Presto
Issue: 1931 2256 - Page 17
March, 1931
17
PRESTO-TIMES
R A D I O
W. C. GRUNOW'S NEW OFFICES
William C. Grunow, who recently resigned from the
presidency of the Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, is
expected back in the city in a few days from his
resting-place at Phoenix, Ariz. The headquarters
that were established before his departure at suite
563, LaSalle-Wacker Building, 221 North La Salle
street, Chicago, present a lively and business-like ap-
pearance, for those having offices with him include
Herbert E. Young, formerly general sales manager
of the Grigsby-Grunow Co.; James J. Davin, for-
merly sales promotion manager; Dr. J. D. Jordan,
tube engineer; Sidney L. Arneson, personal aide to
Mr. Grunow; A. C. Winnan, formerly purchasing
agent; F. A. Delano, formerly head of the Majestic
Sales School; M. W. Kenney, refrigerator engineer;
Harry Bailey, assistant to Mr. Young; and Charles
Henry, formerly assistant to Mr. Grunow in produc-
tion matters. Soon after Mr. Grunow gets back it is
understood, he will start manufacturing radios on an
extensive scale, for plans are being laid for a very
active enterprise.
TO BUILD "RADIO CITY"
"Radio City" is to be built in the heart of New
York city. It has been announced that work on the
Central skyscraper of "Radio City" will be begun in
May. This central building will be the largest build-
ing in New York, with 2,000,000 feet of floor space.
The "city" will house 50,000 persons, cover a dozen
blocks, include the Radio Corporation of America,
television, the studios of the National Broadcasting
Co., one of the finest opera houses in the world, banks,
stores and offices and will be served by subways.
"BUSINESS" WILL BE KEYNOTE
OF RMA TRADE SHOW
"Business without ballyhoo" will be the keynote
this year of the RMA Trade Show at Chicago in June.
Revival of radio, as well as other business, already
is indicated in the advance applications of manufac-
turers for exhibit space at the Trade Show. While
there will be plenty of entertainment for the 25,000
radio trade visitors expected, plans are being made
to make the event one for profitable business for all
branches of radio. Unnecessary lavish entertainment
and lavish decorations of exhibit booths are being
discouraged and plans are being made for a "business"
conclave.
MAJESTIC SUCCESS IN KANSAS
Unprecedented sales records are being made by Ma-
jestic dealers throughout Kansas according to a state-
ment of the Sterling Radio Co., state distributors.
Wichita dealers are Kansas Gas & Electric Co.,
Adams Bennett Music Co., The Geo. G. Marshall Co.,
and The Rorabaugh Dry Goods Co.
PHILCO PHONOGRAPH RECORD CHANGER
An automatic record changer has been installed in
the new Philco super heterodyne-pl us radio-phono-
graph, which Beaucaire-Mitchell, Inc., distributor at
Rochester, N. Y., says is the most powerful radio
Philco has ever produced.
ANENT CLAIMS ON HOLLAND CO.
An inquiry lias been made of Presto-Times asking
about the status of the Holland Piano Mfg. Co., now
in the hands of the creditors' committee. The date
for filing claims expired on December 6, but ap-
parently some claims had not been filed by that time—
perhaps because the claimants had not received the
proper notice.
BRITISH RADIO MEN ENTERTAINED
President Morris Metcalf of the Radio Manufac-
turers' Association gave a luncheon Wednesday,
March 4, at the Hotel Astor, New York, to the del-
egation of the British Radio Manufacturers' Associa-
tion of London who have been visiting radio industry
leaders and factories in the United States. Those
present at the RMA luncheon of President Metcalf to
the visiting British industry leaders were Ray H.
Manson of Rochester, N. Y., president of the Institute
of Radio Engineers; O. H. Caldwell, former Federal
Radio Commissioner; Fred Williams, George C. Fur-
ness, R. W. Jackson and Bond Geddes, executive
vice-president of the RMA.
RADIO NOTES
The Congress Radio Co. will open its first store
in Newark, N. J., at 66 Market street.
The Central Radio Corporation lias leased the store
at 254 Washington street, Newark, N. J., for its busi-
ness location.
Flocken & Knotts, Inc., 2611 Indiana avenue, Chi-
cago, have been incorporated. Capital, $10,000, Gen-
eral radio business.
Incorporators, Linton H.
Flocken, Warren L. Knotts and Russell A. Stanberry.
Correspondent; Frank M. Senney, 9204 Commercial
avenue, Chicago.
