The Brighter Side on Modern Pitchmen
Damon Runyon contrasts modern radio announcers with old time pitchmen. He notes the radio ads promote a wider range of products from tonics to motor oils, reflecting changing commerce and audience reach.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
10
Prisoners at Alcatraz Aid War Effort With Labors
Warden James A. Johnston praises 300 inmates at Alcatraz for producing war materiel. They sew field jackets, cargo nets, repair clothing and operate a laundry and salvage units. The work aims to support Army and Navy needs and earned a Navy commendation for cargo nets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Wiley
San Francisco
James A. Johnston
Sam
Johnston
Navy
Warden Johnston
Army Quartermaster Corps
Old time pitchmen and modern radio salesmen compared
The article contrasts old time pitchmen who demonstrated cures like a corn remover with modern radio pitchmen. It notes the value of personal contact, vivid demonstrations, and genuine enthusiasm, while critiquing bland intonation and artificial urgency. It suggests air shows and cash-prize giveaways as evolved marketing tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racy
Rocky Mountain West
Soapy Smith
Queen Elizabeth and Early Glasses Fitting History
Queen Elizabeth among early users of bri nose fittings for glasses marking a shift from hinge style spectacles. Earlier designs used pivot hinges and needed to be held to the face when not in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Pork Holiday Plan Rejected
Washington reports that the Office of Price Administration and War Food Administration rejected a two week pork ration holiday. A survey found no nationwide pork surplus and warned of chaotic supply conditions, especially in the east, south and west. Senator Reed and a congressional group contesting the decision planned to propose a substitute allowing farmers to slaughter and sell surplus hogs on a point free basis for a brief period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
WFA
Reed
R-Kans
OPA
Domesticated Plants From Indian Agriculture Dominate U.S. Farm Value
The article states that about four sevenths of the United States agricultural output by farm value comes from crops originally domesticated by Native Americans. It highlights the enduring impact of indigenous plant cultivation on modern farming and food systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russians Praise U S Air Attack on Schweinfurt
A Moscow broadcast quoted a Soviet commentator saying the January bombing of Schweinfurt Bearing Works harmed Hitler's war effort. The analyst credited Allied raids with pressuring the eastern front and noted heavy losses, including sixty U S bombers lost in the October Schweinfurt raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Schweinfurt
Germany
Hitler
Moscow
U. S
War Office ships two million match folders to Philippines
As a gesture of friendship the Office of War Information sent two million match folders to the southwestern Pacific for distribution in the Philippines. One side bears a picture of General MacArthur and the other shows crossed American and Philippine flags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of War Information
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
MacArthy
F B I. Arrest of Elishe Cousar in Hines Slaying
Lee V. Boardman of the Cleveland FBI announced the arrest of Elishe Cousar, 32, of Fayetteville North Carolina, a Black man wanted for the January 1 1943 slaying of Pvt. James Hines in Fayetteville. Cousar allegedly confessed to killing Hines and was arrested at a local member's home with extradition to North Carolina expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lee V. Boardman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Elishe Cousar
Fayetteville
N. C
James Hines
Boardman
Cousar
Hines
North Caroina
Dr Alphonse Bertillon and his influence in criminology
Bertillon was a French anthropologist criminologist who developed the body measurement method for identifying criminals. The item notes his connection to All's Well That Ends Well as an incidental reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Bertillon
Shakespear
Bertram
Shakespeare
Rosalind
Also Mentioned on This Page
Damon Runyon
Oy King
International News Servics
P. Williamson
High Point, N.C
Uncle Sam
Alcatraz
Tommy Axe
Reg. Ate
Reg. Me
North Main Street
Pork
Restatestrs
Comvant
West Broad Street
U.S
Vyas
High Point Steam Laundry
N. Wrenn St
Max Bones
High Point
N. C. Greensboro
WN. C
LUX Powder
Lifebuoy
LUX
Swan Soap
Rinso
English Street
Main Street
Washington Street
Jo-Jo
General Mills Wheaties
Box
Kellogg's Corn
Prince Albert
Macaroni, Box
McCormick
Blue Pirate
Romato
OUP
Libby
Mrs
Oleo
Gerber
Junior Foods
Pillsbury’s Plain
Tomatoes
Byron
Opp
Naval Service
America
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