Silvertone Sets Highlight Sears Radio Display
The 1939 Silvertone line arrives at Sears Buck and Co. with automatic tuning eyes push buttons and spread band tuning to ease foreign station access. H. E. Hutto says the collection includes console models by Ed L. Combs with walnut veneers and a focus on home aesthetics as much as technical innovation.
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Sears, Buck and Co
H. E. Hutto
Sears
Hutto
Silme
Ed L. Combs
Idelphia
Motorola unveils 1939 auto tuning radio device
A 1939 Motorola radio introduces automatic tuning with a daily setting. It will switch stations at set times and positions, with correlated dials and convenient knobs and push-buttons designed for ease of use.
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Motorola
Motorola Radios Feature Time-Tuning and Feather-Touch Dial
Motorola sets at Moffitt Home Furniture highlight time tuning that automatically selects six stations after a daily program. Feather-touch automatic tuning with six buttons allows rapid station access, plus all in one remote control for volume and power. The 1939 line emphasizes top tuning and a cabinet design that fits modern interiors with superior superheterodyne performance.
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Radiorgan
Luzu
Motorola
Moffitt Home Furniture Company
East Commerce Street
Zenith Radiorgan Adds 64 Tone Combinations and Auto Tuning
Zenith introduces the Radiorgan with six keyboard tabs offering 64 tone combinations and automatic tuning. The feature allows full treble to bass control without sacrificing high notes. Trans continental tuning lets listeners access distant stations without limit to local settings. The note adds context on US electricity use per person compared with Germany and Denmark.
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Radiorgan
Zenith Radios
Cut Rate Furniture Company
East Green Street
Zenith
Rabbits Populate Most Of Australia From Two Dozen Imports
Millions of rabbits now inhabit three fourths of Australia as descendants of about twenty five wild rabbits released roughly a century ago.
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Australia
Belief on Growth of Girls and Boys Faces
A historical note claims girls stop facial growth by age 13 or 14 while boys continue to develop for several more years. The statement reflects enduring gender differences in physical development observed in older sources.
Hungarian shepherd with 28 inch world record mustache
An 81 year old Hungarian shepherd is reputed to hold the world’s longest mustache at 28 inches from tip to tip. The claim centers on his facial hair length and origin in Hungary.
Zenith 1939 Radio Offers Automatic Superheterodyne
The new Zenith radio introduces automatic superheterodyne reception with a 9-tube chassis. It features robot control and a 6-button automatic tuning system for simplified use.
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Zenith
Fifty Injured in Grid Train Crash near Notre Dame
About 50 people were injured and 12 seriously when two football special trains collided in South Bend during the Notre Dame vs Minnesota game. The New York Central and Grand Trunk trains carried nearly 500 fans each, with roughly 950 shaken up but not needing hospital care.
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South Bend
Ind
New York Central
Grand Trunk
Chicago
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Rail Car Collision Injures Many After Game
A New York Central Special and a Grand Trunk Special derailed or collided near a union station in the citys southwest area. Fifteen ambulances carried injured to Epworth and St Joseph hospitals as crowds hindered access. Officials listed little about victims while responders sorted the scene ahead of game time.
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New York Central
Union Station
Epworth
St. Joseph
Ambu
Lances
Grand Trunk “Special
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