What's on TV? Thursday, June 14, 1956

In his heyday, Johnny Carson used to compose ridiculous captions and stories to go along with old black-and-white photographs. This week, I find myself in a similar mood, so I've taken some of the more interesting TV Guide program descriptions, and (as Paul Harvey would say) given you "the rest of the story." If you've got some better ones, and I'm sure you do, feel free to chime in.

By the way, this week's listings are from Dallas-Fort Worth.

	KRLD, Channel 4 (Dallas) (CBS)
	Morning
	05:55a	Give Us This Day
	06:00a	Good Morning
	07:00a	Captain Kangaroo
	08:00a	Garry Moore (guest James Reneaux)
	08:30a	Arthur Godfrey Time
	09:30a	Strike It Rich
	10:00a	Valiant Lady
	10:15a	Love of Life
	10:30a	Search for Tomorrow
	10:45a	The Guiding Light
	11:00a	CBS News (Charles Collingwood)
	11:10a	Stand Up and Be Counted
	11:30a	As the World Turns
	Afternoon
	12:00p	News (local)
	12:15p	Hair Fashions
	12:30p	House Party
	01:00p	Water Safety
	01:30p	Bob Crosby
	02:00p	The Brighter Day
	02:15p	The Secret Storm
	02:30p	The Edge of Night
	03:00p	Variety Fair
	03:30p	Mary Carter’s Cookbook
	04:00p	Movie – “The Captain’s Paradise”
	05:15p	Douglas Edwards with the News
	05:30p	Space Adventures
	Evening
	06:00p	Weather, Sports, News (local)
	06:30p	Sgt. Preston
	07:00p	Where Were You?
	07:30p	Four Star Playhouse
	08:00p	Victor Borge (special)
	09:00p	Bob Cummings
	09:30p	Climax!
	10:30p	Cunningham
	11:00p	Nighttime Movie – “Two Weeks to Live”

"The Captain's Paradise" - Alex Guinness and Yvonne de Carlo star. The captain of a ferry steamer has found the formula for perfect happiness. (Unfortunately, someone writes a message on the back of the paper containing the formula, and throws it overboard in a bottle.) 

	WBAP, Channel 5 (Fort Worth) (NBC, ABC)
	Morning
	06:50a	Let’s Go Fishing
	07:00a	Sunup
	08:00a	Ding Dong School
	08:30a	Ernie Kovacs
	09:00a	Home (guest Frank Glazer)
	10:00a	Kitty’s Wonderland
	11:00a	Texas Living (color)
	11:45a	This Is the Story
	Afternoon
	12:00p	News (local) (color)
	12:30p	Tennessee Ernie Ford
	01:00p	Matinee Theater
	02:00p	A Date with Life
	02:15p	Modern Romances
	02:30p	Queen for a Day
	03:00p	Movie Marquee – “The Duke of West Point” (part 1)
	04:15p	News, Weather (local)
	04:30p	Tricks and Treats
	05:00p	The Mickey Mouse Club
	Evening
	06:00p	The Cisco Kid
	06:30p	All Star Theater
	07:00p	The People’s Choice
	07:30p	Ford Theatre
	08:00p	Lux Video Theatre
	09:00p	You Bet Your Life
	09:30p	Dragnet
	10:00p	Texas News
	10:15p	Weather, News (local)
	10:30p	The Count of Monte Cristo
	11:00p	Tonight

"The Duke of West Point" -  Louis Hayward, Joan Fontaine. A young man at West Point thinks that he is bigger than the rules. (Just because his last name is MacArthur...)

	KCEN, Channel 6 (Temple) (NBC)
	Morning
	06:55a	Program Previews
	07:00a	Today
	08:00a	Ding Dong School
	08:30a	Ernie Kovacs
	09:00a	Home (guest Frank Glazer)
	10:00a	It Could Be You
	10:30a	Feather Your Nest
	11:00a	Movie – “According to Mrs. Hoyle”
	Afternoon
	12:00p	RFD No. 6
	12:30p	Tennessee Ernie Ford
	01:00p	Matinee Theater
	02:00p	Religion in Life
	02:15p	Modern Romances
	02:30p	Queen for a Day
	03:00p	I Married Joan
	03:30p	Play of the Week
	04:00p	Cathy’s Corner
	04:30p	Tales of the West – “Lone Rider Crosses the Rio”
	05:45p	Camel News Caravan (John Cameron Swayzee)
	Evening
	06:00p	Weather, Sports, News (local)
	06:30p	Rocky Jones
	07:00p	The People’s Choice
	07:30p	Ford Theatre
	08:00p	Lux Video Theatre
	09:00p	You Bet Your Life
	09:30p	Dragnet
	10:00p	News, Weather, Sports (local)
	10:20p	Late Date Theater – “Woman in His Life”

Dragnet - A girl reports that her mother is missing. Joe and Frank investigate and find some strange clues, including a letter from a non-existent woman. (They then find out the girl is also non-existent, and that they've stumbled onto the set of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.)

