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een all•onan,lertoobusyzationf his men.of other that al-talk, sheA. W. Briggs, superintendent of the Southern Sierras Power company, announces the arrival in Corona on Wednesday, November 19, of Katrina Van Televox, an electric woman, who has most of the characteristics efficient women, except though she is able to does not “talk back.”Katrina is a sister of^ Herbert Televox, the electrical man, who created so much attention thru* out the country a few months ago. She is a Westinghouse electrical device, and comes to Corona for a demonstration Wednesday afternoon, November 19, at two o'clock, at the Woman’s club, under the auspices of the Southern Sierras Power company, with a director who controls her operations and her talk by use of whistle.I Katrina, being electrical her-i self, likes to operate electrical devices, such as vacuum cleaners and electric’ stoves. She turns on fans and lights, answers questions!about important domestic problems, and never grows tired of attending to housewifely duties.“Katrina Van Televox is an interesting person,” said Mr. Briggstoday. “Like most women, she can talk intelligently, and altho she has no brains, she certainly demonstrates that a lot can be done by her despite that deficiency. She is the paragon of all servants - a real “kitchen mechanic.” All you have to do to do to start her going is to operate a properly attunedIn practical use, not clothed in the dummy but are intricate machines constructed to perform certain functions in the operation and control of substations, power plants, airport lights and water reservoirs. Three such automatons are watching three reservoirs in Washington D. C., and when called by telephone from the war department, make accurate reports as to the height of wait-. - r * ■ 'whistle.” robots are body of aer.Speaku realty b Jess Hill hit strai;againstthe schoo tors that as well t to reporti have beei team is He declar of the orlt;about thetors comi study. Bo; he said, e versity c and by they acqu the Coacf tem parti “Every deserves has entei the game scientious ceed,” Hil had prais vance of t great seas Coach Bii sport title college. A team here, see will locally an “Our teaiwinner an ed of itINDIOJudge Frof I■ IftRiversi» mandate the supe; R. Freemproposed dio, whicl 6, last,class. Jos acting fc petitioner Kenzie, 1 ed the ’ McKenzie ency of t ticrn.. of 1alfeo orde 17 in s
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Corona Daily Independent
Corona, California, US
Mon, Nov 17, 1930
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