June, 1930
PRESTO-TIMES
R A D I O
MAJESTIC RADIO SCHOOL
The Majestic radio school in Chicago where free
lessons in salesmanship and service are given to
Majestic salesmen is attracting groups and individ-
uals from all parts of the country. Here they can
come in contact with men of the greatest experience
in the persons of their instructors, who are promi-
nently connected with the Grigsby-Grunow Co., manu-
facturers of the Majestic radio.
This school represents a unique departure in mer-
chandising training for retail dealers in an intensive
course covering one week. Officials of the Grigsby-
Grunow Co. give lectures on the newest developments
in radio and electric refrigeration.
Another thing which the men hear is definite in-
formation about the new Majestic electric refrigerator.
The trips also include an inspection of the Majestic
factories.
GRIGSBY-GRUNOW GREAT ENTERPRISE.
Beginning on June 2, the Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chi-
cago, put on about 10,000 additional workers and
increased the production rate to 4,000 sets daily. The
Majestic Household Utilities corporation, affiliate of
Grigsby-Grunow, will begin production of its re-
frigerator in July. A force of 5,000 people will be
employed with an initial pay roll of about $1,000,000
monthly, it was stated. With the increase in the
working force the pay roll of the Grigsby-Grunow
Co. will approach $2,000,000 a month.
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RADIO NOTES
The Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, manufacturers
of Majestic radio, is erecting two buildings costing
$225,000 for refrigerator manufacture—its side line.
The two structures will have a frontage of 454 feet.
The American Radio and Television Corp. at the
present time has 28 stores in operation, as compared
with 42 when it started operations in February, 1929.
The Carter Radio Co., Chicago, decreased stock
$200,000 to $85,000.
UTAH GETS PATENT RIGHTS.
B. Gardner, managing director of Victor Talking
Henry C. Forster, executive vice-president of the Machine Co., of Japan, Ltd., has been elected presi-
Utah Radio Products Co., has announced that his
dent of Victor Talking Machine Co. of Canada, suc-
firm has secured from the Zenith Radio Corp. the
ceeding Edgar M. Berliner, resigned.
first license Zenith has ever issued under its auto-
The Dearborn Radio Supply Co. has taken the store
matic and remote control radio patents.
at 220 West Madison street, Chicago, 15 by 80 feet,
for a term at an annual rental of $7,500.
TRANSFORMER CORP. ENTERS RADIO.
Plans have been completed for the merging of the
The Transformer Corp. of America, 2309 South
SOME RADIOLA DISTRIBUTORS.
Amrad Corp. and the Magnavox Co., Ltd., of Dela-
Keeler avenue, Chicago, announces that it will enter ware, through an exchange of stock. The merger is
The Reichman-Crosby Co. will continue to dis-
the
radio field, with three models. Newly chosen on the basis of seven shares of Magnavox for each
tribute the RCA Radiola. J. A. Reichman is presi-
members
of the board of directors are: Harvey Ellis, share of Amrad.
dent, Richard Alcott, vice-president, T. C. Guinee,
The J. B. Heyde Music Co., Marion, 111., has
secretary, and R. W. Moore, treasurer. The territory John E. Burke, E. J. Doyle and Ernest R. Reichmann.
secured the agency for the Victor radio. The com-
comprises western Tennessee, northern Mississippi,
ZENITH IN REFRIGERATOR TRADE.
pany will continue to handle also the Stewart-Warner
eastern Arkansas, five counties of southeastern Mis-
souri and seven in southwestern Kentucky.
The Zenith Radio Corp., Chicago, has formed the radio.
Gustin-Bacon Mfg. Co., 815 East Second street,
The F. D. Pitts Co., 223 Columbus avenue, Boston, Zenith Radio Distributing Corp., empowered to
is engaged in the wholesale distribution of RCA "manufacture and deal in electric refrigerators," as Kansas City, Mo., has been named as distributor at
Radiolas in the busy New England territory. F. D. well as other electrical apparatus. All of the $10,000 Wichita, Kan., for the Brunswick Panatrope and
Brunswick phonograph records, with H. A. Allison
Pitts is president and treasurer, L. J. Pitts is vice- of capital stock of the new corporation, recently
chartered in Illinois, will be owned by the Zenith as manager of the Wichita branch.
president, and W. B. Pitts, secretary.
