June 17, 2020: Port of Toledo

There are thirteen additiions today, from June 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There's one addition to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Friday, 6/19/59 ad, for appearances by Danny Thomas on Channel 11, with Gordon Ward and Doug Tabner and on the Saturday afternoon show, On Record Roundtable.

There are two additions to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Wednesday, 6/24/59 ad, for "That Other Woman" and "Girl Trouble" on The Big Show.

Sunday, 6/28/59 ad, for "Molly and Me" on Pajama Playhouse.

There are two additions to the the WTOL-TV 11 News Ads Gallery 1:

Thursday, 6/25/59 ad, for a CBS News special daytime report, The St. Lawrence Seaway Dedication.

Sunday, 6/28/59 ad, for the documenatry, Port of Toledo, narrated by Oscar Huff and Tom Finn.

There are two radio station ads...

One addition to the WOHO-WXEZ-WKLR Gallery:

Friday, 6/19/59 Worman's Corners ad, for the WTP (Wide Track Pontiac) fabulous sale. They were sponsors of WOHO's Friday night programming.

One addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Thursday, 6/25/59 ad, for the ABC Radio coverage of the Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson heavyweight championship fight. The pre-fight show featured local sportscasters Doug Tabner, Frank Gilhooley and Joe Tabner.

There are two additions to the Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 6/16/59 "On The Beam" item by Ray Oviatt, about WSPD-AM's Jum Uebelhart's 10,000th newscast for one sponsor. I believe it was Columbia Gas.

Monday, 6/29/59 "On The Beam" items, by Ray Oviatt. titled "Television Covers Seaway Dedication" and one other item, about The Newport Jazz Festival, on WTRT-FM.

There's also one addition to the The Blade stories Gallery:

Saturday, 6/27/59 front page of a special section, "The Seaway Story."

There are also three "other" ads...

One addition to the Retailers # 3 Gallery:

Saturday, 6/27/59 full-page ad: Tiedtke's proudly supports our new World Port! Nowhere in all the world is there a store just like Tiedtke's!...

One addition to the Utilities Gallery:

Sunday, 6/28/59 ad, for Toledo Edison (Now on the line: Bay Shore Unit No. 2).

One addition to the Auto Service-Parts-Repair Gallery:

Tuesday, 6/30/59 full-page ad, for Pure Oil (Another customer for Royal Welcome Service...Be Sure With Pure).

More 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

May 16, 2020: The News From Mount Idy

There are fourteen additiions today, from June 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There's are four additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 6/2/59 ad, for the CBS special, Texaco Presents, "Holiday U.S.A." with Burl Ives.

Friday, 6/5/59 ad, for Indianapolis 500 highlights, sponsored by Dowtown Studebaker.

Friday, 6/5/59 ad, for Jack Paar's Tonight Show, on NBC and "Captain's Paradise" on The Big Show.

Friday, 6/12/59 ad, again for Jack Paar's Tonight Show, on NBC, featuring the News from Mount Idy, with Charlie Weaver (Cliff Arquette).

There are three additions to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Monday, 6/1/59 ad, for "Road to Zanzibar" with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, and "Up the River," on The Big Show.

Saturday, 6/6/59 ad, for "Four Men and a Prayer" on Toltower Theatre at 6:00 p.m. and "Body and Soul" on Hollywood Spectacular at 10:35 p.m.

Sunday, 6/14/59 ad, for "Battle of Broadway" and "Crime of Dr. Forbes" on Double Feature Theatre at 2:00 p.m. and "Fallen Idol" on Pajama Playhouse at 11:20 p.m.

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

Saturday, 6/6/59 ad, for "Viva Villa" on Premiere Theater at 11:15 p.m. and "Swanee River," shown Sunday afternoon.

There's also one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Wednesday, 6/10/59 ad, for the NBC Ice Capades special, Summer on Ice. This special was originally broadcast by NBC on Monday, 6/6/59 and was seen on Detroit's WWJ-TV, Channel 4. It was sponsored by United States Brewers Foundatiion.

