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Synopses from The Philadelphia Inquirer: Week of 11-7-55: Laurie turns down a suggestion from Logan Bradford. Laurie returns back to a saddened house. Laurie sees things in a different light. Laurie drops one man, and loses another. Laurie hears about the Martins' 25th anniversary. Week of 11-28-55: Anne goes away to be alone---and discovers that she has a guest. Anne finds new interest in her life. Susan worries about her mother, but she seems to be doing very well. Susie finds out about Philip Mitchel. Philip gets an unexpected and unwanted visitor. Week of 12-12-55: Anne hears the rumors that are spreading through Bay City. Anne comes to a decision ---- and the end of the road. Susan tells Philip what she thinks of him. Philip confronts Anne. Anne refuses to listen, and then decides that perhaps she should. Week of 12-19-55: Nancy, whose life is run by her mother, decides that marriage is a problem for herself alone. About to give Frank her answer, Nancy is interrupted by a new arrival. Nancy finds that Charles is the sort of man she's never met before. Nancy sees Charles again, and her mother begins to worry. Nancy gets a second proposal. Week of 12-26-55 (pre-empted on 12-26 by LA Rams vs. Cleveland Browns NFL game): Nancy gets married. Jessie hears the news and makes an angry decision. Jessie worries about her daughter. Ruth tries to warn Nancy but gets nowhere. Week of 1-2-56 (pre-empted on 1-2 by Cotton Bowl): Charlie writes an important letter. Nancy finds out about her husband. Sue Loring goes to see Jessie. Tom Bradley gives Nancy important news. Week of 3-5-56: Frank expresses his feelings. Janet asks Joan's advice. Janet receives a letter. Gordon gives Janet good news. Frank and Ellen are upset at the news. Week of 3-12-56: Janet tries to change her plans (Ann Loring is listed as the star). Bay City's excited over Janet's accomplishments. Ellen has an emotional problem. Frank and Janet quarrel. Hemsley sends a wire. Week of 3-19-56: Ellen gets into trouble. Janet's bubble bursts. Janet worries about Ellen. Ellen feels her family is breaking up. Frank's practice is affected. Week of 3-26-56: Ellen's problem reaches a climax. Janet receives a letter from Hemsley. Ellen has an accident. Frank's friends help. Janet decides to write another book. Week of 4-16-56 (from Birmingham News): Story concerning deception, love, and attempted murder (starring Irene Moore). Week of 4-23-56: Neil is afraid for Peggy's safety. Jennifer convinces Neal that a decision must be made. Peggy makes a decision. Peggy says good-bye. Jennifer discovers that a frightening mistake has been made. Week of 4-30-56: The police search for Peggy. Tom brings news of Peggy. Jennifer is consoled by Dave. Peggy tells Neil the truth. Peggy finds happiness. Week of 5-14-56: Laura receives an invitation. Mrs. Appleby gives Laura a warning. Laura upsets Andy's plans. Henry is forced to confront a problem. Andy attempts to please Laura. (Also, from Birmingham News, Neva Patterson stars as a woman who makes startling discoveries when she returns to her hometown) Week of 5-21-56: Laura is undecided about her future. Andy reveals his unhappiness. Andy develops a desperate plan. Henry starts a frantic search. Laura blames herself for all that's happened. Week of 5-28-56: Andy passes the crisis. Laura is afraid of the future. Helen listens to Laura's side of the story. Laura makes a confession. Laura says goodbye. Week of 6-4-56 (from Birmingham News): Stars Georgann Johnson who will learn whether she wins her man (Tom Bradley-Mark Roberts). Week of 6-11-56: Cathy is threatened. Joan worries over Cathie. Tom learns of Joan's plans. Joan learns that a new flame can burn one's fingers. Tom is called out of town. Week of 6-18-56: An old friend visits the Fredericks. Cathy is worried (Susie Hallaran is listed as the star). Joan decides to take matters into her own hands (Georgann Johnson is listed as the star). Joan receives an ultimatum. Tom realizes his true feelings toward Joan. Week of 6-25-56: Rita offers to help (Pat Sully is listed as the star). Tom attempts a rescue. Pete covers his first big story (Peter Hernandez is listed as the star). Tom asks Joan to set the date (Mark Roberts and Georgann Johnson). Bay City attends the wedding.

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From the Dec. 14, 1935, Radio Guide.

Article re Days knocking ATWT out of first place, which happened in November 1972.

From June 1968.

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Just found an appearance on the tv version of Guiding Light, on 8-20-53. Role unknown.

@slick jones Re MODERN ROMANCES, "The Sign-Off" should have been dated 9-9-57 (not 9-23-57). Found a more detailed synopses for 9-23-57.

Reposting for MODERN ROMANCES. @slick jones June 30, 1958 and July 21, 1958.

