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...

 

August 30, 2018: It's Coke Time

August 26, 2018: Speaking For a New Toledo Airport

August 22, 2018: Tel-By-Vision

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

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

Sunday, 4/5/63 ad, for Prescription for Living, sponsored by Vleveland Academy of Medicine, Cleveland Health Museum, and Sohio (On TV Today: "Doctor, my feet hurt!").

Tuesday, 4/7/53 ad, for Who Said That?, "TV's most entertaining quiz show," sponsored by Pure Oil.

There are two radio station ads, too...

One addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Monday, 4/6/53 ad: Answering Julian Seaman - Hear Jules D. Lippmann, President, Toledo Orchestra Association.

One addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery:

Tuesday, 4/16/53 ad: Listen to the Facts regarding non-segregation in public housing, sponsored by the Central East Side Civic Club.

There are also two "other" ads,,,

One addition to the Retailers # 2 Gallery:

Sunday, 4/5/53 full-page ad, for Tiedtke's (59 Years, 1894-1953, and still on the right track...)

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

Thursday, 4/16/53 ad, for Jersey Sunbeam Bread (...Tel-by-Vision Wrapper...Don't just buy on our say-so...Buy on your see-so!).

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

August 18, 2018: Red Cross Monologues

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

There's one addition, to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 2:

Thursday, 3/5/53 ad, for "Madame 44" on Ford Theatre, with Yvonne de Carlo and Philip Carey, sponsored by local Ford Dealers.

There are two additions to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Thursday, 3/5/53 ad, for Red Cross Monologues, featuring University of Toledo students.

Friday, 3/6/53 ad, for The Russ and Joe Show, featuring the Junior Red Cross disc jockey of the week.

There's also one "other" ad, an addition to Blade & Other Periodicals ads Gallery:

Sunday, 3/29/53 announcement that The Blade would begin carrying the I Love Lucy comic strip, starting the next day.

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

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

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

July 26, 2018: Omnibus

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

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...