There are four radio station ads, too...

One addition to the WMHE-FM Gallery:

Monday, 6/1/59 ad: "The Finest Sound In Town Is Yours Over 92.5 MC, WMHE-FM. Try It and You Will Agree."

Two additions to the WTOD-WKKO Gallery:

Monday, 6/1/59 ad: "Romance of Helen Trent" and all the CBS radio dramas are now here!...WTOD.

Monday, 6/8/59 ad: "Young Dr. Malone" and all the CBS radio dramas are now here!...WTOD.

One addition to the WOHO-WXEZ-WKLR Gallery:

Monday, 6/15/59 ad: ...Want the Hottest Brand New Convertible in America? WTP (Wide-Track Pontiac)...WOHO...

There's also one addition to the Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Monday, 6/8/59 "On the Beam" items by Ray Oviatt, about a CBS-TV special on the dedication of the St. Lawrence Seaway, and about Toledo radio personalities at a Miami Beach disk jockey convention.

More June 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...


April 23, 2020: From Al Kaline to Ma Perkins

There are ten additions today, all from May 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There's one addition to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Monday, 5/18/59 ad, for a CBS special, America Pauses for the Merry Month of May, sponsored by Coca-Cola.

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

Monday, 5/18/59 "Daily Movie Box" ad, for "Dark Corner" on The Late Show, "The Beachcomber" on The Morning Movie, and "Johnny Angel" on Matinee Theater.

Friay, 5/22/59 ad, for two more movies, "Bataan" on Starlight Theater and "The Maltese Falcon" on Premiere Theater.

There are three radio station ads...

One addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery 1:

Sunday, 5/24/59 ad, for Pepsi-Cola's "Silver Dollar Man" contest.

Two additions to the WTOD-WKKO Gallery:

Monday, 5/259 ad (From Al Kaline to Ma Perkins...and everything in Between!...Dial 1560-CBS Radio).

Wednesday, 5/27/59 ad (...Much more than the top of the news because now we have the crack CBS News Team!...The station that now has everything! WTOD).

There are also four "other" ads...

One addition to the Utilities Gallery:

Saturday, 5/16/59 ad, for Toledo Edison (What a Bargain!).

One addition to the Food-Drinks-Tobacco-Misc Products Gallery 2:

Thursday, 5/21/59 ad, for Pepsi-Cola (Be sociable...serve Pepsi...).

One addition to the Restaurant-Bar-Club-Hotel Gallery:

Friday, 5/22/59 ad, for Don's Drive-In (A sign of the time: "Spacemen" love Trailblazers).

One addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Tuesday, 5/26/59 ad, for RCA Victor Televisions at DeVeaux Television (...See the whole show in "Living Color"...).

More 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

April 11, 2020: See Your 5 Favorite Films

There are ten additions today, all from May 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are three additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Monday, 5/4/59 ad, for five syndicated adventure shows, seen weeknights at 6:30...Navy Log on Monday, Danger is My Business on Tuesday, Whirlybirds on Wednesday, Walter Winchell on Thursday, and Decoy on Friday.

Tuesday, 5/5/59 ad, for a "Country Music Special" on NBC's Chevy Show. It was a delayed broadcast on Channel 11. It had aired on WWJ-TV, Channel 4 in Detroit on Sunday, 4/26/59. Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers, The Kingston Trio, Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl, Betty Johnson, and George Gobel appeared on the show.

Monday, 5/11/59 ad and promotional picture, for "Man in Orbit" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, on CBS. The show starred Lee Marvin, E.G. Marshall, and Peggy McCay.

There are two additions to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Saturday, 5/2/59 ad, for "Chad Hannah" on Toltower Theater and "Submarine Patrol" on Hollywood Spectacular.

Sunday, 5/10/59 ad (Vote Now! See your 5 favorite films on WTOL-TV, Channel 11). The ballot had a list of 50 movies.

There's one addition to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Friday, 5/1/59 Flintkote Co. ad, for Medic, on WJBK-TV, Channel 2.

