TV Guide (January 1, 1955)

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For Week Beginning January 1st, 1955 SATURDAY MORNING 7:50 Q Today's Thoughts 7:55 Q Local News Report 8:00 O Ray Rayner Show Music on records and weather reports. (Five minutes of local news at 8:55.) 8:30 O Kids' Holidciy-Ned Locke 9:00 0 True Picture—Film 0 Happy Felton's Gang The bagpipe strains of "Auld Lang Syne" help Happy and the gang usher in the New Year. We see films of Dagenham girl pipers of Scotland, bagpipers; the Houcs, high-speed jugglers; Three Mer- keys, comedy contortionists. Happy asks children from the audience questions on the film. A bicycle is the prize. Q This Is the Life—Religion "The Spirit of Christmas." A laboratory fire throws some light on the scientific chemist who says "humbug" to Christ¬ mas. Forrest Taylor and Onslow Stevens. 9:30 O Winky Dink and You Jock Borry and Winky ask their artistic pals to draw the dashboard of a motor- boot and then go for a ride in the New York harbor. Chapter five of "Mysto." @ Paul Winchell Show Among Jerry's New Year's resolutions is one to help Paul with the housework. His first chore, to iron Paul's red "woolies." As a reward, Milton Delugg gives Jerry a "new look" shampoo and haircut. O MOVIE-Westem "Drifting River." A cowboy and his pol trace a gang of horse thieves who are stealing horses from the army. Roscoe Ates and Eddie Dean. 9:45 O Film Shorts 10:00 Q Captain Midnight "Touchdown Terror." The university foot¬ ball coach asks Capt. Midnight to help prevent star quarterback Bud Mayfield from getting involved in a gambling scandal. (Film) Cast Capt. Midnight .Richard Webb Bud Mayfield .Mark Andrews "Doc" Harrison .Joseph H. Hamilton Bates .Terry Frost Tut .Olan Soule Ikky .Sid Melton Smilin' Ed's Gang—Kids 0 Funnyboners—Kids Today's chimp J. Fred Muggs is the guest of Jimmy Weldon and Webster Webfoot. Webster and Jimmy ask the children selected from the audience a few ques¬ tions. The correct answers bring prizes. O space Patrol-Adventure Comm. Corry, Cadet Happy, and Maj. Robertson fall into the clutches of "Arach- na," the giant space spider, when they go off to search for a vanished space ship. Ed Kemmer, Lyn Osborn. Ken May¬ er plays Maj. Robertson. Kurt Katch plays Arachna. (Film) 10:30 Q Abbott & Costello-Comedy "Little Old Lady." Bud and Lou's plans boomerang when they try to help a little old lady who has just been dispossessed. 0 (g) Corbett, Space Cadet Frankie Thomas stars in the role of Tom Corbett, the young Space Cadet. O Scrub Club—Kids Qj Bob Atcher's Playtime Bob with Western songs. A-10 TV GUIDE