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Description: Here's an extended break from The Morning Movie presentation of the 1934 W.C. Fields film "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

The Morning Movie bumper (with Merri Dee voiceover advising of her upcoming Mid-Morning Report to come after commercials)

Commercial: Lincoln Upholstery & Carpet Co. - "Carpeting of the 80's - Priced Like the 50's" - 3 rooms of carpeting for only $169 - less than $10 a month - with free bonus of 24-piece tableware (voiceover by Al Parker)

Community calendar announcement of People, Places & Things (voiceover by Merri Dee)

PSA for Advocates for the Handicapped, urging the disabled to vote on November 4th (voiceover by Merri Dee)

Commercial: Homemakers with Shelley Long - help for young adults to furnish their home and fixing them up with a payment plan

Mid-Morning Report with Merri Dee (news items, Roy Leonard movie review, sports and weather details can be found here) - (c) 1980, WGN Continental Broadcasting Co.

Commercial: Original & New Liquid FlaXoap - "Cleans Wood Safely (And, It Pours") - Available at: Dominick's, Centrella, A&P

Commercial: Diet Delight - Part of a regular plan of diet and exercise (with a jogger out on a morning run) - their Cling Peaches are shown - (c) 1978 California Canners and Growers

Promo for the Operation Prime Time presentation of "Mom, The Wolf Man and Me," to be aired at 7pm (main voiceover by Les Marshak - ending voiceover by Merri Dee)

Promo for the 1980 Exhibition of the People's Republic of China, at the Navy Pier from October 25th through November 9th - Tickets sold at the Navy Pier; Carson, Pirie, Scott Stores; and Ticketron (main voiceover by ?? - ending voiceover by Merri Dee)

The Morning Movie bumper (voiceover by Merri Dee - advising of station ID and current time)

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980 between 9:48 and 9:59am.