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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1948
Page
31
In New York observers note television’s postwar expansion outpaced earlier forecasts with a five fold rise in stations and audiences despite optimistic projections from industry insiders.
The article notes rapid growth in TV sets and stations in 1948 with 50 stations and about 1 million sets, rising to 100 stations and possibly 3 million sets by year end. It discusses program improvements, live music returns, longer daily schedules, expanded networks, and forecasts of nationwide expansion by 1949.
RCA plans to introduce a 16 inch metal-tube television next month priced near 500 dollars and likely trigger price cuts across the industry. The new model, to be shown January 3 in Chicago, uses a larger tube and could push consumers toward higher priced sets for better pictures.
The altar cloth or antependium was embroidered by King Gustav of Sweden for the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brooklyn New York City. Carmen Amin of the Swedish consulate in New York holds the cloth as a ceremonial item at the church’s pastor Rev Martin Iaither Cornell’s request marking the 75th anniversary.
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