ad, for Omnibus with Helen Hayes, sponsored by Willys-Overland.

Thursday, 12/11/52 ad, for "Raw Timber" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Wednesday, 12/17/52 ad, for Bill Sheahan, sponsored by the 1953 Aero Willys, at Worman's.

There are two additions to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Friday, 12/5/52 ad, for The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Dimitri Metropoulos, sponsored by Willys-Overland. This is the same ad listed above in the WSPD-TV gallery,

Another 12/5/52 ad, for Mozart's opera, "Don Giovanni," on The Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts, sponsored by Texaco.

There's one addition to the Auto Service-Parts-Repair Gallery:

Tuesday, 12/9/52 ad, for Sinclair Refining Company, in The Blade's "Willys-Overland Dealer's Day" Section.

More December 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 26, 2018: Omnibus

There are eight more November 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are four additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Thursday, 11/20/52 ad, for "Thunder in the Pines" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Wednesday, 11/26/52 Lasalle's ad, for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, seen on WSPD-TV, Channel 13, in Toledo, and on WJBK-TV, Channel 2, in Detroit.

Thursday, 11/27/52 ad, for "Million Dollar Kid," sponsored again by Save-Way Super Markets.

Saturday, 11/29/52 ad, for George Jessel on NBC's All Star Revue, sponsored by Kellogg's. Pet Milk, and Del Monte Foods.

There are two additions to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Monday, 11/17/52 ad, for the first TV appearance of Lowell Thomas, on WJBK-TV, Channel 2, sponsored by the Walter J. Urban Co.

Sunday, 11/23/52 ad, for Omnibus, hosted by Alistair Cooke, on CBS, sponsored by Willys-Overland Motors.

There's one addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Monday, 11/14/52 ad, for The Ohio Story, about Warren Packard, sponsored by the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. and Worman's Packard.

There's also one "other" ad, an addition to the Auto Service-Parts-Repair Gallery:

Monday, 11/17/52 ad, for Sohio, the beacon of service on every road.

More 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 23, 2018: Groucho Says...

There are eight more (November) 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are four additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Saturday, 11/1/52 ad, for Charles Antell Presents, "Live Like a Millionaire."

Another 11/1/52 ad, for All Star Revue, "The Martha Raye Show" with her guest Ezio Pinza, sponsored by Pet Milk, Del Monte Foods and Kellogg's.

Thursday, 11/13/52 ad, for "Trocadero" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Saturday, 11/15/92 ad, for All Star Revue, "The Jimmy Durante Show" with his guest Lily Pons, sponsored by Del Monte Foods, Kellogg's and Pet Milk.

There's one addition to 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Sunday, 11/2/52 ad, for Let's Look at the Record with Senator Wayne Morse and Walter Reuther, on WJBK-TV, Channel 2, presented by the UAW-CIO.

There are four "other" additions, to the Auto Manufacturers/Dealers Ads Gallery:

All four of these ads are for the new 1953 De Soto, with You Bet Your Life host, Groucho Marx:

Wednesday, 11/5/52 ad ("I just saw the new De Soto...")

Thursday, 11/6/52 ad ("It's lower! It's l-o-n-g-e-t! It's lovelier!")

Monday, 11/10/52 ad ("If they gave Oscars for automobiles...")

Another 11/10/52 ad ("Revolutionary? It's the greatest thing since 1776!")

All of the ads had the tagline, "...and tell 'em Groucho sent you!"

More November 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 18, 2018: See Us on Channel 13 - Hear Us on WTOL

There are ten more October 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are seven additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Thursday, 10/16/52 ad, for "Queen of the Amazons" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Thursday, 10/23/52 ad, for Mark Stevens and Ellen Drew in "Birth of a Hero," on Ford Theatre.

Another 10/23/52 ad, for "No Escape" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Saturday, 10/25/52 ad, for All Star Revue with George Jessel, Phil Harris, Kay Starr, Laraine Day, Leo Durocher, and Florence Chadwick, sponsored by Pet Milk, Del Monte Foods and Kellogg's.

Sunday, 1/26/52 ad, for Hollywood Screen Test, sponsored by Ironrite.

Tuesday, 10/28/52 ad, for The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, starring the Nelson Family, sponsored by Hotpoint Appliances and Listerine. The program was also heard on WTOL-AM radio, on Friday.

Thursday, 10/30/52 ad, for "Devil on Wheels" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

There are two additions to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Tuesday, 10/23/52 ad, for a political program with Frazier Reams.

