Amos n Andy Set Fifth Year On NBC Radio
Chicago radio figures Amos n Andy celebrate a fifth straight year on the NBC network. The pair, Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden, started in 1929 and rose to nationwide popularity through plain talk and home talent roots.
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Chicago
Amos
N' Andy
National Broadcasting Company
Charles J. Correll
Freeman F Gosden
NBC
N’ Andy
Middle West
Amos 'N
Andy
Correll
Gosden
Sears Radio Line Flats Tone Control Across Models
Sears Roebuck and Co announces a broader 1934 Silvertone radio line with 21 models from four tubes to twelve tubes. Battery powered units include dry A batteries in-cabinet. many offer automatic fading and tone control with wide tuning ranges for police, amateur, airplane and foreign broadcasts.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
W. H. Schaffer
Sears
Microvision
Ward's Airline instant tuning dial debuts with call letters
Montgomery Ward introduces the Ward's Airline instant tuning dial designating stations by call letters rather than wavelength. The new dial aims to simplify tuning for radio listeners and marks a notable improvement in consumer radio technology.
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Ward
Montgomery Ward and Company
Improved Airline Series Dial Aids Police Calls
A new dial groups about 121 radio stations into east west and central zones with a separate space for police calls. The dial simplifies tuning without numbers changing and is praised as a top recent radio improvement while prices stay the same.
Small United Motors Radio Packs Big Tone
United Motors introduces a compact five tube AC-DC radio no larger than two books yet delivering big receiver performance with clear tone and selectivity. The unit suits office hospital or travel use and a car radio version operates efficiently on limited power. Rowe Electric’s C V Howe brings government experience to its testing setup and service.
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Radio Scivice
United Motors
C. E. Rowe
Rowe Electric Company
C. V. Howe
Philco
Invention of radio tele controller at Model Engineer show
Major Raymond Phillips demonstrates a radio tele controller using body generated current to operate model trains on rails with no wires. A dial shows personal current, concentration aids energy output, and temperature rise may reveal deception. The piece notes possible legal market among judges and courts.
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London
Ins
Raymond Phillips
America
Major Phillips
Law Court
New Equipment At Electric Co Aids In Radio Reception
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company officials say fluctuating voltages affect radio reception. Thirteen automatic voltage regulators were installed to hold a steady 110 volt supply to city feeders. Home wiring insufficiencies cause drops, prompting an educational campaign on wiring modernization with service bills in Cedar Rapids.
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Earl G. Nichols
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Nichols
Cedar Rapids
Fall Line Of GE Radios Shown At Easton Arthurs
The fall line of General Electric radios is showcased in Easton and Arthurs showrooms. The new line features innovations unseen before in radio sets while preserving GE’s renowned tone and quality. Easton offers complete radio repair and servicing for all makes.
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Sears
Easton-Arthurs
General Electric
Easton and
Arthurs
United Motors Automobile
Radio schedule highlights Broadway evening on NBC CBS
A dense clock of radio programs lists performers and stations from NBC CBS and local networks scheduling music orchestras choirs and variety acts from morning through late night. Notable names include Helen Morgan Jan Garber Frank Sinatra era acts and Col Louis M Howe in interviews.
Radio Schedule Fragments Mention NBC CBS CBS WABC
Fragmentary radio schedule lists 11:00 Chicago orch program on NBC WEAF chain and CBS WABC WMT family. Mentions 11:40 Meroff on NBC WEAF chain with Gerston on WNBC Wiz chain and CBS KMOX WMT.
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NBCS
NBC
WEAF
dJuciol Bustle
CBS
WABC
WMT
Alden Edkins
WOW
South Sea Islanders
WJZ
WBBM
BNE Weecco
BC Weaf
WMAQ
Joe-Marion Carley
Oo Strine
WVABC
WJZ Wen
Don Hall
WIZ Enr
EAF
Koil Wren
WCCO
Church of the Air
Weaf Chain
Wjz Koil Wren
Helen Morgan
Grae Arnold
Grenadier Guards
Nbci
WJZ Kyw
Jan Garber
John Kennedy
Lyman Orch
Warire King
Philharmonic
WGN Stone Orch
NBG
Weaf Wow
WEAP
WCFL
Garrigan Orch
Tnbc
Wenr
Crumit and Sanderson
KMOX
KMBC
Ayan Robison
WOC
WHO
WMOX
Wiz Wtmj
Irma Glen
WIZ
Navy Band
Tony Wonsy
WGN
Stokes Orch
Playboys
Martha
Hal
Gene Arnold
Johnny Marvin
Kyw Wow
Rex Battle
Orlando
KYW
WTMJ
Roscoe Turner
WABG
WJZ Wls
Aac
Areneo
WDAF
Ark-La-Tex
NPC
Catherine Fields
WEA
Woman's Review
Betty
Etch
Arthur Henderson
Kathleen Stewart
Ray Heatherton
Heatherton
Kirkaby Or
Chartie Leland
Buck Rogers
WRB
Wecco
Goldberss
Wenr Wow
Boake Carter
WEBM
Oh Black
Edwin Hill
Floyd Gibbons
Young
WLW
Woc-Who
Bing Crosby
Mayton
KMBO
WHAB
O’hare
Red Davis
WLS
Horlick
Ensemble
Wimaqg
Minstrels
WSM
Ashe Jones
WESBM
KMO
Wayne King
Waeggies
WFAA
Jules Lande
WMA
Bets
Wiz Chain Haymes Orch
Chicago
Orch
Bestor Orch
Belasro
Luberger's Chosen To Handle RCA Radio Sets Here
Announcement designates Luberger Furniture of Cedar Rapids as an RCA retail outlet. Harry Corot cites the bi acoustic RCA set delivering extended octaves and built in tone equalizers and automatic volume controls. Six models to be displayed this week with Glen Holm and Lyle Neisslie as RCA salesmen.
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Luberger Furniture Company
Cedar Rapids
Radio Corporation of America
Luberger
Harry Corot
Chicago
R.C.A
Corot
Glen Holm
Lyle Neisslie
Luberger Company
Checker Motor Supply Showcases 1934 Philco Radios
Checker Motor Supply at 600 Second Avenue SE displays the latest 1934 Philco radio models. Everett Hoover says Cedar Rapids residents can inspect a full line from compact AC-DC sets to large consoles, with continued Philco engineering assuring performance dominance this season.
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Philco
Checker Motor Supply Company
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Everett Hoover
Checker Company
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2Nd Ave. SE
Stepping Stones
Pps
Fred Stone
Carol
Dorothy
Paula
Fred
Iowa
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Lopez Arch
Inbc
Walter Winchell
the Neveliers
Louis M. Howe
Phil Duey
Angelo Patri
Joel Farber
Mountain Music
WJZ Chain
Lopez Orch
Miss Willie Bird
Orchestral Gems
Weap Chain
Roxanne Wallace
Mesaner Orch
Haymes Orch
Rudy Vallee
Steesa Orch
Pancho Orch
Wes
Tango Orch
Lucas Orch
Automobile Radio
Second Ave
3Rd Ave
Checker
Philco Automobile Radio
QARIG
Powey Rae Steer
Motor Supply
Second Avenue
R. Cc. A. New
R.C.A. and
Hazeltine
Mantel Radio
Montgomery Ward & Co
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