Week of November 20, 1950

The nation’s worst rail disaster in years

... A rear-end collision between two Long

Island passenger trains jammed with

Thanksgiving Eve commuters, kills an

estimated 78 persons. More than 132 are

injured. It happened when two trains

leaving New York City began rolling

through Queens. The forward train made

an emergency stop, with the second train

crashing into it.

Korean War news - American troops reach the Manchurian frontier and capture

the Yalu River city of Hyesanjin. A tank-led spearhead of the U.S.. 7th Division

forged northward in bitter weather and took up positions directly opposite

Communist China.

In California, senate-elect Richard Nixon takes his post early, as a result of the

resignation of retiring Democratic Sen. Sheridan Downey

The Post Office reminds you - you can

speed your mail by using correct zone

numbers. If you’re writing to Hollywood,

CA - the postal zone is 28. Your letter

address should end like this - “Hollywood

28, CA”

In Kansas City, surgeons remove a

sprouting sunflower seed from a two-

year-old Patricia Fredelake. An

illuminated bronchoscope clearly showed

the seed with several healthy sprouts,

one of them a half-inch long, lodged in the lower lobe of the child’s lung. They

discovered the girl’s condition in a recurrence of pneumonia symptoms.

Actress Katharine Hepburn backs into a courtroom stove while making a speech

to a judge in Oklahoma, and singes her mink coat. She was there to lend a hand

to her chauffeur - who was caught speeding.

Week of November 20, 1950

In London actress Jean Simmons just wanted to show-off her

big diamond engagement ring given to her from actor Stewart

Granger. Trouble is, she was assessed $8,400 in duty and

purchased taxes for bringing the ring into the country (it was

given to her in the states). Jean posed for photographers as

she left the plane at London airport, showing off the ring and

smiling. But when she left the customs shed, she didn’t have

the ring. “They’ve taken it way from em. They say I have to pay

purchase tax and duty of 3000 pounds. I’ll be able to get it

back tomorrow when I have the money. I feel very upset about because I was

hoping to be able to show it to everybody.”

Sales of the mineral cobalt, a steel-hardening agent important in making

magnetized parts of radio and TV sets is reduced temporarily because of very

high defense demands. The volume has been reduced to 30% of what it was at

the beginning of the year. A drop of 25 to 40% in the current output rate of

television and radio sets after New Year’s is forecast

Radio news - a new national radio network debuts - the Progressive

Broadcasting System (PBS). The network will feed 12 hours of programming

daily. A three-hour dedication program airs on the network and features a long

list of stars including Bob Hope, Eddy Arnold, Connie Haines, Spike Jones,

Frankie Laine, Carmen Miranda, Mel Torme and Jimmy Wakely.

Walt Disney is planning yet another animated feature film - “Sleeping Beauty.”

The studio is getting ready to release “Alice in Wonderland” and is starting on

“Peter Pan.”

At the store - a portable wire

recorder. “Think of the fun you could

have with this. Record all the

precious holiday moments. Simple to

operate and wire can be played over

and re-recorded.” With microphone

and 3 spools of wire - $153.00

For Christmas - an all-new

Remington portable typewriter with

miracle tab. “Sense the quick

response of the keys. Admire the

clean, crisp print work. Try such Remington exclusives as the Simplified Ribbon

Week of November 20, 1950

Changer .. the Finger Fitted Keys. Buy it ... wrap it in a colorful tissue and you’re

set to make a merrier Christmas.”

Radio station WRC in Washington,

DC auctions off a $525 television with

one catch. The buyer would be the

person who can pay off with the most

Confederate bills. The auction wound

up with more than $21,000 in

confederate money .

Edgar Bergen and his pal-dummy,

Charlie McCarthy debut on television

this week.

In New York City - CBS tests color

broadcasts over WCBS-TV (channel 2), with their #1 television performer Arthur

Godfrey. The star appeared in a Hawaiian setting, wearing a lei of red carnations

and an open-neck blue sports shirt. Godfrey’s brick-red hair was slicked down

and

looked

black.

Week of November 20, 1950

“You’d Give Them the World If You Could ... this Christmas You Can! For your

family, Christmas 1950 can be the most wonderful Christmas ever ... or ever to

come. For never, before television, could you give your loved ones all the whole

wide world ...”