SUCCESSFUL RADIO BIDS IN SO. AMERICA
A. E. Moore and his son Joseph have opened a
The department of public instruction of Montevideo, new radio store in Stronghurst, 111., and will handle
I'ruguay, recently solicited bids for radio-phone sets the Sparton radios.
to be installed in public schools. The products of
The new 1931 Majestic radio models are now on dis-
twelve leading manufacturers competed and among play at the Boyle & Mather radio show rooms at Eve-
the American corporations some successful bids w r ere leth, Minn.
made. The American bidders included the Majestic,
All six models of Majestic radios, manufactured by
Zenith, Clarion and Victor.
the Grigsby-Grunow Co. at Chicago are equipped with
the Multi-Mu tube.
Hunt's Leading Music House, Inc., 110 Main street,
White Plans, N. Y., has been appointed Stromberg-
Carlson radio dealer for Westchester coaiity. Will am
A. T. Haugh, general sales manager of the Zenith
Armbruster is manager of the store.
Radio Corporation, announces that the following new
distributors have been appointed to exclusively sell
The Radio Artists' Recording Service lias been in-
Zenith and Zenette radios and Zenith quality tubes: corporated by W. Strelsin, 167 East 86th street, New-
Adirondack Radio Corporation, Albany, N. Y., ex- York. Capitalization, $45,000.
clusive distributors for eastern New York.
The Advance Radio Corporation, Paterson, N. J.,
Auto Equipment Co., Omaha, Neb., has been ap- radio receivers, etc., has been incorporated by W. A.
pointed to serve the state of Nebraska.
Harrison of Fairlawn. N. J.
Benjamin Fisch, Newport News, Va., will operate
in Newport News, Va., and adjacent territory.
Star Radio Co., Richmond, Va., will operate in Rich- GRIGSBY - MAJESTIC CONSOLIDATION
mond and adjoining territory.
The Grigsby-Grunow Co. and the Majestic House-
hold Utilities Corporation consolidation has been rati-
VERMONT HAS 39,913 SETS
fied by the stockholders of both concerns, and this
Forty-four and six-tenths per cent of the families action seems to have been taken to the satisfaction
in Vermont when the 1930 census was taken possessed
and success of all concerned.
radio receivers, according to announcement by the
Bureau of the Census. The number of families report-
NEW STORE IN OKLAHOMA
ing sets was 39,913 out of a total of 85,804. The
The Sturges Music Co. has opened its new place
average number of persons in a family is four in Ver-
mont, the bureau explained, while the term family of business located in the Benson building, Holden-
v'lle, Okla. Local papers speak of the store as "per-
includes any group of persons living together in a
Ject in every respect."
single household.
NEW ZENITH DISTRIBUTORS
RCA Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of the
Radio Corporation of America, is expanding. Its net-
work now aggregates 143,588 miles of radio communi-
cation.
Among those in attendance at Chicago meetings of
national officials of music trade men this month was
H. K. Kuhrmyer, president of the western zone of
the Musical Merchandise Manufacturers' Association.
RADIO RECEIVING SETS
RADIO PARTS
RADIO—PHONOGRAPHS
THE SELPO
PIANO TRUCKS
The End Trucks are very convenient
where there is not much stair work and can
be easily carried in a small amount of space.
A board is used when the piano is on the
stairs. The frames of the SelPo trucks are
made of crucible spring steel, cross braced
and riveted. The hard maple boards are
padded with heavy felt.
SelPo C, Plain bearing roller iron
wheel casters. Shipping wt. 95 lbs.$44.00
SelPo B, Plain bearing roller ruh
ber tired casters
4/.00
SelPo E, Roller bearing roller iron
wheel casters
49.00
SelPo D, Roller bearing roller rub-
ber tired casters
52.00
Ask for a catalogue for a complete line of
TRUCKS, HOISTS, SKIDS, DOLLYS,
Light weight Trucks, Concert Grand Trucks,
and Special Straps.
Manufactured by
Self Lifting
Piano Truck Co.
427 No. Main Street
FINDLAY, OHIO
A Most Attractive
Proposition for
Dealers—the
STARCK
Line of Pianos
Including Uprights, Grands and
Reproducing Instruments
.
MANY EXCLUSIVE
SELLING POINTS
in the Starck representation
interest alert dealers
Write Today for Catalog
and Proposition
P. A. STARCK PIANO CO.
STARCK BUILDING
228-230 South Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U. S. A.
New York Warerooms: 112-114 W. 42nd St.
