TV Guide (July 2, 1955)

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JULY 4 ffi)JUL Y 4 PARTY I special! Preston Foster is featured in Independence Day celebration from Fair- mount Park. 10:00 (Q STUDIO ONE-Drama "The Day Before the Wedding/' by An¬ thony Spinner. On the day before her wedding, a young girl learns that her mother plans to divorce her father. The news comes as a surprise to her brothers, who thought their parents' marriage was idyllic. Cast The mother .Barbara O'Neil Harry ..Michael Strong Don .Biff McGuire Charlie .Russell Collins dD @ BOXING-St. Nick's Milo Savage, Salt Lake City, Ut., vs. Sam¬ my Walker, Springfield, Mass., welter¬ weights, 10 rounds. Chris Schenkel reports from St. Nicholas Arena, New York City. TV GUIDE RATINGS Rating Bouts W L D KO's Savage Unrated 72 34 30 8 18 Walker Unrated 74 36 34 4 17 In their last bout Walker upset the favor¬ ed Savage. Savage had Walker on the canvas twice but he came up off the floor to rally in the late rounds with the decision. Both men like to mix in close and can hit. Compiled by Nat Fleischer (The Ring) 10:30 O MAYOR OF THE TOWN "Blueberry Hill." The mayor helps an elderly couple get started in a business venture so they can move back to their beloved farm. Thomas Mitchell, Kathleen Freeman are featured. CD SUMMER VARIETIES-Music Frank Renaut at the organ and outstand¬ ing guest vocalists will provide the music for tonight. 10:50 O SPORTS CORNER Tom Moorehead is the host. @ @ RINGSIDE INTERVIEWS 11:00 Q News—Taylor Grant Q Newsreel—Frank Hall (D Eleventh Hour News (Q News—John Facenda (g) Headline Roundup 11:10 Q Sports Spot—Jack Pyle Q V/eather—Jean Sargent (D Regional News IQ Weather—Phil Sheridan dD Sports Today-Bill Pheiffer 11:15 d Judy Lee & the Weather Q MOVIE-Drama Night Owl Theater: "East Side Kids." A number of kids are unwittingly enlisted in delivering counterfeit money. Leon Ames, Dennis Moore. CD Medic-Drama "I Climb the Stairs." This story deals with cardiology, the science of the hu¬ man heart, and concerns 19-year-old Annie Schrader, a young heart-disease victim. Richard Boone plays Dr. Konrad Styner. Sallie Brophy is featured as Annie. (Film) IB Sports Final—Whitaker dl) MOVIE-Drama Evening Playhouse: "Small Back Room." (English; 1951) A lame, unpopular scien¬ tist is confronted with the task of dis¬ mantling an enemy bomb. David Farrar, Kathleen Byron. 11:20 Q Tonight with Michael Ellis Michael Ellis interviews personalities from the stage and screen world who are cur¬ rently appearing in Philadelphia. 11:25 10 Five Minutes More Ed McMahon reviews and talks about show business happenings. 11:30 O Tonight—Steve Allen Steve, Skitch Henderson, and the gang are in California. Tonight, there's a special remote highlighting a fireworks display and a visit from comic Alan Reed. (B MOVIE-Drama Late Show: "58 Via Del." Delia Scale is the star. 11:45 (g) Today in Sports 11:50 (D Tonight—Steve Allen Did Steve Allen go to the West Coast to escape Mrs. Sterling? Story in next week's TV GUIDE. 1:00 O News 1:05 Q Thought for Tomorrow Rev. J. Paul Weatherley offers o message. TV GUIDE A-23