	WFAA, Channel 8 (Dallas) (NBC, ABC)
	Morning
	06:50a	Morning Devotional
	07:00a	Today
	08:00a	Beulah
	08:30a	Trouble with Father
	09:00a	Romper Room
	10:00a	It Could Be You
	10:30a	Feather Your Nest
	11:00a	Julie Benell
	Afternoon
	12:00p	News (local)
	12:05p	Open House
	12:30p	Ray Milland
	01:00p	Afternoon Film Festival – “The Way Ahead”
	03:00p	I Married Joan
	03:30p	Grandma’s Magic Locket
	04:00p	Frontier Playhouse
	04:30p	My Little Margie
	05:00p	Jukebox
	05:30p	Dinah Shore
	05:45p	Camel News Caravan (John Cameron Swayzee)
	Evening
	06:00p	News (Joe Templeton)
	06:10p	Weather (Warren Culbertson)
	06:15p	John Daly and the News
	06:30p	Stop the Music
	07:00p	Star Tonight
	07:30p	To Be Announced
	08:00p	Headline
	08:30p	The Lone Ranger
	09:00p	Waterfront
	09:30p	Patti Page
	09:45p	Golf
	10:00p	News (Joe Templeton)
	10:15p	Weather, Sports (local)
	10:30p	Mystery Playhouse
	11:00p	Channel 8 Theater

Headline - "An Eye for an Eye." Wilson must locate a blind man within 24 hours if he is to help restore the man's sight. (He runs an ad in the paper, hoping the man will read it. Wilson is not very bright.) 

	KWTX, Channel 10 (Waco) (CBS, ABC)
	Morning
	06:00a	Good Morning
	06:55a	Program Previews
	07:00a	Captain Kangaroo
	08:00a	Garry Moore (guest James Reneaux)
	08:30a	Arthur Godfrey Time
	09:30a	Strike It Rich
	10:00a	Valiant Lady
	10:15a	Love of Life
	10:30a	Search for Tomorrow
	10:45a	The Guiding Light
	11:00a	Better Living
	11:30a	As the World Turns
	Afternoon
	12:00p	News (local)
	12:15p	Farms and Gardens
	01:00p	The Big Payoff
	01:30p	Bob Crosby
	02:00p	The Brighter Day
	02:15p	The Secret Storm
	02:30p	The Edge of Night
	03:00p	Movie – “God’s Country and the Man”
	04:00p	Uncle Elihu
	05:00p	The Mickey Mouse Club
	Evening
	06:00p	Home Folks
	06:15p	Douglas Edwards with the News
	06:30p	Climax!
	07:30p	Liberace
	08:00p	Susie
	08:30p	Pets
	08:45p	Patti Page
	09:00p	Bob Cummings
	09:30p	I Led Three Lives
	10:00p	News, Weather, Sports (local)
	10:30p	Stop the Music
	11:00p	Million Dollar Theater – “Barefoot Boy”

Liberace - A day in the private life of Liberace is the theme for tonight's show. He plays "Start the Day with a Smile." (For the remainder of the show, viewer discretion is advised.)

	KFJZ, Channel 11 (Fort Worth) (Ind.)
	Afternoon
	02:00p	Looney Tunes
	02:10p	Kash Box
	02:15p	Date with Drama
	02:45p	Ann Alden
	03:00p	Theater 11 – “Convicts at Large”
	04:15p	Looney Tunes
	04:25p	News (Jim Abbott)
	04:30p	Movie – “Blue Mountain Skies”
	05:30p	Looney Tunes
	Evening
	06:00p	Range Rider
	06:30p	News, Sports, Weather (local)
	07:00p	The Little Rascals
	07:25p	Les Paul and Mary Ford
	07:30p	Million Dollar Movie – “The Gallant Legion”
	08:55p	News (Dan Allison)
	09:00p	Liberace
	09:30p	Diamond Theater
	10:00p	News (Porter Randall)
	10:15p	Weather, Sports (local)
	10:30p	Starlight Theater – “Conflict of Wings”

"Conflict of Wings" - John Gregson. Residents battle to preserve a bird sanctuary. (Ironically, at the same time, Alfred Hitchcock is scouting a location for a future movie. The residents will soon discover that birds do not value loyalty very highly.) TV