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17
PRESTO-TIMES
R A D I O
W. C. GRUNOW'S NEW OFFICES
William C. Grunow, who recently resigned from the
presidency of the Grigsby-Grunow Co., Chicago, is
expected back in the city in a few days from his
resting-place at Phoenix, Ariz. The headquarters
that were established before his departure at suite
563, LaSalle-Wacker Building, 221 North La Salle
street, Chicago, present a lively and business-like ap-
pearance, for those having offices with him include
Herbert E. Young, formerly general sales manager
of the Grigsby-Grunow Co.; James J. Davin, for-
merly sales promotion manager; Dr. J. D. Jordan,
tube engineer; Sidney L. Arneson, personal aide to
Mr. Grunow; A. C. Winnan, formerly purchasing
agent; F. A. Delano, formerly head of the Majestic
Sales School; M. W. Kenney, refrigerator engineer;
Harry Bailey, assistant to Mr. Young; and Charles
Henry, formerly assistant to Mr. Grunow in produc-
tion matters. Soon after Mr. Grunow gets back it is
understood, he will start manufacturing radios on an
extensive scale, for plans are being laid for a very
active enterprise.
TO BUILD "RADIO CITY"
"Radio City" is to be built in the heart of New
York city. It has been announced that work on the
Central skyscraper of "Radio City" will be begun in
May. This central building will be the largest build-
ing in New York, with 2,000,000 feet of floor space.
The "city" will house 50,000 persons, cover a dozen
blocks, include the Radio Corporation of America,
television, the studios of the National Broadcasting
Co., one of the finest opera houses in the world, banks,
stores and offices and will be served by subways.
"BUSINESS" WILL BE KEYNOTE
OF RMA TRADE SHOW
"Business without ballyhoo" will be the keynote
this year of the RMA Trade Show at Chicago in June.
Revival of radio, as well as other business, already
is indicated in the advance applications of manufac-
turers for exhibit space at the Trade Show. While
there will be plenty of entertainment for the 25,000
radio trade visitors expected, plans are being made
to make the event one for profitable business for all
branches of radio. Unnecessary lavish entertainment
and lavish decorations of exhibit booths are being
discouraged and plans are being made for a "business"
conclave.
MAJESTIC SUCCESS IN KANSAS
Unprecedented sales records are being made by Ma-
jestic dealers throughout Kansas according to a state-
ment of the Sterling Radio Co., state distributors.
Wichita dealers are Kansas Gas & Electric Co.,
Adams Bennett Music Co., The Geo. G. Marshall Co.,
and The Rorabaugh Dry Goods Co.
PHILCO PHONOGRAPH RECORD CHANGER
An automatic record changer has been installed in
the new Philco super heterodyne-pl us radio-phono-
graph, which Beaucaire-Mitchell, Inc., distributor at
Rochester, N. Y., says is the most powerful radio
Philco has ever produced.
ANENT CLAIMS ON HOLLAND CO.
An inquiry lias been made of Presto-Times asking
about the status of the Holland Piano Mfg. Co., now
in the hands of the creditors' committee. The date
for filing claims expired on December 6, but ap-
parently some claims had not been filed by that time—
perhaps because the claimants had not received the
proper notice.
BRITISH RADIO MEN ENTERTAINED
President Morris Metcalf of the Radio Manufac-
turers' Association gave a luncheon Wednesday,
March 4, at the Hotel Astor, New York, to the del-
egation of the British Radio Manufacturers' Associa-
tion of London who have been visiting radio industry
leaders and factories in the United States. Those
present at the RMA luncheon of President Metcalf to
the visiting British industry leaders were Ray H.
Manson of Rochester, N. Y., president of the Institute
of Radio Engineers; O. H. Caldwell, former Federal
Radio Commissioner; Fred Williams, George C. Fur-
ness, R. W. Jackson and Bond Geddes, executive
vice-president of the RMA.
RADIO NOTES
The Congress Radio Co. will open its first store
in Newark, N. J., at 66 Market street.
The Central Radio Corporation lias leased the store
at 254 Washington street, Newark, N. J., for its busi-
ness location.
Flocken & Knotts, Inc., 2611 Indiana avenue, Chi-
cago, have been incorporated. Capital, $10,000, Gen-
eral radio business.
Incorporators, Linton H.
Flocken, Warren L. Knotts and Russell A. Stanberry.
Correspondent; Frank M. Senney, 9204 Commercial
avenue, Chicago.
