Retro: Duluth, Minn., July 16-22, 1955

[DM601]

Source: Ironwood, Mich., Daily Globe
Times are listed by Daily Globe as Eastern, but I notice most shows running an hour behind the scheduled times listed in Brooks/Marsh.

KDAL 3 (NBC, ABC and one CBS show)

SATURDAY, July 16
4:30P Test Pattern
5 Videoscope
5:30 Repeat Performance
6:30 Mr. Wizard
7 Lone Ranger (ABC from Thursday)
7:30 Dunninger
8 Musical Chairs
8:30 Soldier Parade (ABC from Thursday)
9 And Here’s The Show
9:30 Your Play Time
10 T-Men In Action (ABC from Friday)
10:30 Big Town (from Wednesday)
11 Star Theatre
11:30 Masquerade Party (ABC from Wednesday)
12M Chicago Wrestling

SUNDAY, July 17
12:30P Test Pattern
1 American Town Hall
1:30 This Is The Life
2 Frontiers of Faith
2:30 American Forum
3 TBA
3:30 Zoo Parade
4 Films
4:30 Soldiers of Fortune (syndicated; also Saturdays on Ch. 6)
5 TBA
5:30 Home Town Story – Hurley, Minn.
6 People Are Funny
6:30 Disneyland Park (ABC from Wednesday; “Park” as listed)
7 Colgate Comedy Hour
8 (Philco or Goodyear) TV Playhouse
9 Cameo Theatre
9:30 IGA Theatre
10 Secret File U.S.A. (synd.)
10:30 First Theatre
11 News
11:10 Weather
11:15 Drew Pearson
11:30 The Falcon
12M Late Show

MON-FRI DAYTIME/LATE NIGHT
9:30A Test Pattern
10 Home
11 Tennessee Ernie Ford
11:30 Feather Your Nest
12N Housewives’ Matinee
2 Ted Mack Matinee
2:30 It Pays To Be Married
3 Way Of The World
3:15 First Love
3:30 Mr. Sweeney
3:45 Modern Romances
4 Pinky Lee
4:30 Howdy Doody
5 Captain Joe
6 Mister Tolliver’s Travels
6:30 Western Ranger
6:55 Crusader Rabbit
7 Dick Anthony’s News
7:10 Weather Desk
11 News-Sports
11:10 Shell Weather Tower
11:15 Tonight In Duluth
11:30 Tonight Show (only 30 mins.)
12M Late Show

PRIMETIME
MONDAY, July 18
7:15 The Three Yanks
7:30 Make Room For Daddy (ABC from Tuesday)
8 Medic
8:30 Robert Montgomery Presents
9:30 Damon Runyon Theatre (CBS from Saturday)
10 Channel 3 Playhouse

TUESDAY, July 19
7:15 Uncle Harry
7:30 Bob Cummings Show
8 Badge 714 (old Dragnet, syndicated)
8:30 Disneyland
9:30 Life of Riley (from Friday)
10 Place The Face
10:30 Arthur Murray Dance Party

WEDNESDAY, July 20
7:15 TBA
7:30 Ramar of the Jungle (syndicated)
8 Kraft TV Theatre
9 Blue Ribbon Bouts (ABC)
9:45 Rocky’s Corner (ABC)
10 This Is Your Life
10:30 Gourmet Guest House

THURSDAY, July 21
7:15 Stringbusters
7:30 Rin Tin Tin (ABC from Friday)
8 Dragnet
8:30 Ford Theatre
9 Lux Video Theatre
10 Groucho Marx
10:30 Shadow Stumpers

FRIDAY, July 22
7:15 TBA
7:30 Passerby
8 The Best In Mystery
8:30 TBA
9 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
9:45 TBA
10 Walt’s Workshop
10:30 Summer Theatre
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WDSM 6 (CBS)

SATURDAY, July 16
11:30A Test Pattern
11:45 Saturday Western
12:45 Dizzy Dean Show
12:55 Game of the Week: Reds at Brooklyn Dodgers (Dodgers won 5-4; from baseball-reference.com)
4:30 Sports Hi-Lites followed by Western Theatre
6 TBA
6:30 Soldiers of Fortune (synd., and Sundays on Ch. 3)
7 America’s Greatest Bands
8 Two For The Money
8:30 Eddie Cantor Show (synd.)
9 Professional Father
9:30 Saturday Theatre
11 Today’s News Final
11:10 Let’s Look At The Weather
11:15 Night Owl Playhouse

