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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
10
Proprietor L. C. Prior announced the Brunswick Hotel will install radiophones within a few days for guest entertainment. It will be the first hotel in the East equipped with radiophones.
The Boston Post reports a new radio contest announcing a $100 prize for the best 1950s radio use and status prediction. Manuscripts up to 500 words due by midnight Saturday April 8 with five dollars paid for each published entry.
Reports detail Charles C. Kolster touring southern New England as amateurs urged to follow radio laws and use minimal power. Plans include broadcasting boxing results from Mechanics Hall to 150000 fans in Medford New York and Pittsburg with educational talks at Tufts and a list of station call letters across states.
George A. Sumner a 49 year old Charlestown man was shot three times on Main street Waltham by five auto gunmen who fled. A gold watch reportedly saved his life and he was rushed to Waltham hospital where physicians described him as in critical condition. Sumner a Waldorf restaurants night inspector had just finished work in Cambridge and was headed to the Waltham restaurant when a five man auto truck trailed him from Harvard square and blocked his path. He was found unconscious by Councilman Leo J. Maybay as he passed the scene.
Edsel Ford announced that Ford Motor Co will hire 200 war veteran workers daily from the veterans bureau for an indefinite period. Only veterans resident in Detroit six months or more will be employed and wages to be paid in advance if destitute. Separately the Park Commission was asked to name 36 parks for 287 dead war heroes. Mayor Curley urged state action to place bronze hero tablets in armories within a regional radius.
Chairman Lasker faced a three hour cross examination by Democrats Briggs and Davis during the joint Congressional hearings on the ship subsidy bill. He warned that enacting the measure would quickly create a privately owned American merchant fleet of 7,500,000 tons capable of carrying half the United States foreign commerce. Davis pressed hard, prompting a heated exchange about information gathering versus a criminal trial.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine will feature The King of Smokey Slopes by Vingie E Roe in its upcoming issue. The piece highlights outdoor adventure and celebrates rugged wilderness narratives.
Advertisement touts tablets by Dr Edwards and Olive Meyer B sub-l etitea claiming to improve yellow skin tones by affecting the liver and bowels. It suggests taking one or two nightly with pleasing results and lists prices 15c and 30c.
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