There are two additions to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Monday, 5/4/59 story, "WTOD Joins The CBS Radio Chain May 24."

Friday, 5/15/59 story, "WSPD To Get New Facilities," about Channel 13's new transmitter and antenna facilities.

There's also one addition to the Restaurant-Bar-Club-Hotel Gallery:

Friday, 5/1/59 ad, for Don's Drive-In (Johnny Loves Trailblazers).

More May 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

April 1, 2020: I'm Looking For...

There are seven additions today, all from April 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Monday, 4/20/59 ad, for part one of "The Untouchables" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse. Of course, The Untouchables later became a series.

Wednesday, 4/22/59 ad, for the syndicated series, Colonel Flack ("I'm looking for..Colonel Flack" starring Alan Mowbray.

Thursday, 4/23/59 ad, for "The Browning Version" on Du Pont Show of the Month, on CBS, starring John Gielgud and Margaret Leighton.

Sunday, 4/26/59 ad, for a CBS special, Meet Me in St. Louis (I'm looking for..The Boy Next Door"...

Wednesday, 4/29/59 ad, for the syndicated series, State Trooper, starring Rod Cameron, sponsored by Harry's Auto & Home Stores.

There are two additions to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Friday, 4/17/59 ad, for two Saturday afternoon movies, "Blue Hill Bandits" and "Boss of Rawhide," on the premiere of.. Gunfire (I'm looking for..Gunfire"...Two big westerns every week).

Saturday, 4/18/59 ad, for "Magictown" on.. Hollywood Spectacular (I'm looking for..Magictown"...James Stewart and Jane Wyman).

More 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

March 26, 2020: Mr. Do-Bee's Coming

There are seven additions today, all from March 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are three additions with five total ads, to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Wednesday, 4/1/59, Friday, 4/3/59, and Saturday, 4/4/59 ads, in one image, for the WTOL-TV premiere of Romper Room, with Miss Judy. (Mrs. Ronald K. Turner).

Saturday, 4/4/59 Foodtown ad, again for the premiere of Romper Room.

Monday, 4/6/59 ad, for a rerun of Rod Serling's "Time Element" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse.

There's one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Thursday, 4/16/59 ad, for Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges, sponsored by Toledo area RCA Victor and Whirlpool Dealers.

There are two additions to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Thursday, 4/2/59 items from an "On The Beam" column by Ray Oviatt, titled "'Queen' Heads New Local Tot Show," about Romper Room. There's also an item about the Toledo Boys Club performing a skit on Channel 11.

Tuesday, 4/14/59 "On The Beam" items about Toledoans in show business, by Ray Oviatt, titled "Toledo Producer Has New TV Series," about Andrew Fenady producing The Rebel. There's another item about Lloyd Thaxton, and one more about Teresa Brewer.

There's also one radio ad, an addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Friday, 4/10/59 ad, for WTOL's coverage of the Cleveland Indians season opener, against Kansas City.

More April 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

March 11, 2020: Eye Operation Skillfully Done

There are eight additions today, all from March 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are two additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Friday, 3/27/59 ad, for the CBS show, High Adventure with Lowell Thomas, sponsored by United Motors System / Delco Battery / Delco-Remy.

Monday, 3/30/59 ad, for "The Hard Road" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, with Barry Sullivan and Cliff Robertson, on CBS.

There's one addition to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Sunday, 3/1/59 ad, for "Hail the Conquering Hero," sponsored by Better Builders Suplly Co., suppliers of Mural Stone.

There are two additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Thursday, 3/26/59 ad, for the WSPD-TV premiere of the syndicated Bold Venture, starring Dane Clark and Joan Marshall. It was sponsored by Kroger.

Tuesday, 3/31/59 ad, for New York Confidential, starring Lee Tracy, sponsored by Drewrys Beer. The episode that night was "A Covenant with Death."

There are two additions to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 3/10/59 "On The Beam" items by Ray Oviatt. "Eye Operation Skillfully Done" was a review of a WWJ-TV, Channel 4 show that aired the previous night. Another item was about WTLG changing its call letters to WHRW and Bowling Green basketball coverage by WOHO and WTOL.

