June 30, 1960, Appleton Post-Crescent
Back in the late '50's and early '60's, westerns on television were all the rage. Can you remember these titles- Maverick, Gunsmoke, Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, Have Gun, Will Travel, Rawhide, Wagon Train, and Wanted Dead or Alive? Many others I can't recall right now filled the three channels most of us got. And this doesn't even include the repackaged western serials from the 30's and '40's which resurrected the careers of some forgotten heroes like Hopalong Cassidy, for example. I cannot figure out which famous cowpokes the winners above are emulating, but I know they just had to be absolutely into it. And kudos to the Parks Department for such creative programming which entertained a generation of kids.
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