• The exciting world where history happens every day before your eyes

• The world of adventure, where a little girl can be a princess, and a six-year-

old boy can tame the West on horseback

• The world of knowledge, where learning is fun and no on wants to “play

hooky.”

• The world of sports where champions teach sportsmanship as well as skill

• The world of laughter, which sweeps away the day’s cares like a broom

• The world of great music and culture - a world of inspiration and reawakened

faith.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz say they

will begin casting their new TV show this

week. The format will be a situation

comedy with a husband and wife, to be

filmed for national release. They’re still

scouting for a studio. Ms Ball says the

original deal will include three programs.

They’ll be offered to Lucy’s Saturday night

sponsor and the CBS network, under

terms of her present contract. If the show

is turned down, Lucy and Desi say they

will peddle the package themselves.

Wow - for the kids - Little Golden

Records - just 25 cents each. These

5-inch discs play at 78RPM. “Of

course, you’ll want to give several to

your favorite niece or grandson ...

and to your own little angels! They

like them so, play them over and

over again, enjoy them the year

‘round. Choose now from the

newest and the best-loved titles.

Most are doubled faced, a favorite

on each side.”

Here are some selections:

Oh! Susanna - Turkey In The Straw

Week of November 20, 1950

The Farmer in the Dell-Ten Little Indians-Sing a Song of Sixpence

Ring Around the Rosy/Pat-A-Cake

Old King Cole/Little Miss Muffet

London Bridge/ (Did You) Ever See A Lassie (go this way and that way)

De Camptown Races/Clementine

Brahm’s Lullaby- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

The Blue Tail Fly/Rock Candy Mountain

The Little Fat Policeman/Safety Song

Donald Duck’s Singing Lesson/Pluto the Pup

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck/Cowboy

Friday Night Radio -

CBS - Jack Smith-Dinah Shore-Margaret Whiting

Show, Club 15 w/ Bob Crosby , News w/ Edward R.

Murrow, Songs For Sale, Up For Parole, Broadway’s

My Beat, We take Your Word

NBC - News of the World w/ Morgan Beatly, Nero

Wolfe, Sam Spade, Magnificent Montague, Duffy’s

Tavern, The Life of Riley

ABC - The Lone Ranger, The Fat Man, This is Your

FBI, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Sheriff,

Boxing

Mutual - Mutual newsreel, Kirkwood-Goodman show,

California Caravan, Guy Lombardo, True or False,

Vincent Lopez, Frank Edwards comments

Friday Night television (in larger cities)

CBS - Douglas Edwards news, Perry Como Show, Mama, Man Against Crime,

Theatre , Star of the Family, Beat The Clock

NBC - Robera Quinian Show, News Caravan W/John Camaron Swayze, The

Quiz Kids, We the People, Versatile Varieties, The Big Story, Boxing

ABC - Life with Linkletter, Eva Gabor Show, Football Interview, Pulitzer Prize

Playhouse, Penthouse Party, Stud’s Place

Pop music this week in 1950 -

Harbor Lights - Sammy Kaye

All My Love - Patti Page

Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You) - Paul Weston

I’ll Never Be Free - Kay Starr & Tennessee Ernie Ford

Patricia - Perry Como

Week of November 20, 1950

To Think You’ve

Chosen Me - Eddy

Howard

Nevertheless (I’m Still In

Love With you) - Mills

Brothers

Thinking Of You - Eddie

Fisher

The Thing - Phil

Harris

A Bushel and a Peck -

Margaret Whiting &

Jimmy Wakely

Oh Babe - Louis Prima

and Keely Smith

Harbor Lights - Bing

Crosby

At the movies -

All About Eve - Bette

Davis, Anne Baxter,

George Sanders,

Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill

King Solomon’s Mines - Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger

The Milkman - Donald O’Connor, Jimmy Durante, Piper Laurie, Joyce Holden,

Jess Barker

The West Point Story - J ames

Cagney, Virginia Mayo,

Doris Day, Gordon MacRae,

Gene Nelson, Alan Hale Jr.

Cyrano - Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers

Copper Canyon - Ray Milland, Hedy

Lamarr, Macdonald Carey

Right Cross - June Allyson, Dick

Powell, Ricardo Montalban

Dial 1119 - Marshal Thompson

Where Danger Lives - Robert

Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude

Rains

Never a Dull Moment - Irene Dunne,

Fred MacMurray, William Demarest,

Natalie Wood