TV Radio Mirror (Jan - Jun 1955)

Daytime Diary (Continued from page 25) PEPPER YOUNG'S FAMILY Carter Trent has what he believes to be the best reason in the world for disappearing — a desire to keep trouble from his family. But if he could see Peggy's anguish as each ray of hope turns into a will o' the wisp, he might reconsider his decision. Even if he is found and the truth exposed about the crime he did not commit, can Peggy's faith and trust ever be fully restored? NBC Radio. PERRY MASON Because there is an unhappy secret in Lois Monahan's past — and because she works for a wealthy, influential man — a combination of curious circumstances collects around her and eventually explodes in a crisis of farreaching consequences. Will Perry Mason's understanding and previous knowledge of Lois make it easier for him to get to the bottom of this important case and discover his hidden adversary? CBS Radio. THE RIGHT TO HAPPINESS With Carolyn in serious peril, Miles refuses to believe he must choose between his political career and his defense of her. Annette Thorpe has tried hard to persuade him to leave Carolyn's defense alone, but Miles has learned that as far as his private life is concerned Annette can be ruthless and untrustworthy. Will he discover that this is just as true of his political life? NBC Radio. THE ROAD OF LIFE The double game that Dr. Jim Brent and his wife Jocelyn are playing goes bitterly against the grain, but the hope of reversing Jocelyn's deportation sentence is enough to . keep them at it — Jocelyn pretending to enjoy Armand Monet's attentions and Jim allowing Sybil Conrad to believe that he cares for her. Will he win proof of Sybil's guilt before this dangerous girl guesses she is being hoodwinked? CBS-TV and CBS Radio. THE ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT Jilted by Brett Chapman, Helen Trent has once more realized that the real love of her life is lawyer Gil Whitney, and for the first time in years she and Gil dare to hope for a future together as he seems on the verge of persuading his wife Cynthia to give him a divorce. But Brett, free once more to pursue Helen, is not likely to accept this blow to his renewed feeling for her. Will Helen and Gil find an unexpected enemy? CBS Radio. ROSEMARY Springdale is a small town, and Rosemary is accustomed to the kind of neighborliness that is more than a word. But Diane Thompson seems disinclined to fit herself into the neighborly pattern, though she appears interested and friendly enough on the surface. Bill, absorbed in his anti-narcotics campaign, does not share Rosemary's disturbance, but she cannot help wondering about Mrs. Thompson. CBS Radio. SEARCH FOR TOMORROW Miraculously exonerated from the murder charge T that might have cost her her life, Joanne v Barron has every right to anticipate a B brighter future. But much suffering has made her cautious of anticipating happiness, and she faces almost without surprise the possibility that her vengeful mother in-law may still be able to prevent her from settling down to a contented life in Henderson. CBS-TV. THE SECOND MRS. RVRTON Stan Burton, his wife Terry, and Stan's brotherin-law Lew Archer are the first to admit that the desperate scheme of Stan's sister Marcia to marry off their wealthy mother would be a great relief to all of them. Marcia hopes that a new life of her own will keep Mother Burton from running her children's lives. But the halfhumorous efforts of the four conspirators may have some highly dangerous results. CBS Radio. THE SECRET STORM Pauline Tyrell's enmity for her brother-in-law, Peter Ames, increased rather than diminished when her sister's death left him a widower, and when Jane Edwards came into his life it assumed pathological intensity. For the first time, as Pauline makes her most serious effort to wreck him, Peter wonders if he will ever escape from the hatred of this woman who once wanted to marry him. Can she take his children now? CBS-TV. STELLA DALLAS Wealthy Ada Dexter relentlessly pursues her insane plan to force a divorce between Laurel and Dick Grosvenor, so that Laurel will be free to marry Stanley Warrick, Ada's son. Meanwhile Stella, who has dedicated her life to promoting Laurel's happiness, tries desperately to restrain the daughter she loves so much from making an irreparable mistake. But there are some decisions not even a mother can make for her child. NBC Radio. THiS IS NORA DRAKE The brief months of Nora's marriage were the happiest she had known, and since Fred's death only her desire for justice for his murderers has kept her from breaking down. Wyn Robinson's revelations bring her closer to her goal, and with the help of the District Attorney, her roommate Marguerite, and a persistent, quick-witted reporter, Nora comes closer to the truth. Will she reach it in time? CBS Radio. VALIANT LADY There was a time when Helen Emerson would willingly have turned to Bill Fraser for comfort after the death of her husband. But Bill's realization that he loved her came far too late, and now he watches resentfully her illstarred romance with Chris Kendall. Will Helen's concern over her son Mickey's troubles defer her own decision about Chris? Or will it be his insane wife who controls the end? CBS-TV. WENDY WARREN AND THE NEWS Life as a small -town editor has not been as dull as Wendy sometimes feared it might be. Almost the first day she stepped into the middle of a tense situation with repercussions sufficiently important to involve the FBI. But more significantly, to the recently-widowed Wendy, she has also befriended an attractive, lonely man and his delightful little daughter. Are Aunt Dorrie's prophecies justified? CBS Radio. WHEN A GIRL MARRIES Even after years of a successful marriage, a man begins to question himself if he is suddenly unable to provide for his family. Though Harry's financial difficulties rose out of no fault of his own, his impatience and resentment complicate the problem Joan already has with her old friend Phil Stanley, for she knows Harry would be furious if she accepted the help Phil can easily give. ABC Radio. THE WOMAN IN MY HOUSE No family is without its problems, and, as James and Jessie Carter learned years ago, the more children, the more problems. At the moment they are contending with the doings of every age group, from infant grandchildren up to their eldest son Jeff, a fully adult young man. Half amused, half concerned, Jessie wonders if there is ever an end to a parent's trials. NBC Radio. YOUNG DR. MALONE Although Dr. Jerry Malone is aware that his aspirations for the Dineen Clinic fall short of what a more ambitious man might wish, he does not realize that steps are being taken to take control of the Clinic away from him. Has Dr. Ted Mason made the worst bargain of his life in marrying wealthy, power-hungry Marcia Sutton? And will Jerry's troubles be tragically complicated by the jealousy of his young daughter Jill? CBS Radio. YOUNG WIDDER BROWN When Dr. Anthony Loring jilted Ellen Brown, she determined to put him out of her mind and to ignore as far as possible the vindictive ness of his scheming wife, Millicent. But Millicent's fear that Anthony still loves Ellen keeps her hatred alive, and leads her to attempt to crush Ellen completely to preserve her own security. How will the reappearance of her former husband affect Millicent's plans? NBC Radio. "just neighbors" that's the perfect description of the fascinating characters you meet on NBC-TV's exciting "Daydramas" THE GREATEST GIFT CONCERNING MISS MARLOWE HAWKINS FALLS FIRST LOVE THE WORLD OF MR. SWEENEY • see them in action, in exclusive personal-album pictures, in the July TV RADIO MIRROR on sale June 7