Week of April 15 1951

General Douglas MacArthur , after being

dismissed last week by President Truman, heads

back to United States. He’ll leave Tokyo for

Honolulu. Next stop, San Francisco, Washington

and on to New York.

General MacArthur is given a hero’s welcome

everywhere he stops. In San Francisco, more than

500,00 wildly cheering, milling people give the

home-coming hero one of the greatest receptions

in the city’s history... In Washington another roaring reception. The General also

addressed Congress, where he defended his entire Far Eastern strategy in a

dramatic speech, asserting that he had believed his views were fully shared by

“our own Joint Chiefs of Staff.” The President was not present... The President

said in removing MacArthur from his Far Eastern commands last week that

MacArthur was unable to support wholeheartedly the policies laid down by the

United Nations and United States for conducting the Korean War. Later, the

President declared the policies advocated by MacArthur carried a grave risk of

World War III.

In New York - more than one million people turnout to celebrate his homecoming

The General and his wife left New York 14 years ago and it’s the first time

they’ve been back.

Korean War - who’s in charge? - Lt Gen James A.

Van Fleet now commands the 8th Army and Lt. Gen

Matthew B. Ridgeway, now wears the four

command “hats” which Gen Douglas Macarthur has

taken off.

Mickey Mantle, sensational New York Yankee

rookie, hits a home run and three singles in a game

against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shortly before the

game, the Yanks said they had bought the contracts

of Mantle and Pitcher Frank Shea from their Kansas

City American Association team.

At the mart - Hen Turkeys - .59lb ... Peaches - no

21/2 can - .32 ... Coffee - .77lb ...

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Week of April 15 1951

WELCH, world’s foremost producer of grape products

since 1869, presents its crowning achievement Welch’s

Wine.” Just 97cents for a 4/5 quart.

Show biz - Decca Records obtains the record rights to the radio series “Lone

Ranger” and has plans to issue four 78rpm records with Lone Ranger stories.

Bela Lugosi is in Britain to star in a revival of “Dracula.” It

begins April 30 at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, prior to a run

in London’s West End.

Radio news - More radio stations are installing 33 1/3

turntables to air long play product on the air. In order to

facilitate the conversion, most of the

major record companies have agreed to

supply a number of albums free from

their back catalogs if the stations buy a

certain number.

CBS drops the Desi Arnaz Show. The 13-week Sunday

afternoon program showcased the Latin bandleader’s

potentialities for television. He and his wife, Lucille Ball, are

scheduled to launch a Mr. And Mrs. Series on CBS-TV in the

Week of April 15 1951

Television news - Can television sell songs? A song

called “I Like The Wide Open Spaces” was sung on Ken

Murray’s CBS TV show and 35,000 orders for the song

followed. The artist is Laurie Anders . She reprised the

tune on the Arthur Godfrey TV show a few days later and

with 15,000 record orders.

It’s reported that 54 TV stations are making money, with

total ad revenues totaling $105,800,000, or more than triple the business done in

1949.

A much-anticipated FCC report on 1950 radio broadcast business, which was

expected to show the impact of TV an AM radio stations, shows no such thing.

421 radio stations in operation two or more years in TV markets increased their

revenues in 1950 by 7% while the 1,315 established radio stations in non-TV

markets upped their volume by 10%. This is amazing considering TV broadcast

business tripled from 1949-1950.

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis are slated for four appearances of NBC-TV’s

“Comedy Hour” broadcast Sunday nights.

Jenny Lewis, known to late night TV viewers as “ Dagmar”

has a pending deal for a new ABC-TV situation comedy

series. She currently appears on NBC-TV’s “Broadway

Open House” with Jerry Lester, making $400 a week. It’s

reported she’ll be paid around $7,000 per episode on the

new ABC-TV series.

Crosley Electronics demonstrates a UHF tuner, capable of

bringing all 65-70 proposed UHF channels into a standard VHF TV set. Crosley

is the only manufacturer to announce one ready for production. Called the

Ultratuner, it can be attached by the set owner to a TV set in a matter of minutes.

A demonstration was held in Bridgeport, CT in order to pick up a signal

transmitted by RCA’s experimental UHF station KC2XAK.

Saturday Night television in larger cities

CBS - Sam Levenson Show, Beat The Clock, Ken Murray

Show, Frank Sinatra Show, Sing It Again

NBC - Victor Borge Variety Show, One Man’s Family, Jack

Carter Show, Your Show of Shows

ABC - Hollywood Theatre Time, The Stu Erwin Show, Paul

Whiteman TV Teen Club

Week of April 15 1951

Saturday Night Radio - CBS - Vaughn Monroe Show, Gene Autry Show,

Hopalong Cassidy, Gangbusters, Broadway’s My Beat, Sing it Again

NBC - People Are Funny, Dangerous Assignment, The Man Called X, Your Hit

Parade, Dennis Day Program, Judy Canova Show, President Truman address

ABC - Cavalcade of Music

Mutual - Comedy of errors, Twenty Questions, Where to Retire, Reporters

Round-Up, Theatre of the Air

Pop music this week in 1951 -

IF - Perry Como

BE MY LOVE - Mario Lanza

YOU’RE JUST IN LOVE - Perry Como

MOCKIN’ BIRD HILL - Les Paul & Mary

Ford

ABA DABA HONEYMOON - Debbie

Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter

WOULD I LOVE YOU (LOVE YOU,

LOVE YOU) - Patti Page

MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU - Guy

Mitchell/Dinah Shore/

BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES - Rosemary

Clooney

SPARROW IN THE TREE TOP - Guy

Mitchell

BRING BACK THE THRILL - Eddie

Fisher

A PENNY A KISS - Tony Martin & Dinah Shore

IT IS NO SECRET - Bill Kenny & Song Spinners

At the movies -

Father’s Little Dividend - Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Billie

Burke

Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man - Bud Abbott, Lou Costello,

Nancy Guild Adele Jergens

The Mating Season - Gene Tierney, John Lund, Miriam Hopkins, Thelma Ritter,

Jan Sterling

The Man From Planet X - Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, William Schallert

I Can Get It For You Wholesale - Susan Hayward, Dan Dailey, George Sanders

Mister Universe - Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Bert Lahr, Robert Alda

Soldiers Three - Stewart Granger, Walter Pidgeon, David Niven, Robert Newton

Three Guys Named Mike - Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard keel, Barry

Week of April 15 1951

Sullivan

Valentino - Eleanor Parker, Anthony Dexter

The Brave Bulls - Mel Ferrer

Lullaby of Broadway - Doris Day, Gene Nelsen

Three Guys Named Mike - Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard Keel, Barry

Sullivan

Tomahawk - Van Heflin, Yvonne DeCarlo

Frenchie - Joel McCrea, Shelly Winters’

The 13th Letter - Linda Darnell, Charles Boyer

You’re In The Navy Now - Gary Cooper, Jane Greer, Eddie Albert

Payment on Demand - Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan

Gambling House - Victor Mature, Terry Moore, William Bendix

The Second Women - Robert Young, Betsy Drake

The Steel Women - Robert Gutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards

Dodge City - Errol Flynn, Olivia deHavilland, Ann Sheridan