Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1950)

LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL. Here's your Radio Mirror guide to daytime drama — information on plot, characters, time and station Toby Nelson heard on NBC 3 P.M. EST On their recent trip to Texas, Chichi and Papa David met the handsome rancher Cai Duncan, and were delighted to see him again when he came East. It turned out that Cal was not pursuing Chichi so much as a singing career, something he wants with all his heart. Cat's break into the big time is not entirely successful, and he takes the incident so deeply to heart as to disappear. Before he is found again, Chichi goes through some serious heart-searching and Papa David, always sharp-eyed where Chichi is concerned as he is over most people whom he loves, really believes that Cal Duncan may become a very important person in Chichi's life. GUIDING LIGHT. Ray Brandon heard on CBS 1:45 P.M. EST Once again little Chuckie is the pawn in a desperate game between his mother, Meta, and his father, wealthy advertising executive Ted White, as their difference over Chuckle's education breaks out into open conflict. Because he controls Bill Bauer's job, he is able to suggest to Bertha, Bill's wife, that she support certain statements about Meta which he plans to make. Suddenly, however, all Meta's fears that Chuckie will be harmed by the rugged regime his father has dictated for him are justified. The child is severely injured during a boxing lesson. As he lies near death in Selby Flats Hospital, Meta wonders if there is any way out for herself and her child. LORENZO JONES. Sandy Matson heard on NBC 4:30 P.M. EST Fifi, the beautician from Paris, has done a lot to complicate Lorenzo's life of late. He is working on an invention financed by her uncle Pierre — a youth machine — when his boss, Jim Barker, tries to talk him into perfecting a half-finished previous invention, a self-winding carjack. Just as Lorenzo is about to agree to Jim Barker's request, Uncle Pierre writes Fifi that there is somebody else in Paris working on a youth machine. So naturally Lorenzo throws himself into the youth machine project in an effort to complete the first machine and be recognized as the original inventor. Is this the wise choice for him to make at this point? Has his wife Belle real cause for alarm? HILLTOP HOUSE. Grace Dolben heard on CBS 3:15 P.M. EST It isn't often that one of the older children of the orphanage known as Hilltop House gets a chance at adoption. Most people want babies but fourteen-year-old Pixie has appealed strongly to one childless couple and Julie Paterno, Hilltop's supervisor, is especially delighted when plans for Pixie's adoption are actually put into motion. Adoption plans take some time, however, and before they are put through, Pixie makes the shocking discovery that her real father died in jail. Pixie, an extremely sensitive adolescent, reacts violently to the revelation and Julie sees with some concern that the bright future she envisioned for the girl may not really materialize. MA PERKINS Evey Fitz heard on CBS 1:15 P.M. EST Shuffle Shober is about to begin to fight. Horrified as he sees his old friend, Ma Perkins, increasingly at the mercy of her cousins, the Hammachers, Shuffle begins to gather proof to show Ma of the dishonesty of the cousins. Since they've been in town they have managed to drive Shuffle out of it, alienate Ma from most of her family and have now started to work on Fay, Ma's widowed daughter . . . the one with the money. Sylvester Hammacher asks Fay to marry him, and when she doubtfully consults Shuffle he decides the time has come to bring the cousins out into the open. Can he convince Ma of what he knows — that the cousins are no good? JUST PLAIN BILL. Bill Davidson heard on NBC 5:30 P.M. EST Bill Davidson brings his investigation of the Lewis case to a close by revealing that Mrs. Lewis's son, Ronald, was responsible for his mother's death. In his frenzy over being discovered, Ronald shoots and seriously wounds Bill's daughter, Nancy. Medical advice sends Bill on a search for surgeon Dr. "Nathan Drew, the only man who can save Nancy's life, but when Bill discovers Drew at his summer camp the doctor has a sprained ankle and cannot be moved. He urges Bill to allow his son, Leonard, to perform the operation. Is Bill right in thinking that the emotionally upset condition of Dr. Leonard Drew might cause him to perform an unsuccessful operation? NONA FROM NOWHERE. Vernon Dutell heard on CBS 3 P.M. EST Nona Brady, adopted daughter of Pat Brady, is now well on her way to screen stardom, with a glamorous career planned for her at Palladium Films. Producer Vernon Dutell, Pat's old friend, has asked Nona to marry him, and Nona has accepted. Every promise of happiness appears in store for Nona when J.M.L., head of Palladium, gives a party at which Vernon once again meets J.M.L.'s daughter, Kay. Nona discovers that Kay and Vernon were at one time very close, and it is evident that Vernon is much disturbed by the meeting. Has Kay made him re-examine his love for Nona? Is his feeling for Kay just friendship — or something more? RADIO MIRROR READER BONUS 69