Automatic Age

Issue: 1933 December

AUTOMATIC ACE
O. C. L I G H T N E R
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C A R R O L L E. V E T T E R I C K
M an aging Editor
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WE DO OUR PART
WE DO OUR PART
Establish ed 1925
The National Magazine of the Coin-Machine Industry
2810 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 111.
Phone Victory 1466
Vol. 10. No. 5

DECEMBER, 1933
1934 Brings a Brighter
Outlook to the Nation
Christmas will be brighter this year.
Throughout the nation there is evidence, to
show that Christmas Day this year is going to
restore the faith of thousands of little kiddies in
old “ Santy.”
Thousands of little gray homes,
where the lean years since 1929 brought disap­
pointment to kiddies on Christmas Day and
brought no peace to the minds of parents, will present a happier
picture this season.
Retail stores throughout the. country are reporting the heavi­
est volume of Christmas sales in several years. Streets in Chicago’s
loop are packed with hustling and bustling shoppers. Mail order
houses have been deluged with orders for Christmas merchandise.
All this has important benefits for general business condi­
tions, but there is even more significance in seeing the enthasiasm
of Christmas shoppers this year. It’s a happy crowd. Folks are
happy for no other reason than that they know they are going to
make, others happy on Christmas Day. Isn’t that enough to make
anyone believe that this is a fine old world after all ?
It is a comforting feeling to know that men again have, jobs—
that stockings hung by little children will be filled— that people are
getting back to normal, and can welcome Christmas with the old
fashioned spirit. Folks everywhere ought to be. able to enjoy their
holiday and dinner more if they know that the joys of Christmas
are better distributed than in recent years.
To all our readers A u t o m a t i c A g e wishes to say: “ Merry
Christmas and A Happy New Year.”
The National Magazine of the Coin Machine Industry
Table of Contents and Advertising Index for this issue will be found near
the inside back cover.
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December, 193.1
AUTOM ATIC AGE
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1934 Exposition to Surpass All Previous
C. M. M. A. Efforts, Says Huber

<<"W"^ROM all advance indications the
■ l forthcoming exposition and conven­
tion of the Coin Machine Industry,
which is to be held under the auspices of
the Coin Machine Manufacturers’ Associa.
tion of America, Inc., at the Hotel Sher­
man, Chicago, Illinois, February 19th to
22nd inclusive, will be the biggest and best
ever held in the industry," says J. O. Huber,
Secretary of the Association.
“ All of the larger manufacturers as well
as the majority of the smaller ones have
already made application for space. From
Europe have several inquiries been received
requesting information as to exhibiting at
this year’s show.
“ Manufacturers throughout the United
States are keeping their experimental de­
partments humming at top speed so that
their new machines will be ready in tim for the big show.
“ Any number of new and novel machines
will be shown for the first time at this
year’s show.
“ Even some of the new machines which
have already been made and which were
to be announced this fall have been with­
drawn until the big event.
“ Much competition and keen rivalry is
being shown among the larger pin game
manufacturers to bring out new and novel
machines for the operators, as they well
know by past experience that the original
games with the new features are the ones
that get the big hand from the wise ones.
“ Nothing is going to be left undone when
it comes to entertaining the visiting oper­
ators and jobbers and distributors,” says
Huber. “ This year’s banquet and entertain­
ment will surpass anything ever attempted
by the C.M.M.A. What a treat in store
for you.
“ Another big feature of this year’s show
is going to be the operators, jobbers and
distributors convention which will be held
in conjunction with the C.M.M.A. exhibit
and convention. All operators, jobbers and
distributors associations are requested to
get in touch with the secretary of the
C.M.M.A. who will make reservations for
meeting rooms, etc., for them. This should
be taken care o f at once.
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J. O.
H u be r, S ec ret a r y
“ Let’s all get together, and once and for
all have a United industry.
“ Put these dates on your date book:
February 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd, 1934.
Place, Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois, as
they will be the greatest in COIN MA­
CHINE HISTORY and you are assured the
biggest time of your life.
“ So long. More news to come latei.”
Information for exhibitors will be found
on other pages in this issue.
Lawyer— Then you admit that you struck
the plaintiff with malice aforethought?
Defendant, indignantly— You can’t mix
me up like that. I’ve told you twice I hit
him with a brick, and done it on purpose.
There wasn’t no mallets nor nothin’ of the
kind about it—just a plain brick like any
gentleman would use.
“ What makes you think young Dauber-
inski will succeed as a painter?”
“ He has the soul of an artist and the per­
severance of a Fuller brush agent.”
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