Week of October 9, 1952

Campaigning in Texas - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (62) receives happy

birthday wishes from across the state.

Making whistle stops in Northern

California, General Eisenhower pledges

an end to the Korean war, dedicating

himself to “finding and intelligent and

honorable way” to end it.

In reference to the Presidential elections

next month between Adlai Stevenson

and General Eisenhower - Winston

Churchill proclaims that “Whichever wins,

the United States will not abandon the

mission of leading the free nations in

resistance to Communist aggression.”

“There is a general feeling in the world that on the whole, the danger of world war

has receded.”

General Eisenhower releases his finances over the past 10 years, showing a

total income of $888.303.99. $633,000 of the amount was for all rights to his

book “Crusade In Europe.”

In Wigan, England - a TV magnifier laid on a

cushion near a kitchen window, sets the couch

on fire. Fireman doused the flames quickly.

Magnifiers are used to enlarge TV screens for

easier viewing.

Next Wednesday begins the official overseas

Christmas mailing season and the Post Office

recommends you mail early for the boys in

Korea. If you’re mailing to armed forces in

Korea, Japan and other Pacific Islands - get

your packages out by November 1.

At Sears for your home - Asbestos Siding -

$10.88 per 100 sq ft. “Wavy edge asbestos

siding, beautifully wood grained to resemble colonial wood siding. Practically

indestructible! Never needs painting. Fireproof, waterproof, rot proof, termite

proof.”

Week of October 9, 1952

New at the mart - “Kraft’s delicious new Parkay spreads smoothly even when ice

cold! Won’t tear the freshest bread when served ice cold. Smooth-Spreading

Parkay... Guaranteed fresh!

At the mart - Ivory soap - 4 bars - .23 ... Starch - 1qt - .19 ... Pot Roast - .53lb ...

Campbell’s Beans - with tomato sauce and pork - one pound can - .13

Actor Dale Robertson and wife Jacqueline separate. They

were married May of last year and have a daughter, Rochelle -

born in July.

CBS television will use a computer for the first time to forecast

election results in November. The network will team with

Remington Rand, the manufacturer of the UNIVAC, to tabulate

the outcome of elections based on incoming returns.

Remington Rand says the machine isn’t “psychic” but that comparisons are

possible at speeds beyond human capability.

Walt Disney says he will expand his “True-Life”

adventure series to include shorts on people in

other nations and how they live. His first

installment will be “ The Alaskan Eskimo .”

MGM says the romance between Lana Turner and

Fernando Lamas has fizzled. Both are divorced

from previous spouses.

Passing - Frank Gerber (79) - founder of Gerber

baby foods.

The New York

Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers to take

the World Series in game 7. It’s the sixth time

the Dodgers have entered the series, only to

lose it. Brooklyn second baseman Jackie

Robinson summed it up” “They didn’t miss

Joe DiMaggio. It was that Mantle, that Mickey

Mantle killed us. If it hadn’t been for him, I

think this would have been a very different

series.”

Week of October 9, 1952

The New York Yankees sign manager Casey Stengel to

a two-year $200 thousand contract. Asked about

retirement as the World Series celebrations began -

“Retire, hell. I’ve got the greatest bunch of guys in the

game around me and I think that we’ve got a chance to win

again.”

Leo Durocher who manages to Giants says he picked the

Dodgers to win and that the way to get rid of Yankee wins is

to get rid of Stengel. “So they lost Joe DiMaggio this year

and what happens, this Mickey Mantle, and the kid’s

sensational. They lose Jerry Coleman and Stengel pulls Billy

Martin out of the hat” ... “What’s the answer? Stengel is the

answer. You can replace DiMag and Coleman, but you can’t

replace Casey, Get him to retire and you’ll beat the

Yankees.”

Some TV premieres this week - “Leave It To Lester” - Eddie Albert (CBS), “The

Red Buttons Show (CBS),” “I Married Joan” starring Joan Davis (NBC) and

“Balance Your Budget” w/ Bert Parks (CBS)

“The Today Show” features the first live broadcast from the new General

Assembly building at the United Nations. Three cameras will be employed to

show the spanking-new interior.

Pop music this week in 1952 - “ I Went To Your Wedding ” -

Patti Page, “Jambalaya” - Jo Stafford, “I Should Care” - Ralph

Flanagan, “Meet Mister Callaghan” - Les Paul, “Trying” - The

Hilltoppers, “Indian Love Call” - Slim Whitman, “You Belong To

Me’ - Patti Page, “High Noon” - Tex Ritter

At the movies -

Ivanhoe - Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine,

George Sanders.

Monkey Business - Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe.

Caribbean - John Payne, Arlene Dahl