Monday, 3/16/59 "On The Beam" items by Ray Oviatt, about WTOL's Peter Hahn joining the staff of WJR, about a Toledoan appearing on an NBC show, and about Eddie Chase resigning from CKLW-AM.

There's also one "other" ad, an addition to the Auto Manufacturers/Dealers Ads Gallery:

Tuesday, 3/3/59 Chrysler ad, featuring their Push-button automatic shifters (We're back in high gear at Chrysler Corporation.

More 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way..

March 3, 2020: Another Big Bang From T. N. T.

There are seven additions today, all from February 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are three additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 2/10/59 ad, for The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, now shown on Channel 11, on a nine day delay fom the original NBC broadcast date. The show was previously seen in Toledo on Channel 13.

Also see this Peach Section story.

Monday, 2/16/59 ad, for "Chez Rouge" with Janis Paige, on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse.

Another Monday, 2/16/59 ad, for some of WTOL-TV's weekday shows, The Burns & Allen Show, Adventure Castle, with the Friendly Giant and the Sing-Hi Sing-Lo Lady, Our Miss Brooks, I Married Joan, and The Little Rascals (Another big bang from T. N. T. on Ch. 11).

There's one addition to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Tuesday, 2/10/59 ad, for NBC's Bell Telephone Hour presentation of "American Festival," on WWJ-TV, Channel 4, sponsored by Ohio Bell.

There's one addition to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 2/16/59 "On The Beam" item by Ray Oviatt, about an open house at the University of Toledo, for future station WGTE-TV, Channel 30.

There's one addition to WMHE-FM Gallery:

Wednesday, 2/11/59 ad, for a program featuring Kenneth Amada and Seymour Benstock with the Toledo Orchestra, live from the Peristyle of the Toledo Museum of Art.

And there's one more "other" ad, an addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Monday, 2/9/59 ad, for RCA Victor TV sets, with "printed circuits."

More 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

February 26, 2020: First In Toledo...

There are seven additions today, all from February 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are two additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

2/3/59 ad, for Tuesday night shows, U.S. Marshal, The Invisible Man, To Tell The Truth, The Arthur Godfrey Show, The Red Skelton Show, News with Oscar Huiff and Clem Gendron, and Jack Paar (NBC).

Monday, 2/9/59 ad, for "Lucy Goes to Alaska" on The Westinghouse Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show, with guest star Red Skelton.

There's one addition to the WTOL-TV 11 News Ads Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 2/3/59 ad, for Kroger Wrap-Up with Oscar Huff delivering the news.

There are two additions to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Friday, 2/6/59 ad, for "Academy Award Weekend" movies, "Going My Way" on Saturday, and "Spellbound" on Sunday.

Saturday, 2/7/59 ad, again for Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald in "Going My Way" on Hollywood Spectacular.

There's one addition to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Monday, 2/9/59 item about NBC's Dinah Shore Chevy Show, moving to WTOL-TV, Channel 11 after being dropped by WSPD-TV, Channel 13.

And there's one more "other" ad, an addition to the Auto Manufacturers/Dealers Ads Gallery:

Monday, 2/2/59 ad, for the 1959 Edsel, sold in Toledo at Ronson Edsel, Inc.

More February 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

February 18, 2020: First In Toledo...

There are eight additions today, all from January 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are two additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Thursday, 1/22/59 ad, for "The Velvet Alley" on the CBS series, Playhouse 90, starring Art Carney (First in Television Drama).

Monday, 1/26/59 ad, for The Danny Thomas Show, also on CBS (First in Television Comedy).

There are two additions to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Sunday, 1/18/59 ad, for two afternon movies. "Mister Peabody and the Mermaid" and "Drums Along the Mohawk," sponsored by Richfield Construction.

Saturday, 1/31/59ad, for "Geronimo" starring Preston Foster, on Hollywood Spectacular (First in Television Movies).

