PRESTO MUSIC TIMES
THE CLASS MAGAZINE OF THE MUSIC ARTS AND TRADE
Number 2290
Founded 1881
T A B L E
O F
November, 1939
C O N T E N T S
FEATURES:
Page
A Music Dealer Wins Civic Tribute
7
America Wants Music
8
By Philip Maxwell; Thomas A. Lowery;
Helen Hozve; W. J. Cameron
The History and Importance of Style
By Marian Wright Knapp;
George N. Lamb
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10
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Sunshine, Music and Beauty
By Prcntis Montgomery
18
Piano Salesmen Have Their Day
Style and Selling
By Christine Holbrook
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27
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29
DEPARTMENTS:
Manufacturers Point the Way
416
Bands and Orchestras
18
Who Is Who in Music
Edited by George IVainwright
20
Records, Radio, Television ..
Edited by Branch Worth
22
News and Notes
24
Information Please
26
The Salesman's Corner
28
J. BRADFORD PENGELLY,
FRANK D. ABBOTT
Editor and Publisher
Editor Emeritus
332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Telephone Harrison 0234
Published monthly by J. Bradford Pengelly, 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Entered February 7,
1939, as second-class matter at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Price
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application. Copyright by Presto Music Times, Chicago, Illinois.
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