SUNDAY, July 17
3:15P Test Pattern
3:30 Faith For Today
4 Face The Nation
4:30 Let’s Take A Trip
5 Oral Roberts
5:30 You Are There
6 Big Four Meetings
6:30 Private Secretary
7 Toast Of The Town
8 G.E. Theatre
8:30 Favorite Story (synd.)
9 Appointment With Adventure
9:30 Mama (from Fri.)
10 Charlie Chan (synd.)
11 Sunday News Final
11:15 Night Owl Playhouse

MON-FRI DAYTIME/LATE NIGHT
10A Test Pattern
10:15 Arthur Godfrey
10:30 Film Program
11 Valiant Lady
11:15 Love of Life
11:30 Search For Tomorrow
11:45 Guiding Light
12N Jack Parr
12:30 Welcome Travelers
1 House Party
1:15 Hollywood Playhouse
2:30 Bob Crosby
3 Brighter Day
3:15 Secret Storm
3:30 On Your Account
4 Time For Terry
4:45 Film Program
5 Mon: I Am The Law; Tue: The Big Picture; Wed: Action; Thu: The Christophers; Fri: Film Program cont. from 4:45
5:30 C Bar 6
6:30 CBS News
6:45 News Picture
6:55 Let’s Look At The Weather
11 News Final
11:15 Sports Desk
11:25 Let’s Look At The Weather
11:30 Mon, Fri - Night Owl Playhouse; Tue – Polka Party, 12M Night Owl Playhouse; Wed., Thu – 11:30 Polish TV Party, 11:45 Night Owl Playhouse

PRIME TIME
MONDAY, July 18
7 Superman (Synd.)
7:30 Cisco Kid (Synd.)
8 Those Whiting Girls
8:30 Boston Blackie (Synd.)
9 Studio One
10 Monday Theatre

TUESDAY, July 19
7 Star Time Playhouse
7:30 Music 55
8 Rocky Teller Show (local Minnesota woodsman)
8:30 Spotlight Playhouse
9 Truth Or Consequences (NBC from Tuesday)
9:30 Stage Seven
10 Wrestling

WEDNESDAY, July 20
7 Frankie Laine Time
8 The Millionaire
8:30 I’ve Got A Secret
9 U.S. Steel Hour
10 Ethel & Albert
10:30 Burns & Allen (from Monday)

THURSDAY, July 21
7 Bob Cummings Show
7:30 Climax
8:30 Four Star Playhouse
9 Johnny Carson Show
9:30 Duluth Dukes (minor league baseball)

FRIDAY, July 22
7 Wild Bill Hickok (synd.)
7:30 Topper
8 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
8:30 Liberace (synd.)
9 Undercurrent
9:30 Duluth Dukes (baseball)

 

[Joseph_Gallant]

DM601 takes us back to Duluth in July of 1955:

> KDAL 3 (NBC, ABC and one CBS show)

> SUNDAY, July 17
> 6:30 Disneyland Park (ABC from Wednesday; “Park” as listed)

This may not have been a typo, and may not have been a delayed broadcast from the previous Wednesday.

Disneyland was dedicated in July of 1955, and although before my time, I believe it was dedicated on a Sunday and the dedication ceremony was in fact broadcast on ABC-TV. I think the ceremony was held in late-afternoon in California so it would be seen live during the early portion of prime-time in the East.

I don't know if Duluth was then on Daylight time or Standard time, but the dedication ceremony was probably broadcast on the East Coast from either 7:30-8 P.M. (if Duluth was on Daylight time) or 8:30-9 P.M. (if Duluth was on Standard time). In either time period, it was still daylight in California (and would be until about 8 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time).

One note concerning pop culture history and the opening of Disneyland: It's my understanding that the "Mouseketeers" for the original "Mickey Mouse Club" (which would premiere that October) were introduced to the nation during the Disneyland dedication broadcast. I have heard an "urban legend" that while all of the Mousketeers for the 1955/56 season appeared during that show, there were four or five others who also appeared during that show but dropped out of the group prior to the actual start of filming (which probably began a few weeks after the Disneyland dedication) and were not replaced (at least for that season).