September 6, 2018: The TV Event of the Century

There are twelve more (June) 1953 ads today, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade.

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

Monday, 6/1/53 full-page ad, for CBS TV and Radio coverage of The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, on WSPD-TV, Channel 13 and WJR-AM.

There are four ads for Saturday night movies on Gasinator Theatre...

6/6/53 ad, for "Corsican Brothers," starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Ruth Warrick.

6/13/53 ad, for "Intrigue," starring George Raft and June Havoc.

6/20/53 ad, for "Abroad with Two Yanks," starring William Bendix, Helen Walker and Dennis O'Keefe.

6/25/53 ad, for "International Lady" starring Ilona Massey, George Brent, and Basil Rathbone.

Sunday, 6/14/53 ad, for the Ford 50th Anniversary Show, "The TV Event of the Century."

Another 6/14/53 ad, for a New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians game, sponsored by Pfeiffer's Beer, distributed locally by Variety Beverage Company.

There are three ads for radio stations...

One addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Monday, 6/1/53 ad for NBC Radio coverage of Coronation Day, sponsored by General Motors.

Two additions to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Wednesday, 6/3/53 ad, for Medicine's Report to the Nation, an address by the American Medical Association president, Dr. Edward J. McCormick.

Friday, 6/26/53 ad, for Up-to-the-minute News, around the clock!, sponsored by Chevrolet Dealers.

There are two "other" ads, too...

One addition to the Auto Manufacturers/Dealers Ads Gallery:

Tuesday, 6/16/53 ad, for Ford's 50th Birthday celebration at local dealers, Lee Motors, Johnson Ford, Moore Ford, and Bob Reese Motors, sponsors of Ford Theatre and Oriental Express, on WSPD-TV, Channel 13.

One addition to the Banks-Credit-Finance-Insurance-Realty Gallery:

Monday, 6/22/53 full-page ad, for the newly remodeled Sylvania Savings Bank.

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