Saturday, 10/25/52 ad, for The New York Symphony Orchestra, sponsored by Willys-Overland, maker of the Aero Willys.

And there's one "other" ad, and addition to the Food-Drinks-Tobacco-Misc Products Gallery:

Thursday, 10/23/52 ad, for Baby Mums at Myrtle Flowers.

More 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 12, 2018: Death Valley Days

There are eleven more October 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Tuesday, 10/7/52 ad, for Groucho Marx's show, sponsored by Desoto-Plymouth Dealers.

Thursday, 10/9/52 ad, for "Strange Impersonation" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 10/10/52 ad, for a Michigan State vs. Texas A&M football game, on NBC, sponsored by General Motors.

Saturday, 10/11/52 ad, for The All Star Revue, sponsored by Pet Milk, Del Monte, and Kellogg's.

Sunday, 10/12/52 ad, for the premiere of Death Valley Days, "How Death Valley Got Its Name," sponsored by 20 Mule Team Products.

There's one addition to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Tuesday, 10/7/52 political ad for Governor Adalai E. Stevenson's appearance on WJBK-TV, Channel 2 It was also heard on radio station WJR-AM.

There are four more ads for radio station programs...

Two additions to the Other Radio Stations/Networks Gallery:

Monday, 10/6/52 ad, for News on WFIN-AM 1330.

Wednesday, 10/15/52 ad, for UAW-CIO News Commentator Guy Nunn, on CKLW-AM 800.

One addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Tuesday, 10/7/52 ad, for The Martin and Lewis Show (Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis), sponsored by Chesterfield, and for the Cavalcade of America presentation of "One Way Out," with John Lund, sponsored by Du Pont.

One addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Friday, 10/10/52 ad, for Meet Corliss Archer, sponsored by Toledo Edison.

More October 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

July 7, 2018: The March of Time

There are eleven more (October 1952) additions today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are nine additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Wednesday, 10/1/52 ad, for Headlines on Parade, sponsored by Mohr Bros. Bottling Co.

Thursday, 10/2/52 ad, on page 5, for The March of Time, "State of the Union," sponsored by Miller High Life Beer.

Another 10/2/52 ad, in the Peach Section, for The March of Time, "State of the Union," sponsored by Miller High Life Beer.

Another 10/2/52 ad, for "Life, Liberty and Orrin Dooley" on Ford Theatre, with Will Rogers, Jr. and Marguerite Chapman, sponsored by Ford Dealers.

One more 10/2/52 ad, for "Crimes of Stephen Hawke" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Saturday, 10/2/52 ad, for The All Star Revue, starring Milton Berle, Phil Harris, George Jessel, Harpo Marx, and Dinah Shore, sponsored by Del Monte Foods, Kellogg's, and Pet Milk. This show marked the opening of NBC's Burbank Studios.

Sunday, 10/5/52 ad, for Du Pont's Cavalcade of America presentation of "Poor Richard," starring Cecil Kellaway.

Another 10/2/52 ad, for the Eddie Hanf Dance Studios presentation of Toyland Dancers, also sposnored by the Kiddie Korner Juvenile Store,

One more 10/5/52 ad, for the return of Red Skelton's show, sponsored by Tide.

There are two more "other" ads...

One addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Friday, 10/3/52 ad, for Ray's (Boxing! Saturday Nite, Channel 7...Get your Detroit antenna now...)

One addition to The Blade stories gallery:

Sunday, 10/5/52 Magazine Section "On the Beam" column with the headline, "Television Still Expanding--And Reaping Headlines."

More October 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 29, 2018: Jim Uebelhart in Headline News

There are nine more (September) 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There's one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 News Gallery 1:

Saturday, 9/13/52 ad, for Jim Uebelhart in Headline News, sponsored by Basch's Jewelers.

There are three additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Sunday, 9/14/52 ad, for a Cleveland Indians vs. New York Yankees game, sponsored by Pfeiffer's Beer.

Tuesday, 9/30/52 ad, for The Dinah Shore Show, sponsored by Chevrolet.

And another 9/30/52 ad, for Drewrys TV Playhouse, at a new time.

There's one addition to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Monday, 9/15/52 ad, for a political program with Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, on WWJ-TV, Channel 4 and on CKLW-AM.

There are two additions to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Sunday, 9/14/52 ad, for "The Wisteria Trees" on Theatre Guild on the Air, sponsored by U.S. Steel.

Tuesday, 9/30/52 ad, for The Martin and Lewis Show, with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, sponsored by Chesterfield Cigarettes. The show was part of that night's NBC Radio line-up which also included Red Skelton's show, News of the World, One Man's Family, and Cavalcade of America.