Ads from 1946 and 1947.

From the 2-25-62 LA Times.

Kathi Norris and Wilbur Stark (a producer of True Story) were the parents of Koo Stark.

Thanks. It must be the newspapers that got confused. I'll sort it out as best I can.

@slick jones @Paul Raven Do you know whether True Story and My True Story were the same series? Some of the newspapers have a synopsis for a particular episode listed for True Story, while another will list it for My True Story. For example, there is an episode called, Still Hunt, starring Kathleen Murray, which is listed under both titles. I found that IMDb has that episode listed for her under True Story.

Re How to Survive a Marriage, the only story that really stuck with me was the death of Dave Bachman, and then his wife Fran dealing with her grief in the following months. It was very wrenching. That's one of the few soap stories that actually brought me to tears (my mom cried at that one too). Fran Brill was fabulous.

@slick jones That should be Mario Del Castillo. I somehow deleted the D when I hit enter.

Dr. Tom is ready to give up his profession. Dr. Tom dresses a knife wound. Dr. Tom and the wounded boy have a talk. Arnold learns the purpose of Stafford's visit. Arnold tries to send a distress signal. Arnold discovers one last chance for help. Leona receives an invitation to a dance. Leona receives an important letter. Again, Leona starts to leave her job. Jan believes she isn't being defended properly. Norman forces Joan to let him get into her husband's safe and desk. Norman tells Joan why he is not leaving. Charles reveals his feeling for Norman. Lindsey's assistant who is painting Jenny's portrait is mistrusted by Jenny's aunt. Lindsey follows Kip with a substitute for the valuable painting. Jenny discovers Lindsey and Kip together. The appraiser tells Jenny the truth. Clara pawns the brooch to raise money for Chick. The man who left the suit with the brooch inside is fund murdered. The missing ticket stub is found. When a shot narrowly misses Ken, his best friend and wife urge him to quit an investigation. When Betsy begins to doubt Ken's innocence, Ken learns that Clay has had some recent unsavory dealings. Ken faces a crisis. David tries to convince Elizabeth she has missed a great deal by shutting herself in from the world. A second stranger appears at the Osborn house. David and Sam have a big argument. Sam and David have a showdown. Murray tries to sell some tubing. Mrs. Hammond considers changing her will. Lane makes an important discovery. Murray is driven to desperate measures. Sid tells Lee of his suspicions. Marian ignores Lee's warnings. Dolores is alarmed by Don's absences. Dolores has ideas for helping Don. Don is about to call it quits. Darcy makes an important discovery. Woods turns down an offer. A policeman does some investigating. Darcy and Dan make another check. Gloria Crowne makes an accusation. Dr. Briscoe is called to examine Jack.

Mary Modern's happy life with her husband, a prominent physician, is threatened by the reappearance of an old friend. Alan has a heart attack. Alan's hold over Mary is revealed. Dr. Morgan learns the truth.

