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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1938
Page
14
The article notes wireless home and farm radios gain with users moving from parlor sets. It highlights battery saving tubes on farm radios and growing demand for automobile radios with push button tuning, plus price declines to meet public demand.
Philco unveils the mystery control enabling remote station selection and volume control within 100 feet of the radio without wires. The 1939 Philco line includes 34 models, portable sets for farms and picnics, and a self powered battery option with long life.
About 160000 radio enthusiasts send letters and messages to the British Broadcasting Company each year.
Motorola unveils the 1939 Swift tuning radios with six preset stations and automatic daylong programming. Push-button tuning, angled controls, and stylish cabinets aim at ease of use and interior harmony. Economy Auto sells at 204 North Main Street. The article also notes historic Atlantic flight and wildlife conservation tests.
The British and Foreign Bible Society sent Bibles to Uganda in 1896. The Bibles were shaped to fit a two pound biscuit tin used by locals to protect the books from vermin.
RCA Manufacturing previews 1939 radios with 44 improvements including Electric Magic Voice, Master Noise Eliminator, and Master Antenna System. Victrola rebirth as RCA Victor models aim for silent, easy tuning and record play through radios. Available at Rose Furniture Co, 243 South Main Street, with varied AC and battery radio phonographs and auto radios.
The article notes William C. Handy as the composer of America’s first jazz music with Memphis Blues in 1912. It also states England has about 1.5 million private motor cars in use.
General Electric announces deluxe 1939 radios with Electric Memory pre timer that awakens the family and shuts off power on schedule. New integrated antenna called beama scope eliminates external connections and reduces noise for easier relocation. Automatic touch tuning and no drift oscillators keep stations in tune with piano-like keys for access. Remote keyboard control and varied models emphasize time tuning and convenience. Guilford Furniture Co. sells the line at 209 North Main Street.
The new Seversky pursuiter aircraft is announced with a top speed of 220 miles per hour and a range of 3000 miles. It is described as having the power to carry 600 pounds of bombs.
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