SUCCESSFUL RADIO BIDS IN SO. AMERICA
A. E. Moore and his son Joseph have opened a
The department of public instruction of Montevideo, new radio store in Stronghurst, 111., and will handle
I'ruguay, recently solicited bids for radio-phone sets the Sparton radios.
to be installed in public schools. The products of
The new 1931 Majestic radio models are now on dis-
twelve leading manufacturers competed and among play at the Boyle & Mather radio show rooms at Eve-
the American corporations some successful bids w r ere leth, Minn.
made. The American bidders included the Majestic,
All six models of Majestic radios, manufactured by
Zenith, Clarion and Victor.
the Grigsby-Grunow Co. at Chicago are equipped with
the Multi-Mu tube.
Hunt's Leading Music House, Inc., 110 Main street,
White Plans, N. Y., has been appointed Stromberg-
Carlson radio dealer for Westchester coaiity. Will am
A. T. Haugh, general sales manager of the Zenith
Armbruster is manager of the store.
Radio Corporation, announces that the following new
distributors have been appointed to exclusively sell
The Radio Artists' Recording Service lias been in-
Zenith and Zenette radios and Zenith quality tubes: corporated by W. Strelsin, 167 East 86th street, New-
Adirondack Radio Corporation, Albany, N. Y., ex- York. Capitalization, $45,000.
clusive distributors for eastern New York.
The Advance Radio Corporation, Paterson, N. J.,
Auto Equipment Co., Omaha, Neb., has been ap- radio receivers, etc., has been incorporated by W. A.
pointed to serve the state of Nebraska.
Harrison of Fairlawn. N. J.
Benjamin Fisch, Newport News, Va., will operate
in Newport News, Va., and adjacent territory.
Star Radio Co., Richmond, Va., will operate in Rich- GRIGSBY - MAJESTIC CONSOLIDATION
mond and adjoining territory.
The Grigsby-Grunow Co. and the Majestic House-
hold Utilities Corporation consolidation has been rati-
VERMONT HAS 39,913 SETS
fied by the stockholders of both concerns, and this
Forty-four and six-tenths per cent of the families action seems to have been taken to the satisfaction
in Vermont when the 1930 census was taken possessed
and success of all concerned.
radio receivers, according to announcement by the
Bureau of the Census. The number of families report-
NEW STORE IN OKLAHOMA
ing sets was 39,913 out of a total of 85,804. The
The Sturges Music Co. has opened its new place
average number of persons in a family is four in Ver-
mont, the bureau explained, while the term family of business located in the Benson building, Holden-
v'lle, Okla. Local papers speak of the store as "per-
includes any group of persons living together in a
Ject in every respect."
single household.
NEW ZENITH DISTRIBUTORS
RCA Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of the
Radio Corporation of America, is expanding. Its net-
work now aggregates 143,588 miles of radio communi-
cation.
Among those in attendance at Chicago meetings of
national officials of music trade men this month was
H. K. Kuhrmyer, president of the western zone of
the Musical Merchandise Manufacturers' Association.
RADIO RECEIVING SETS
RADIO PARTS
RADIO—PHONOGRAPHS
THE SELPO
PIANO TRUCKS
The End Trucks are very convenient
where there is not much stair work and can
be easily carried in a small amount of space.
A board is used when the piano is on the
stairs. The frames of the SelPo trucks are
made of crucible spring steel, cross braced
and riveted. The hard maple boards are
padded with heavy felt.
SelPo C, Plain bearing roller iron
wheel casters. Shipping wt. 95 lbs.$44.00
SelPo B, Plain bearing roller ruh
ber tired casters
4/.00
SelPo E, Roller bearing roller iron
wheel casters
49.00
SelPo D, Roller bearing roller rub-
ber tired casters
52.00
Ask for a catalogue for a complete line of
TRUCKS, HOISTS, SKIDS, DOLLYS,
Light weight Trucks, Concert Grand Trucks,
and Special Straps.
Manufactured by
Self Lifting
Piano Truck Co.
427 No. Main Street
FINDLAY, OHIO
A Most Attractive
Proposition for
Dealers—the
STARCK
Line of Pianos
Including Uprights, Grands and
Reproducing Instruments
.
MANY EXCLUSIVE
SELLING POINTS
in the Starck representation
interest alert dealers
Write Today for Catalog
and Proposition
P. A. STARCK PIANO CO.
STARCK BUILDING
228-230 South Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U. S. A.
New York Warerooms: 112-114 W. 42nd St.
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).