And there are two more "Other" ads, both additions to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Sunday, 9/14/52 two-page ad, for Philco...the most advanced television set ever built for the American public!

Monday, 9/15/52 ad, for Meck TV (See I Love Lucy tonight in a free TV home demonstration).

More 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 23, 2018: Dinah's Back

There are eight more (August) 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are three additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

Thursday, 8/7/52 ade, for "Seven Days to Noon" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Thursday, 8/14/52 ad, for "I'd Give My Life" with Tom Brown and Frances Drake, on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 8/15/52 ad, for "Double Exposure" with John Beal, on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.

There are three additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Friday, 8/22/52 ad, for "Mr. and Mrs. Trubble" with Virginaia Field and Willard Parker, on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.

Tuesday, 8/26/52 ad, for the return of The Dinah Shore Show, sponsored by Chevrolet Dealers.

Thursday, 8/28/52 ad, for "Klondike Fury" with Edmund Lowe, Lucille Fairbanks, and Ralph Morgan, on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

There's one addition to the Other Radio Stations/Networks Gallery:

Sunday, 8/24/52 Sports Section ad, for a talk by Thelma Haas, explaining a strike by department store workers, on WTOL-AM and WTOD-AM.

There's one more "other" ad, an addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Wednesday, 8/27/52 ad, for Meck TV, Inc. (See Boxing Bouts. Free TV Home Demonstration).

More 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 19, 2018: Ike's Running Mate

There are eight more (July) 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

The first four are for Midnight Theatre,sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets...

Thursday, 7/3/52 ad, for "Boy's Reformatory," starring Frankie Darro and Grant Withers.

Thursday, 7/10/52 ad, for "Devil on Wheels," starring Noreen Nash and Darryl Hickman.

Thursday, 7/17/52 ad, for "Swamp Fire," starring Johnny Weismuller and Buster Crabbe.

Thursday, 7/24/52 ad, for "Crimes of Stephen Hawke," starring Tod Slaughter and Marjorie Taylor.

There's also a Thursday 7/31/52 ad, for a Republican State Committee program with Richard Nixon, running mate of presidential candidtate, Dwight D. Eisenhower.

There are three more "other" ads...

Two additions to the Food-Drinks-Tobacco-Misc Products Gallery:

Monday, 7/7/52 ad, for Noxema (Don't fool with Sunburn, get Noxema for fast, cool relief).

Tuesday, 7/8/52 ad, for Stroh's. distributed by Treu House of Munch (Stroh's Beer Sales are Skyrocketing...Thany You Toledo!).

And one addition to the TV-Radio-Electronics ads Gallery:

Friday, 7/18/52 ad, for the Polaroid Land Camera, at The Berry Co. Jewelers.

More 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 15, 2018: Howdy Doody on TV

There are eleven more (June) 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are eight additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

Thursday, 6/5/52 ad, for "Wreckng Crew" with Chester Morris, Bruce Cabot, and Jean Parker, on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 6/6/52 ad, for Irene Dunne and Dan Duryea in "Souvenir of Singapore" on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.

Saturday, 6/7/52 ad, for Bishop Sheen in "Live is Worth Living" on Television Chapel, presented by the Toledo Council of Catholic Men.

Thursday, 6/12/52 ad, for "Dangerous Passage" with Phylis Brooks, Robert Lowery, and Jack LaRue, on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Wednesday, 6/18/52 ad, for Drewrys TV Playhouse, featuring "dramas of the unexpected."

Thursday, 6/19/52 ad, for "Wildcat" with Richaed Arlen, Arline Judge, and Buster Crabbe, on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Thursday, 6/26/52 ad, for "Caged Fury" with Buster Crabbe, Sheila Ryan, and Mary Beth Hughes on Midnight Theatre, now seen a half-hour earlier, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 6/27/52 ad, for Irene Dunne and Joan Leslie in "The Von Linden File" on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.

There's one addition to the WJR-AM Gallery:

Thursday, 6/26/52 ad, for a political talk by presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower.

And there are two more "other" ads...

One addition to the Auto Service-Parts-Repair Gallery:

Monday, 6/6/52 ad, for Sohio HQD Motor Oil, sold only in Ohio.

One addition to the Food-Drinks-Tobacco-Misc Products Gallery:

Tuesday, 6/10/52 ad, for Wonder Bread, sponsor of Wednesday afternoon Howdy Doody shows, seen in Toledo on WSPD-TV, Channel 13..

