Radio and Its Future Says WEAF Hosts Blooming Debate
On New Year’s night John McCormack and Lucrezia Bori sang from WEAF linking stations worldwide. The piece questions radio’s impact on theatres movies newspapers and churches and foresees evolving funding models and selective listening channels as broadcasting grows. The author notes growing certainty that radio is here to stay and predicts rapid developments ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCormack
Lucrezia Bori
Metropolitan Opera Company
WEAF
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York City
Akes
Victor Records
Cheap Horses and a Lincoln Trade Tale
A column recalls cheap horse sales yielding fifty cent and one dollar outcomes with a prankster university student and a dollar on a mane. It contrasts with Lincoln’s famous morning trade of a spavined animal, ending by noting readers should not assume today’s horses are cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Anniversaries and Birthdays Across History
List of notable anniversaries and birthdays with dates and places from 1803 to 1960s. Includes figures such as Douglas Jerrold born in London and died there, Cornelius Vanderbilt in New York City, Sir Isaac Pitman in England, and George K. Burgess in Newton, Massachusetts.
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Princeton
N. J
Douglas Jerrold
Santa Fe
D. Ogden Mills
San Francisco
Westchester County
N. Y
Smith
New York
Congress
Isaac Pitman
England
Maine
Augusta
Portland
Louisiana
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
New York City
Staten Island
Fitch
Century-Old Toronto Fire Recalled On Anniversary
The item notes a century since the parliament buildings in Toronto were destroyed by fire and recalls related events from the era. It mentions ongoing commemorations and other historical milestones tied to that date.
McIntosh Named U S Controller of Currency
Joseph M. McIntosh, named by President Coolidge to replace Henry M. Dawes as controller of currency, is a Macomb Illinois native with early banking ties to Farmers State Bank Eustis and Citizens Bank Macomb. He later worked with Armour & Co. Chicago and held roles at Western Stoneware Co. Monmouth.
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Joseph W. McIntosh
State of Illinois
Sam
Joseph M. McIntosh
Coolidge
Mellon
Amfelnash
Henry M
Macomb
Ill
Armour & Co
Chicago
Western Stoneware Co
Monmouth
Mistaken Identity Leads to Death in Postwar Mixup
A man named Mort Pine, recently discharged from World War II, was killed after being mistaken for a bank cashier. A report notes a radio photographer captured images of Miss Taw Hey Apple, though her distinguishing features show in the shot due to static.
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Gittin
Mort Pine
Miss Tawhey Apple
The Way of the World by Grove Patterson
Grove Patterson reflects on national direction and progress citing J G Holland and Orville Wright. He cites Wright’s 1903 Kitty Hawk flight and notes future uncertainty while praising open minds and progressive city planning in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Patterson
Orville Wright
Dayton
Wilbur
Globe
Wright
Kittyhawk
North Carolina
Distribution of goods key to prices study, says chamber chief
Richard J. Grant of the U S Chamber of Commerce urges a Washington conference on distribution January 14 15. He says improved management and machinery lower production costs but distribution shaping prices needs a competent survey by those involved in or familiar with distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Grant
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Do You Value Education If It Does Not Improve Action
The speaker reflects on Huxley as a clear thinker who warned that education is worthwhile only if it makes a person strive to do better than before. He questions whether learning has true value when it fails to inspire better conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huxley
25 Years Ago In Town Business And Social Happenings
A Business Men's Class formed at First Congregational Church led by D J Nye. Dr D H Morysey bought Adams Drug Store and continued in business. J C Jacobs bought Clark & Co candy factory to run his own shop. Lorain Steel Co directors elected Daniel Coolidge as president and Max Snipes as VP and manager. Young Men's Dancing Club held a New Year party at Elks hall. William Wallhead moved his brick plant to Oberlin road. Rev P H Metcalf traveled to Kalamazoo Michigan to lead singing at Chapman revival meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Burlington
Lee S. Overman
United States
North Carolina
Salisbury
N. C
Henry C. Hall
U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
William D. Boles
Congress
Boone County
Ill
Herbert Brenon
Dublin
Ireland
Lorain Steel Co
Daniel Coolidge
Max Snipes
Young Men's
Elks Hall
William Wallhead
Oberlin Road
P. H. Metcalf
Kalamazoo
Mich
Cleveland market prices for fruits and produce in January 1946
The listing shows varying prices for butter flour dairy poultry and produce. Items include butter 45 1 2 cents per lb, cheese York state 24 85, strawberries 16 75 per qt, beans navy 10, potatoes 180 200 per sack, sweet potatoes 425 450 per barrel, tomatoes 250 500 per case, and onions 200 250 per cwt. It reflects a snapshot of regional market rates.
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Ohio
Ieee Arith
Eas Kay Boo Dees
York State
Sicca
Cdu
Eae
Victrolas and Victor records offered with New Year radio hype
The ad promotes Victrola phonographs and Victor records for winter listening. It advertises Grand four tube sets at 98.30 and a used Sonoradio, plus Neutrodynes at 65 each with batteries and tubes extra. It mentions new Victor records by Jesse Crawford and Jack Chapman, back in stock titles, sheet music, and winter goods like heating items, sleds, and skates with a note of upcoming fur department bargains.
Feist Dance Folio No 8 Hits The Press
Feist releases Dance Folio No 8 featuring a broad music selection. The collection price is 50 cents, offering a compact catalog of tunes for readers seeking accessible music.
Easy Electric Washer and Jewel Gas Range Advert
Easy Electric Washer Sweeper Vacuum Sweep er and Jewel Gas Range advertised for 1925. Includes comfort for mother and a contact phone 7882.
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Onlo
Foreign Advertising Representatives
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Fifth Avenue
Radio and
Jeff
Pekin
Hudson River Tunnel
Frank M. Bristol
M. E. Church
Orleany County
Louis F. Hart
State of
High Point
Charles J. O'Rei
Neb
St. John
N. B
George K. Burgess
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Newton
Mass
Carter Glass
Virginia
Lynchburg
Ste Genevieve
Paris
Toronto
British Empire
Calvin Cooldge
White House
National Council of Farmers’ Co-operative Marketing Associations
Ignar Stravinsky
Europe
Law Committee
The
Association of Railway Executives
Cummins
McIntosh
U. S.S. Army
France
Italy
Balkans
MclIntosa
Nance
U. S. Emergency Fleet Corporation
ABE_MARTIN
Treo
J. G. Holland
Hie
Berlin
Conmerce Head
Thomas Lovell
Rankin
First Congregational Church
D. J. Nye
J. C. Jacobs
Clark & Co
Cleveland Produce
West Side Lumber & Coal Co
Glade
B. Thomas
Hubert Day & Sons
Day’s Music Store
Jesse Crawford
Serenade
Rose Marie
Jack Chapman
Carleton Coon
Day’s Hardware
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Murbach Coal & Supply Co
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