Radio Corp.
Edward Shapiro, retail radio and piano dealer, 823
Broadway, Brooklyn, has made an assignment to
A TELEVISION DEMONSTRATION.
Sidney A. Feiler, 16 Court street, Brooklyn.
FORD TO EXTEND RADIO IN BRAZIL.
Audiences at a theater in Schenectady, N. Y., last
The Ford Industrial Company of Brazil has been
The Howard Radio Co., of South Haven, Mich.,
month, witnessed the unprecedented spectacle of an
has an arrangement with the Capehart corporation of
orchestra in the theater being led by the life-size authorized by the Minister of Transportation and
Fort Wayne, Ind., by which the Howard chassis are
radio television image of its conductor, who, in a Communications to install two new radio stations in
laboratory a few miles distant, wielded his baton as the State of Para. One of these stations is to be used in conjunction with the phonograph units pro-
erected at Boa Vista and the other at Beleni.
duced by the Capehart plant.
he received the music of his men by telephone. Merrill
Trainor, laboratory assistant of Dr. E. F. W. Alex-
McKay Brothers of Evanston, 111., announce the
anderson, television pioneer, was seen and heard as
leasing of a store at 918 Chicago avenue, that city,
AMRAD'S NEW OFFICERS.
he explained the way in which the pictures and the
R. A. O'Connor, president of the Magnavox Co.: "for the exclusive sale of television machines."
sounds reached the theater.
The Oxford Radio Corp. merged its two plants in
M. W. Dobrzensky, H. J. Dillon and Willis D. Radi-
Chicago on May 1. It has taken a lease of 31,000
son have been elected directors of the Amrad Corp.,
RADIO RETAILING FINANCED.
succeeding Lewis M. Crosley, Charles Sawyer, W. A. feet of floor space in a building at 39th street and
Hankers-Commercial Security Co., Inc., of New Aiken and Powel Crosley, Jr.
Seeley avenue for a long term of years.
York, announces that through exclusive arrangements
According to a statement from the Radio and Music
just completed with the different factories, special
Trades Association, the Standard Oil organization
ENGLISH
EDUCATION
BY
RADIO.
plans have been developed for the financing of retail
has been engaged in radio educational activity for
A proposal to extend the British educational system
installment sales of Sparton radios, manufactured by
nearly two years.
by
reaching
classes
assembled
all
over
the
country
by
Sparks Withington Co., Bosch radios, manufactured
The Southwestern Victor Distributing Co. has
by American Bosch Magneto Corp., Lyric radios, radio is now being considered by the ministry of
taken an office at 2115 Griffin street, Dallas, Texas.
education
at
London.
manufactured by Ail-American Mohawk Corp., and
H. S. Cron is manager.
Story & Clark radios, manufactured by Story & Clark
Robert J. Oughten has opened a new radio store
Future of Radio Assured.
Piano Co.
on South Court street, Ottumvva, Iowa, to handle
When one stops to realize that there are fifteen to General Motors radios.
RADIOLA AGENTS IN FOUR STATES.
twenty million radio sets in operation, according to
Pilot Radio and Tube Consolidated net sales for
W. A. Collamore, manager of the Radiola Division the Department of Commerce, and that these radio April amounted to $155,486.
of the RCA Victor Co., announces that the Motor sets are largely of the vintage of 1926, 1927 and 1928,
The Radio Corp. of America has organized an
Equipment Co., of Salt Lake City, Utah, will dis- the future of the radio man seems assured.
engineering service for the benefit of licensees under
"It is an erroneous idea," states Mr. Smith, "that its patents. The new department is headed by A.
tribute RCA Radiolas throughout a large territory,
which includes parts of Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and radio sets last forever. As a matter of fact, any radio Van Dyck.
Nevada. The officers of the company in charge of the set has a definite physical life, based on its wearable
A recent addition to the staff of the Arcturus Radio
new activities are Frank Edwards, president; F. C. parts such as filter condensers and resistors. Usually Tube Co., Newark, N. J., is C. E. Stahl. Mr. Stahl
Loofbourow, vice-president; W. L. Coutts, secretary this life is five years, as sets are now being con- was elected to the board of directors and appointed
structed."'
general manager.
and treasurer, and W. G. Bode, manager.
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