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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1939
Page
9
Stewart-Warner radios showcase new DeLuxe Dynamic Speakers delivering clearer tone and greater sensitivity. The models claim more dollar for dollar value with enhanced tuning and selective tone for American broadcasts police calls and foreign short wave stations accessible at a switch.
The piece promotes Stewart Warner and Stromberg Carlson radios sold by Household Appliance Company in High Point, highlighting brief news broadcasts via short wave, proper tuning tips, and antenna recommendations. It notes the global reach of radio and urges owning a capable receiver for up to date reports.
B F Hendrix Inc introduces the Farnsworth radio line in Marion Indiana detailing 28 models including table console and phonograph combinations with Capehart changers. The Farnsworth firm expands to Marion and Fort Wayne plants and Capehart becomes a division.
R E Troxler of Troxler Furniture Company on English Street High Point predicts the 1940 Zenith model will be America's favorite radio. He touts tone and quality, says the set offers fine tuning to enhance every program and cabinet models suit any room, ideal Christmas gifts.
In Salt Lake City a man shot his wife and three children with a small rifle then killed himself. The mother and children were strangled with wire as gas escaped from open jets. The Wentz family lived above a tavern. authorities seek motive.
Admiral Hart will spend part of his time in Manila and make a formal call on President Manuel Quezon. He will also meet Francis Sayre in Baguio with his wife and children next week. Sayre has been at Baguio since Thanksgiving, and Gauss also plans to visit Sayre next week. The Lincoln highway exceeds 3300 miles, and Egypt shifts from town criers to modern advertising methods.
Admiral Thomas C. Hart of the U S Asiatic fleet said the Tientsin situation has moved beyond annoyance noting Japan's coal embargo on the British concession as a serious matter Americans in China report no recent difficulties. He arrived aboard the Augusta with Consul General Clarence Gauss for a working trip.
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