More 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 9, 1952: Star of the Family

There are nine more May 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

Thursday, 5/15/52 ad, for "Cooking Up Trouble" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Another 5/15/52 ad, for Star of the Family with Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, sponsored by Ronson, the World's Greatest Lighter.

Thursday, 5/22/52 ad, for "Girl From Monterey" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Wednesday, 5/28/52 ad, for Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, starring Irene Dunne, sponsored by the beer that made Milwaukee famous.

Thursday, 5/29/52 ad, for "Borrowed Hero" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

There's one addition to the Other Radio Stations/Networks Gallery:

Tuesday, 5/13/52 ad, for the announcement of prize winners on the "Build Freedom with Youth" contest, sponsored by Kroger and The General Frederation of Women's Clubs, heard on Mr. and Mrs. North, on WJR-AM, and on The Betty Crocker Magazine of the Air program, on WTOL-AM.

There's also one addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Wednesday, 5/28/52 ad, for the grand opening of the Anderson Farm Corporation Warehouse Market in Maumee, sponsor of WSPD-AM 6:55 A.M. broadcasts.

There are two more "other" ads...

One addition to the Utilities Gallery:

Tuesday, 5/13/52 ad, for New York Central's Water Level Route.

One addition to the Toledo Area Events Gallery #1:

Friday, 5/23/52 ad, for the grand opening of the Monroe Street Kiddie Amusement Park.

More (June) 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

June 4, 2018: This Is For You

There are nine more (May) 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

Thursday, 5/1/52 ad, for "Beggars in Ermine" with Lionel Atwill, H.B. Walthall, and Betty Furness, on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 5/2/52 ad, for a political program with Senator Robert A. Taft. The ad appeared alongside another ad, in The Peach Section, for his radio appearance on WSPD-AM.

Sunday, 5/4/52 ad, for Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town with Jackie Gleason and Pearl Bailey plus Linon and Luciano Tajoli. It was sponsored by Lincoln and Mercury Dealers.

Thursday, 5/8/52 ad, for "Lum & Abner" on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Saturday, 5/10/52 Community Advertising Fund ad, for This is for You.

There's one addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Friday, 5/2/52 ad, for a political program with Senator Robert A. Taft. The ad appeared alongside another ad, in The Peach Section, for hisTV appearance on WSPD-TV, Channel 13.

There's also one addition to the Other Radio Stations/Networks Gallery:

Friday, 5/9/52 ad, for The Toledo Bar Association's Toledo Forum show, on WTOL-AM & WTOD-AM.

There are two more "other" ads...

One addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Thursday, 5/1/52 ad, for 600 TV Antennas for $4.95 each, at Ray's.

And there's one addition to the Utilities Gallery:

Saturday, 5/10/52 ad, for The Ohio Bell Telephone Company (Wait 10 Rings...for your party to answer).

More May 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

May 31, 2018: Direct From Swayne Field

There are nine more April 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

Wednesday, 4/16/52 ad, for the Ray Robinson vs Rocky Graziano fight for the Middleweight Championship of the World, sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, distributed locally by Treu House of Munch.

The next two ads are for movies on Midnight Theatre, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Thursday, 4/17/52 ad, for "Hollywood and Vine."

Thursday, 4/24/52 ad, for "Girls in Chains."

Sunday, 4/27/52 ad, for "The Soldier's Servant" on The Greatest Story Ever Told, sponsored by Goodyear.

Wednesday, 4/30/52 ad, for Foreign Intrigue, sponsored by Drewrys Beer.

There are two radio station ads from The Blade's Sunday, 4/13/52 "Play Ball" Section...

One addition to the Other Radio Stations/Networks Gallery:

WABJ-AM ad for Detroit Tigers games.

One addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

WTOL-AM ad for Toledo Mud Hens home games direct from Swayne Field, sponsored by Buckeye Beer.

There are two more "other" ads...

One addition to the Utilities Gallery:

Sunday, 4/13/52 ad, from the "Play Ball" Section, for Toledo Edison, with Reddy Kilowatt wishing a Good Season to our Mud Hens!

One addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Sunday, 4/27/52 full-page ad, for Motorola TV, the only TV with built-in provisions for all-channel UHF reception.

More (May) 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

May 26, 2018: Marathon Hollywood Theater

There are nine more April 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are seven additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

Tuesday, 4/1/52 ad, for Ken Murray Previews the "Parade of Stars" Auto Show, sponsored by Auto-Lite.