There's one addition to the WTOL-TV 11 News Ads Gallery 1:

Wednesday, 1/28/59 ad, for Newstime with Oscar Huff, Watch With Ward with Gordon Ward, Trophy Room with Doug Tabner, CBS News with Richard Hottelet, Red Toledo with Steve Gilmartin, Weather with Clem Gendron, Saturday Midnite News with Tom Finn, and Radio

There's one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Friday, 1/30/59 ad, for Your City Reports (An informed Citizen is a City Asset).

There's one addition to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Monday, 1/26/59 ad, for "The Alphabet Conspiracy" on the Bell Science Series, on Detroit's NBC affiliate, WWJ-TV, Channel 4, sponsored by Ohio Bell.

And there's one radio station ad...

An addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Wednesday, 1/28/59 ad, for 4-Star Sports Final with Doug Tabner, Al Sacksteder, Frank Gilhooley, and Joe Tabner.

More 1959 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

February 12, 2020: Eye On Toledo

There are seven additions today, all from January 1959 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There's one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Thursday, 1/1/59 ad, for ABC's coverage of The Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Preview, sponsored by Quaker Oats. Ronald Reagan and Audrey Meadows hosted with commentary by Mel Allen. The program was also carried by WXYZ-TV, Channel 7 in Detroit.

There are three additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Saturday, 1/2/59 ad, for a Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings NHL game.

Wednesday, 1/7/59 ad, for The Timex All-Star Jazz Show, on CBS. Jackie Gleason hosted with appearances by Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzie Gillespie, and others.

Sunday, 1/18/59 ad, for Eye On Toledo (See March of Dimes Doll Display...)

There's one addition to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Sunday, 1/11/59 ad, for two afternoon movies, "Footlight Serenade" and "Secret Beyond the Door," sponsored by Richfield Construction.

There's one addition to the WTOL-TV 11 News Ads Gallery 1:

Sunday, 1/18/59 ad, for Watch With Ward, with Gordon Ward anchoring, sponsored by the Ohio Fuel Gas Company.

And there's one addition to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Monday, 1/12/59 ad, for "Adventures in Music" on NBC's Bell Telephone Hour, with Harry Belefonte, Maurice Evans, and Renata Tebaldi. The program was live and in color on WWJ-TV, Channel 4.

More January 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

February 5, 2020: The Big Five

There are six additions today, all from December 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are three additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Sunday, 12/14/58 ad, for movies and the CBS prime-time line-up of shows. The Movies were "Western Union," "My Friend Flicka," and "The Bells of St. Mary's" and the Sunday night shows were The Jack Benny Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, GE Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Keep Talking, What's My Line? and News and Weather at 11.

Monday, 12/22/58 ad, for a rerun of "Lucy Goes to Sun Valley" on Westinghouse Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show, on CBS.

Monday, 12/29,58 ad, for "The Crazy Hunter" on Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, on CBS.

There's also one addition to the the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Saturday, 12/13/58 ad, for Gary Cooper in "High Noon," on Hollywood Spectacular, at 10:30 pm.

There are two more radio station ads...

One addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Friday, 12/.19/58 ad: The Big Difference is The Big Five on WTOL Radio! Allan Michaels, Larry DeBeau, Joe Weaver, Jim Hamilton, and now Garry Miller! Hear him on Kaffee Klatsch, Mid-Day Midway, and Saturday Afternoon Swing Session.

One addition to the WMHE-FM Gallery:

Monday, 12/22/58 ad, for Christmas Music, as it should be heard...

February 2, 2020: Doug Tabner's Trophy Room

There are seven additions today, all from December 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are three additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Wednesday, 12/10/58 ad, for their line-up of shows that day: "The House on 92nd. Street" on The Big Show, News at 6 & 7 PM, and evening CBS shows, Pursuit, The Millionaire, I've Got a Secret, and "Darkest Corner" on Circle Theater.

Thursday, 12/11/58 ad, for Doug Tabner's Trophy Room, sponsored by Niagara of Toledo.

Friday, 12/12/58 ad, for Trackdown, sponsored by Mobil Oil.

