Frigidaire challenges rivals with five standards display
Meyers Appliance Show Room promotes the Frigidaire refrigerator from General Motors Division. Dealer rep Hal Thompson touts low operating cost with a meter and a Food-safety Indicator. Demonstrations at 600 North Main show room highlight usability, larger storage, and sealed-in metal unit protection.
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Meyer
General Motors Corporation
Halompson
Meyer's Manor
North
Maineet
Thompson
R. Homese
Nus
Thomy
Pyrgidatre
Metcal
Sery
AL. E
Roanoke
High Point
Greensboro
Burlington
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennesse
West Virginia
F. R. Pierce
Frigidaire Household Division
Dayton
Pierce
General Electric Unveils 1936 Monitors and Flatop Refrigerators
Engineers showcase 10 new GE refrigerator models including Monitor Top and Flatop lines at High Point Hardware Co. The monitors feature defrost control, interior lighting, foot pedal opener, sliding shelves, and bottle storage. All units use all steel construction with five year sealed mechanism warranty.
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Gen- Electric Laboratories
General Electric
Monitor Top
Fiatmodelea
High Point Hardware Co
General Electric Iterators
Kelvinator Unveils 1936 Refrigerators With Three New Features
Kelvinator introduces 1936 electric refrigerator models claiming three first ever advantages in one unit. A built in thermometer shows safe cooling, a five year parts replacement protection, and a cost of operation certificate. The line ranges from 3.16 to 16.79 cubic feet across four series with varied features for home use.
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Kelvinator
Elect
Insurance Boon For U S In Six Year Depression
New York April 18 One of every seven persons in the United States benefited from insurance payments during the six years 1929 to 1935 according to the National Association of Insurance Underwriters. More than 17 million people received death benefits annuities and mature payments from life insurance companies and many more benefited from policy dividends surrender values and other payouts.
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New York
of States
Beeen
Frigidaire Introduces Food Safety Indicator Frigpen
Meyers Major Appliance Co reports Frigidaire now offers a food safety indicator in its refrigerators. The device records accurate temperatures within the safety zone of 32 to 50 degrees, ensuring meats eggs milk fish and other foods stay properly chilled even in hot weather. Authorities say temperatures above 50 degrees invite bacterial growth and spoilage.
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Frigidaire
General Motors Corporation
Ory
Meyers
Number of newspapers in Germany fell 23 percent
The report shows a 23 percent decrease in German newspapers during the first two years of the Nazi era, indicating a rapid contraction in press diversity and independent outlets as state control intensified.
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Germany
McDonald Losing Ground in Democratic Governor Race
Broadus Glover reports eastern North Carolina Democrats shifting support from Dr. Ralph W. McDonald to Clyde R. Hoey and A. H. Sandy Graham. Despite noise for McDonald, many voters favor Hoey or Graham, preferring a native North Carolinian over a candidate from Illinois.
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Ralph W. McDonald
McDonald
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
A. H
Sandy) Graham
Hillsboro
Broadus Glover
Nash County
Glover
Hoey
Graham
Illinois
Frigidaire unveils meter-miser at Meyer's store display
Frigidaire introduces the meter-miser, a compact three moving part refrigeration unit praised for very low electricity use. The display at Meyer's Major Appliance Co. bills it as a 1936 industry breakthrough making electric refrigeration affordable for all income brackets.
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Frigidaire Laboratories
Sutton
Linguist Olympe Shines in Multilingual Stagecraft
Olympe, a linguist with fluency in French and German, speaks better English than many foreign actresses while occasionally blending accents. Her father is part Czech and part Austrian, her mother French. From infancy she trained in acrobatics under Papa Bradna, hinting at a natural dance talent as this narrative notes the role of dogs in the acrobatics.
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Olympe
Papa Bradna
Olympe Early Starred in Hit the Deck on Broadway
The child performer Olympe, who died seven years ago after a sickness, rose as a sensation at age eight. Her parents traveled with her as agents chased bookings, taking her through Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France. Later she appeared in Hit the Deck on Broadway billed as the tiniest sailor in France.
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Germany
Switzerland
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