Wednesday, 4/2/52 ad, for U.S. Royal Showcase with Jack Carson and Peggy Lee, sponsored by United States Rubber Co.

Thursday, 4/3/52 ad, for "Danger Flight" on Midnight Theatre, with John Trent and Marjorie Reynolds, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 4/4/52 ad, for Marathon Hollywood Theater, brought to you by The Ohio Oil Company and your Marathon dealer.

Sunday, 4/6/52 ad, for Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town, with Sophie Tucker, brought to you by your Lincoln and Mercury Dealer.

Another 4/6/52 ad, for Paul Douglas and Frankie Laine in U.S. Royal Showcase, sponsored by United States Rubber Co.

Thursday, 4/10/52 ad, for "It's a Joke, Son" on Midnight Theatre, with June Lockhart, Kenny Delmar, and Una Merkel, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

There's one addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Saturday, 4/12/52 ad, for Meet Corliss Archer, at its new time and on its new station, sponsored by Toledo Edison.

And there's one addition to the TV-Radio-Appliance ads Gallery:

Sunday, 4/13/52 full-page ad for Thor washing machines.

More April 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

May 22, 2018: I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.

There are ten more March 1952 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are six additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

Wednesday, 3/19/52 ad, for U.S. Royal Showcase with Jeanette MacDonald and Bobby Clark, plus master of ceremonies George Abbott and the Gordon Jenkins Chorus and Orchestra, sponsored by United States Rubber Company.

Thursday, 3/20/52 ad, for "Born to Speed" on Midnight Theatre, with Johnny Sands and Terry Austin, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Tuesday, 3/25/52 ad, for The Doctor, sponsored by The Toledo Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County.

Wednesday, 3/26/52 ad, for U.S. Royal Showcase again, with Herb Shriner and Delores Gray, sponsored by United States Rubber Company.

Thursday, 3/27/52 ad, for "The Big Fix" on Midnight Theatre, with Shila Ryan and James Brown, sponsored again by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 3/28/52 ad, for Dangerous Assignment, with Brian Donlevy, sponsored by Red and White Super Markets.

There are three radio station ads...

One addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Thursday, 3/20/52 ad for Betty Newton's, sponsored by The Ohio Fuel Gas Co.

One addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Monday, 3/24/52 ad, for The Doctor's Wife, sponsored by Ex-Lax, the chocolated laxative.

One addition to the WJR-AM Gallery:

Friday, 3/28/52 ad, for I Was a Communist for the F.B.I., starring Dana Andrews, sponsored by McLouth Steel Corporation.

And there's one "other" ad, an addition to the Toledo Area Events Gallery # 2:

Friday, 3/21/52 ad, for Spike Jones and his Musical Depreciation Revue of 1952, at Toledo's Sports Arena.

More 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

May 17, 2018: Midnight Theatre

There are ten more (March 1952) ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

There are eight additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery #1:

Saturday, 3/1/52 ad, for The Ken Murray Show, presented by Budweiser, distributed locally by Mohr Brothers.

Sunday, 3/2/52 ad, for Meet the Masters with Jascha Heifetz, presented by "Those Heavenly Carpets by Lees."

Tuesday, 3/4/52 ad, for Hollywood Wrestling on Buckeye Ringside, sponsored by Buckeye Beer.

Wednesday, 3/5/52 ad, for Beatrice Lillie, Gordon Jenkins Chorus and Orchestra, George Hopkins, and George Abbott, on U.S. Royal Showcase, presented by United States Rubber Company.

Thursday, 3/6/52 ad, for "Her Sister's Secret" on Midnight Theatre, with Nancy Coleman, Margaret Lindsay, Philip Reed, and Thomas Toomey, sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

Friday, 3/7/52 ad, for The 25th Annual Golden Gloves Finals, brought to you by your Admiral Dealer.

Saturday, 3/8/52 ad, for a Highlights of Ohio contest, sponsored by The City Loan and Savings Company.

Thursday, 3/13/52 ad, for "Star Reporter" on Midnight Theatre, with Warren Hull and Marsha Hunt, again sponsored by Save-Way Super Markets.

There's one addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Tuesday, 3/18/52 ad, for William Bendix in "The Marine Who Was 200 Years Old" on Du Pont's Cavalcade of America.

Today's last ad is an addition to the Blade & Other Periodicals ads Gallery:

Tuesday, 3/4/52 American Newspaper Publishers Association ad (Soon-the atom will bake a cake!...The newspaper is always "First with the most").

More March 1952 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...