There's one addition to the WTOL-TV 11 News Ads Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 12/9/58 ad, for Kroger News Wrap-up, with Oscar Huff, WTOL-TV news director.

There are two additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Movie Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 12/9/58 ad, for four movies, "The Men," "House on 92nd. Street, "Sitting Pretty," and "Ghost Busters."

Thursday, 12/11/58 ad, for "Sitting Pretty."

There's one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Friday, 12/12/58 ad, for Let's Ask the Doctor. The subject was "Cataracts," presented by the Academy of Medicine.

More December 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

January 25, 2020: This Is WTOL-Television

There are eight additions today, all from December 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are four additions to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Friday, 12/5/58 ad, for WTOL-TV's very first program, This Is WTOL-Television. See the second Peach Section image below for more details.

Saturday, 12/6/58 ad, for the CBS show, High Adventure with Lowell Thomas, sponsored by Delco.

Sunday, 12/7/58 ad, for The Ed Sullivan Show, on CBS, sponsored locally by Ronson Edsel and Irv Pollock Lincoln-Mercury.

Monday, 12/8/58 ad, for The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse presentation of "Silent Thunder," with John Drew Barrymore and Earl Holliman.

There are two additions to the WTOL-TV 11 News Ads Gallery 1:

Friday, 12/5/58 ad, for Edison Newstime, sponsored by Toledo Edison.

Monday, 12/8/58 ad, for Watch With Ward (Gordon Ward), sponsored by The Ohio Fuel Gas Company (Columbia Gas).

There are also two additions to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Wednesday, 12/3/58 "On The Beam" items by Ray Oviatt, about an NBC Opera Company broadcast on WMHE-FM, WTOL-TV's Eye on Toledo, the postponment of a Toledoan's visit to Dick Clark's show on ABC, and an item about channel 11's first program to be broadcast...

Friday, 12/5/58 story, "Special Program Brings In WTOL," about their first program, called This Is WTOL-Television which featured Ohio's newly elected governor and Danny Thomas.

More December 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

January 19, 2020: Watch With Ward

There are eight additions today, all from November 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are two additions to the WTOL-TV 11 News Ads Gallery 1:

Friday, 11/28/58 ad, for Watch With Ward, a 7:00 p.m. newscast with Gordon Ward.

Sunday, 11/20/58 ad, again for Watch With Ward, sponsored by The Ohio Fuel Gas Company.

There's one addition to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Sunday, 11/30/58 full-page ad for the new Toledo station. Shows to be seen on the new CBS affilate included The Danny Thomas Show, Have Gun-Will Travel, The Garry Moore Show, The Arthur Godfrey Show, What's My Line?, The Red Skelton Show, Perry Mason, Father Knows Best, Wanted-Dead or Alive, and NBC's Jack Paar Show.

There's one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Saturday, 11/29,58 ad, for The Lawrence Welk Show, sponsored by Toledo area Dodge Dealers.

There are two additions to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Wednesday, 11/26/58 ad, for ABC's coverage of The J.L. Hudson Co. Thanksgiving Day Children's Parade, on WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, with Captain Kangaroo. It was sponsored by Chrysler. According to the next day's listings, it was also on WSPD-TV, Channel 13.

Saturday, 11/30/58 ad, for The Pontiac Star Parade presentation of The Victor Borge Show, on CBS (WJBK-TV, Channel 2).

There's one addition to the WMHE-FM Gallery:

Sunday, 11/30/58 ad, for the Toledo Choral Scoiety's presentation of Handel's The Messiah, from the Peristyle, Toledo Museum of Art.

There's also one addition to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Saturday, 11/30/58 item about Toledo's second television station: "First Broadcast of WTOL-TV Set For Next Friday."

More 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

January 12, 2020: Channel 11 - Coming Soon!

There are seven additions today, all from November 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There's one addition to the WTOL-TV 11 Ads Gallery 1:

Friday, 11/14/58 ad: Ch 11 Coming Soon! Toledo's New Tower...Community Broadcasting Company...