A beauty queen is stabbed to death and her twin sister risks her life to track down her murderer. Lois finds a letter which arouses further suspicions. Jim emphatically denies the accusations. Jim tries to talk Lois out of her plan. Ray goes to Lois' room. A young widow must choose between love for a mysterious stranger who saves her small daughter and a local news reporter. Louise Killian, a successful store buyer, believes her daughter-in-law is a thief after a ring goes missing. Rocky pays a call to Coyne's wife. Rocky stumbles onto an important clue. Rocky questions Coyne about the stain on the coat. The story comes to a happy ending when all the facts are presented. Defective parts begin to show up at the plant. Ralph, disgusted with the agency's long investigation, loses patience. A blind man becomes victim of his brother's jealousy. Paul Somers, about to marry a nurse, learns from her that his brother has been blinded in an accident. Against the advice of his sister, he invites his brother to recuperate at home. Martin's bandages are removed too soon, and his near-healed eyes are blinded again. Though Frank and Ruth have sacrificed to send Billy to a private school, he wants to return to the local school. Katie visits Billy and later tells Frank he is warping the boy's life. Katie persuades Frank to tell police, and then convinces Frank to let Billy decide the school problem. Jim tells Charley his father is paralyzed but is dictating a screenplay to him. Unable to get a satisfactory answer about the author's whereabouts, Lisa breaks off with Jim. An artist falls in love with a girl he is painting. Harbormaster tells Jerry that Tally's parents committed suicide. The owner of a teenage hangout overhears Roy tell his girl that he needs money. Later, he is accused of stealing. The Pearson family is drawn closer together. They seek to understand both adult and adolescent problems. An honest lawyer is asked to defend a man's son on a hit-and-run charge. The boy's father persists by threatening to force the lawyer into helping. Sears sends his child away and Manning renews his plea. Sears agrees to see the boy. Sears discovers Jim is guilty but worth defending. December 30 Because of a girl's brother's past, she does not welcome his arrival. Albert threatens John if he does not go along with this plans to rob a bank. The decision to tell the bank president has a surprising effect on Albert's caper. Lory breaks her engagement and discourages all suitors. One suitor persists and asks Lory to marry him. When Lory decides to go away, her mother and Gramps prepare to tell Lory a curious fact. Drama about two people who win happiness through a will written in a Korean prisoner of war camp. A woman running her late husband's business finds that another man has a will saying he has half-interest. Everyone opposes Bill's claim and seek a court decision about the will. Peggy Leonard asks her husband Bob to find a home of their own, fearing that her marriage is being threatened by living with his mother. Peggy agrees to attend a dance without Bob, but in the company of close friends. Bob is confused as to where his loyalty lies. Betty and her father quarrel, and with her mother's help, leaves with Rod. Just as Betty and Rod are leaving town, Betty's father has a serious accident. Tom and Joan find that their guess about human values can be wrong. A fortune-hunter attempts to get a sizable sum to end romance with the daughter of a wealthy woman. A singer's mother is accused of killing her daughter's manager. Two museum thefts create a study of human deception. A girl casually reaches into a box of candy and picks up a film strip detailing a highly secret manufacturing process. Anne is under suspicion because of her uncooperative attitude. A man wants to steal some business information from his wealthy, and tries to get help from his uncle's most trusted employee. Though Chris, Betty, and Ellen all could have benefited from John's death, Betty is suspected. Revenge is established as the motive and Lt. Grant closes in. Story about a woman whose children shield her from the knowledge of her poverty. After Robert has warned Louise about telling Cora the truth concerning their father, Louise lets it out when she has an argument with Cora. A broken family seeks to find new strength by recognizing the truth about their father. Fearful of Betty's past record of kleptomania, her husband reluctantly agrees to attend a charity ball. Meanwhile, Claire and George plan to attend for different reasons. Claire is signing a receipt for the pin when she sees a face at the door which could upset all her plans. A young wife feels neglected by her too-busy husband at a Chicago convention and eagerly accepts an invitation to speak during a luncheon at her college nearby. A bank teller is held up by a man he recognizes as an old army buddy, but promises not to reveal his identity in exchange for the safety of his family. Story about a reporter who is probing a man's disappearance. Tom shocks Ruth with some truths about her father in a effort to make her stay and fight Hardin. Tom learns that Hardin had once threatened George's life. Story about a policeman, who is tracking down a killer, and his policewoman fiancee. Drama of a man who is found murdered in the apartment of his business partner. The police lieutenant finds the gun in another girl's room with the murdered man's blood on her dressing gown. Mace indicates that she murdered Wing, and pretends to have lied in order to protect her. Mrs. Mace indicates that she once loved Wing. Ryer discovers the phone had been tapped. Mace tries to kill his wife and make it look like suicide. Mace is a rat. He'll get his tomorrow. (Me: LOL). Gripping story of two women---a teacher and a cute little co-ed---who struggle for the affections of a handsome professor. Furious after hearing of the vicious campus rumors, Prof. John Harkins learns who's responsible for the smear campaign. Nancy Harrison warns her father's newest victim-to-be to avoid any deals. A "cop" shows up to take Matt Harrison to jail. Ex-conman Harrison is stopped from making a foolish mistake. A methodic man charts a course he hopes will lead to marriage, but finds the goal quite distant. Toby and Chris Jones make a list of eligible widows. Chris pulls a "Miles Standish" on Widow Warren. Although he calls on her to pave the way for Capt. Storm's coming proposal, Chris decides he'd like her for himself. Despite Toby's proposal, Widow Warren doesn't care to change her marital status. (3-week series) Policewoman cracks a baffling murder case when the guilty party makes one false move. Policewoman Cass Hobart (Joanne Linville) is assigned to protect philanthropist Charles Demarest, whose life has been threatened. Louis Ormont sneaks into Cass' house. Although found asleep with a suicide note by his side, Ormont insists he didn't write it. Ethel Demarest spends the night with Cass but mysteriously disappears before morning, leaving behind only an unexplained bloodstain. Considering Johnny Stearns for a promotion, Dean Hardwick pays an impromptu call while the couple is having a knock-down-drag-out fight.

Rivalry between a theatrical producer and an agent over an actress they both admire leads to murder. The murderer of Flaxton is trapped by a police trick. Margaret Phillips stars as a concert singer who returns home to convince her teen-age lover that he no longer cares. Radio singer Betty Johnson makes her first tv acting try. The sequence is called "I Dreamed," and by no coincidence, Betty has a new record of a tune with that title. Story of a woman whose gamble for security threatens to destroy her happiness.

1956 I found this for the week of 5-28-56. Not sure whether it's the same story.