Radio-TV mirror (Jan-June 1952)

Daytime diary AGAINST THE STORM When Sir! Allen married Hal Thomas she had no reason to think Hal was not the right man for her. Fortunately for Siri, she discovered quite soon that she had entirely mistaken Hal's character — and had not known enough about his past. The marriage ended, Siri tries to return to the happy security of her parents' home and the life of Deep Pool College. But the return is not as simple or as easy to effect as Siri hoped. M-F, 10:45 A.M. EDT, ABC. AUNT JENNY A touch of faded Hollywood glamour creates a problem in the marriage of Ann Harris and Dean Devereux, whose story was recently told by Aunt Jenny. When Dean's father Roland, an old-time movie star, moved in with the young couple, Ann found that his carefree spending habits wrecked her already tight budget. Fighting to win a fair chance for her marriage, Ann made some surprising discoveries about herself. M-F, 12:15 P.M. EDT, CBS. BACKSTAGE WIFE Against her deepest instincts, Mary Noble is at last persuaded to set in motion the machinery that will divorce her from her handsome actorhusband, Larry Noble. Gossip columnists and Mary's unscrupulous admirer, wealthy Rupert Barlow, succeed in convincing her that Larry is involved with his leading lady, Judith Venable. Will Mary realize in time that all the evidence against Larry is faked? M-F, 4 P.M. EDT, NBC. BIG SISTEB Ever since Millard Parker came to Glen Falls, Ruth Wayne has been fighting his evil efforts to ruin everyone over whom he can gain power. Ruth's husband John among them. Ruth is proR foundly shocked to discover that Selena Cummings, with whom she has established 24 such a close friendship, was once Parker's wife. When she learns what Parker did to Selena. Ruth wonders how he will ever be defeated. M-F, 1 P.M. EDT, CBS. THE BRIGHTER DAY Beautiful Althea has always been the sore thumb of the Dennis family — the one whose ambition and drive made her different. Is Althea at last on the verge of the brilliant success as an actress for which she has worked and hoped so single-mindedly? Or is there something else in store for her — something connected with young Larry Race, who cannot forget his brother's widow Vickie? M-F, 2:45 P.M. EDT, CBS. THE DOCTOR'S WIFE Julie Palmer is not only deeply in love with her husband, Dr. Dan Palmer, but is lucky enough to be able to look to him as her model in tact and constructive sympathy when the troubles of others are involved. However, Dan cannot help his own young brother, Ned, for in a sense it is Dan himself who creates Ned's problem. What happens when Julie takes a hand? M-F, 5:45 P.M. EDT, NBC. FRONT PAGE FARRELL Star reporter David Farrell bucks the police of his city when he sets out to prove the innocence of the girl they believe to be guilty in "The Beauty Shop Murder Case." When a glamorous young model is murdered in the salon, the pretty operator is the only other person present — or so it appears. But David insists "She's completely innocent, or the best actress I've ever seen." Which is the truth? M-F, 5:15 P.M. EDT, NBC. GUIDING EIGHT Meta White Roberts makes a final surrender to her past when she decides to end her marriage to Joe Roberts because his children fear and dislike her — the result of the terrible time when she went on trial for killing her previous husband, Ted White. Will Joe allow her to leave him? Or will young Kathy provide her own drastic solution and perhaps ruin her life as she takes a hasty, illadvised step? M-F, 1:45 P.M. EDT, CBS. HILLTOP HOUSE When Reed Nixon adopted twelve-year-old Marcia, he thought he was paying a debt to Marcia's father, who had died, Reed believed, indirectly through association with himself. Julie Paterno, head of Glendale's orphanage, quickly perceives that Marcia is incredibly spoiled and willful — a real problem. Will Julie herself be dangerously involved by Marcia's precocious shrewdness? M-F, 3 P.M. EDT, CBS. JUST PLAIN BILL Bill Davidson is torn between two strong emotions when he tries to clear young Barbara Moore of suspicion of attempting to murder her mother-in-law. On the one hand his devotion to justice urges him to help Barbara, but on the other his love for his daughter Nancy is a disturbing element, for Nancy and Barbara are avowed enemies. Will Nancy and Bill be alienated because of Barbara? M-F, 5 P.M. EDT, NBC. LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL Papa David often counsels his adopted daughter, Chichi, against being too impulsive, but he has so much faith in the soundness of Chichi's instincts that he never really worries about her. Will Martin Walker be Chichi's Waterloo? Is it because she is attracted to him that she refuses to believe he is a fortune-hunter? Or is Martin telling the truth about his relationship to wealthy Victoria Vandenbush? M-F, 3 P.M. EDT, NBC. LONE JOURNEY Lansing MacKenzie, long missing, returns to civilization to find that his wife Sidney, convinced of his death, has just married Wolf Bennet. Sidney immediately terminates her marriage with Wolf and attempts to rebuild a life with Lansing. But how will Lansing react as the time approaches when Sidney will bear Wolf's child, the result of their brief honeymoon? M-F, 11 A.M. EDT, ABC. LORENZO JONES Lorenzo Jones is a good garage mechanic, which is just what Jim Barker pays him to be and just what his wife Belle would be satisfied to see him remain. But Lorenzo's driving desire to achieve fame and fortune as an inventor has given Belle no peace. Sometimes he comes a cropper; but sometimes he comes so close to winning his goal that even Belle is dazzled. What happens to his latest brain-child? M-F, 5:30 P.M. EDT, NBC. MA PERKINS Augustus Pendleton is Rushville Center's big man — prominent, powerful, wealthy. His wife Mathilda and his daughter Gladys are the recognized