There's one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Saturday, 11/22/58 ad, for "What Now?" on Voice of Labor with David Pugh and Frank Duvandack, speaking on Toledo Schools.

There are three ads for radio stations...

Two additions to the WOHO-WXEZ-WKLR Gallery:

Tuesday, 11/4/58 ad: Election Returns presented by George Folk Appliance.

Friday, 11/21/58 ad: Football Tonight...Central Catholic vs. Louisville Flaget. Central defeated the Louisville team 9-0 in the Exposition Bowl.

One addition to the WTOL-AM Gallery:

Friday, 11/14/58 ad, for The Sunday Show (Music-Music-Music in stereo...)

There's one addition to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Part of a Tuesday, 11/25/58 "On The Beam" column by Ray Oviatt, titled "WTOL-TV Soon To Bring New Lineup." There were also other items about Toledoans appearing on CBS and ABC shows.

There's one "other" ad as well:

One addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Saturday, 11/8/58 ad, for Cliff Clark's Appliance: Notice Regarding Channel 11...

More November 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

January 2, 2020: Welk Goes Stereophonic on The Plymouth Show

There are twelve additions today, all from October 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are five additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Wednesday, 10/15/58 ad, for "The Ginger Rogers Show" on Pontiac Star Parade.

Thursday, 10/16/58 ad, for The Pat Boone Chevy Show, sponsored by Chevrolet dealers.

Monday, 10/20/58 ad, for "The Case for Dr. Mudd" on The Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, starring Lew Ayres and hosted by Desi Arnaz.

Monday, 10/27/58 ad, for The Voice of Firestone, featuring selections from "Kismet."

Wednesday, 10/29/58 ad, for The Plymouth Show, starring Lawrence Welk, in "stereophonic" sound, via WSPD-TV and WTOL-AM.

There are two additions to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Both ads are for CBS shows seen on WJBK-TV, Channel 2:

Wednesday, 10/29/58 ad, for Armstrong Circle Theater. Kelsey & Freeman Lumber Co. was a local dealer for Armstrong Ceilings.

Friday, 10/31/58 ad, for Trackdown, sponsored by Socony Mobil Oil.

There are two ads for radio stations...

One addition to the Other Radio Stations/Networks Gallery:

Tuesday, 10/14/58 ad, for Speaking of Money, with Norman Buckner, "The Ohio Citizens Man," heard on both WSPD-AM and WOHO-AM.

One addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Tuesday, 10/24/58 ad, for a political program about "Right-to-Work" on The People Speak. With Soundness People Decide. The ad was paid for by Rank & File Committee for Right To Work.

There are two additions to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Tuesday, 10/28/58 "On The Beam" item by Ray Oviatt, about Harold Shaw doing play-by-play for Toledo Mercury home hockey games.

Thursday, 10/30/58 "On The Beam" item by Ray Oviatt, about The TU Hour on WSPD-TV.

And there's one "other" ad...

An addition to the TV-Radio ads Gallery:

Wednesday, 10/15/58 ad, for Tee Vee Service Club of Toledo (...We Will Adjust Your TV Set to Channel 11---Free!). WTOL-TV would begin broadcasting two months later.

More 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

December 20, 2019: Citizen's Press Conference

There are eleven additions today, all from October 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There are seven additions to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Wednesday, 10/1/58 ad, for Pro Football Highlights, sponsored by Buckeye Brewing Company.

Friday, 10/3/58 ad, for Pro Football Hi Lites, with Glenn Davis, sponsored by Du Pont

Monday, 10/6/58 ad, for "Lucy Goes to Mexico" on Desilu Playhouse, with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley and Maurice Chevalier. It was sponsored by Westinghouse.

Friday,10/10/58 ad, for All-Star Golf, featuring Bill Casper, Jr. and Peter Thompson and sponsored by Miller High Life.

Saturday, 10/11/58 ad, for Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr. It was sponsored by Mutual of Omaha insurance, available locally through the Rush Kirkham Agency.

Sunday, 10/12/58 Sports Section ad for Sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges and sponsored by Mercury Outboard Motors, availaible at Mainline Distributors.

