OPA Pricing Delays Slow Radios Production
R Crosgrow Radio Manufacturers' Association leader Cosgrove told New York radio executives that OPA price controls have blocked raw materials and raised costs, delaying Christmas radio sets. He warned only hundreds of thousands may ship before year end, with console cabinets scarce as factories shift to furniture. Television plans may emerge mid-1946, depending on public acceptance.
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Radio Manufacturers Association frames postwar TV output and growth
Cosgrove notes RMA comprises about 300 firms in four groups transmitter tube parts and set makers. He cites wartime gains with production rising from 325 million to over 3 billion dollars annually, signaling expanded television programming after the war.
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Wealthy rider leaves 50000 to friendly cabbie in will
In East Orange New Jersey a wealthy passenger bequeathed a 50000 tip to cab driver John J. Brophy 40 praised for keeping conversations dull during rides. Brophy plans to honor the gift and continue his taxicab work after military service.
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Employee Brophy Named In Rupprecht Will After City Taxi Service Ties
A longtime Du Pont employee, John J. Brophy, who worked 13 years and knew Carl Rupprecht well, inherits a life interest in one eighth of a $400 000 estate under Rupprecht's will. Rupprecht, longtime pigments division manager, lived in East Orange and died Sept 10. Brophy is married with no children.
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