Automatic Age

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AUTOMATIC AGE
October, 1937
COINS and SLUGS
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Dave Gottlieb and Nate Gott­
lieb are staunch supporters of
the football team of their Alma
Mater — Minnesota. They ex­
pect to see the Gophers play
against Michigan, Northwestern
and Notre Dame.
to big things from you, Karl.
If your performance on the ten­
nis court is as good as “ Gin­
ger’s” performance on the coun­
ter we expect that you will be
another “ Bill Tilden.”
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Bill Bowers, Standard Novelty
Company of New Orleans, is to
be married to Frances Castag-
netta of New Orleans, on Wed­
nesday, October 6th.
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A. V. Shipman of the Ship­
man Manufacturing Company
was in Chicago recently on a
three day business trip. From
all reports the company is doing
a flourshing business with their
candy, cigarette, peanut and
stamp venders.
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Ben Palastrant of the Su­
preme Vending Company, Bos­
ton, recently returned from a
western trip which took him as
far as Cleveland and culminated
at the Wurlitzer Century Club
Convention at Buffalo.
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George Koosis, Detroit, who
operates the Dynamic Vending
Company, reports that he is con­
centrating on the cigarette vend­
ing business. He believes cigar­
ette machines offer a stable busi­
ness to the firm.
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Between his many duties mak­
ing the wheels turn around at
Groetchen Tool Company, Karl
Klein still has time to enjoy a
game of tennis. We don’t have
many tennis players in this in­
dustry and are looking forward
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Vacation days have ended for
Helen Savage and she is again
back at work after a two weeks
vacation which included stops at
Chicago and at her home in
Memphis.
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Louis and Barney Blatt, who
own and operate the Atlas Coin
Machine Company, have enlarg­
ed and improved their quarters.
They have added a private office,
a display stage and have ac­
quired Herbert Ellis as secre­
tary.
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Leo Kelly of the Exhibit Sup­
ply has again originated a great
convenience for the coin machine
industry and the country at
large. It is known as a natural
air conditioner. This type of air
conditioner can be found around
any circus in the country. The
only upkeep is a few bushels of
feed each day. Details can be
obtained from Leo direct.
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Last month Ted Stoner, one
of the genial heads of the Stoner
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Corporation, piloted his plane to
Cleveland to attend the air races.
When it comes to aeroplanes
Ted can tell you anything about
them from what makes them run
to the process of ‘blind flying.’
Incidently the Stoner plane is
equipped for blind flights. We
hear that Ted’s charming Mrs.
also is a capable pilot. Hey, Ted,
where’s that invitation for a
ride?
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On September 18th Jimmy
Passanante staged a grand open­
ing celebration in Detroit to
commemorate the opening of the
new quarters of the J. and J.
Novelty Company.
His show­
room is one of the finest we have
ever seen and he certainly de­
serves a lot of success.
Jim
really is a swell fellow. Com­
plete details of this opening will
be found on another page of
this issue of A u t o m a t i c A g e .
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France just put through a de­
cree outlawing chance machines.
A few of the United States
manufacturers that have been
supplying machines to France
are going to have to look for new
‘green pastures.’
It’s a good
thing we don’t have a premier
or dictator in this country, who
could issue a decree without hav­
ing it passed on by the repre­
sentatives of the people. There
is little chance of this same sit­
uation occuring in the United
States as long as we have our
present form of government.
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