Monday, 10/13/58 political ad for Mike Disalle's Citizens' Press Conference.

There's one addition to the 1950s Detroit TV Station ads in The Blade Gallery:

Wednesday, 10/8/58 ad, for "Alaska--The Last Frontier" on High Adventure with Lowell Thomas, on CBS. No Toledo station carried it but it was on Detroit's WJBK-TV, Channel 2. The show was sponsored by United Motors Systems / Delco.

And there are three additions to The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Three "On The Beam" items by Ray Oviatt, two from Wednesday, 10/1/58 and one from Thursday, 10/2/58. The top item was about The Toledo Orchestra on WMHE-FM from the Peristyle of the Toledo Museum of Art. The other items were about the carraige of The Lawrence Welk Show in "stereo" via TV coverage on Detroit's WXYZ-TV, Channel 7 and radio coverage on Toledo's WTOL-AM.

Thursday, 10/2/58 "TV Key Preview" of the Leave it to Beaver episode, "Beaver's Poem," and a publicity picture of Jerry Mathers. The show was carried on WXYZ-TV, Channel 7.

Saturday, 10/4/58 picture of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, publicizing their upcoming appearance in Toledo at the Sports Arena. This was less than four months before Buddy Holly died.

More October 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

December 8, 2019: T.U. Confidential

There are six additions today, all from September 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade.

There's one addition to the WSPD-TV 13 Ads Gallery 3:

Monday, 9/22/58 ad, for "The Quiet Crowd." The program in the listings at 8:30 was called Invitation Playhouse. The ad was paid for by the Toledo Community Adverstising Fund.

There are three ads for radio stations...

One addition to the Other Radio Stations/Networks Gallery:

Tuesday, 9/16/58 Toledo Bar Association ad for Constitution Day programming on WTOD-AM, WOHO-AM, WSPD-AM, WTOL-AM and WTDS-FM.

One addition to the WOHO Gallery:

Monday, 9/22/58 ad, for T.U. Confidential, sponsored by Food Town.

One addition to the WSPD-AM Gallery 1:

Friday, 9/26/58 ad, for The Otto Graham Quarterback Club, sponsored by the four Big Bargain Barns.

There's one addition to the The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Saturday, 9/27/58 picture of Joi Lansing. She appeared on many TV series including I Love Lucy, The Adventures of Superman, Bat Masterson, Petticoat Junction, Maverick, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, and The Beverly Hillbillies.

There's one more "other" ad: An addition to the Toledo Area Events...Gallery # 2:

Friday, 9/26/58 ad for The Toledo Zoo (Lookin' for Real Family Entertainment?? The Zoo's Got It!).

More 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...

December 2, 2019: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

There are six additions today, all from September 1958 editions of The Toledo Blade, however there are no ads for TV or radio stations.

There are two additions to the The Blade Peach Section Gallery 1:

Wednesday, 9/3/58 picture of Joan Collins in a bathing suit. The 25-year-old was given the title, "The most beautiful girl in the world" by the Professional Photographers Society.

Friday, 9/12/58 picture of Gloria Talbott, also wearing a bathing suit. She appeared on The Adventures of Superman, The Cisco Kid, Gunsmoke, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Zorro and other TV shows.

There are four other ads, too...

One addition to the Auto Service-Parts-Repair Gallery:

Thursday, 9/4/58 ad for Sohio's new Toledo refinery, "the world'smost modern."

One addition to the Auto Manufacturers/Dealers Ads Gallery:

Monday, September 8, 1958 ad for 1959 Buick LeSabre, Invicta, and Electra models.
Two additMonday, 9/8/58 ad, for Eastern Air Linesions to the Utilities / Airlines Gallery:

Monday, 9/8/58 ad, for Eastern Air Lines ("Eastern's experience inspires confidence").

Monday, 9/15/58 ad, for United Air Lines ("This is radar. It means extra comfort for you when you fly United Air Lines").

More September 1958 ads, from the online archives of The Toledo Blade, are on the way...