Radio today (Apr-Dec 1939)

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Your GUIDE to ECONOMICAL CONDENSER REPLACEMENTS! SPRAGUE ATOMS IawU flashes Them . . Sp r a g ue ATOMS are "tops" for ANY dry electrolytic replacement where you want a first class job at rock bottom cost. Don't worry about the larger size of old-style condenser to be replaced. ATOMS are the smallest drys on the market, BUT THEY'LL STAND THE GAFF! And how! They shake off high surges and come back for more. They have lower leakage and lower power factor. They absolutely will not "blow up." One or two handy Kits equip you for almost any replacement job. Don't let your competitors beat you to the punch. Get next to ATOMS today — the fastest selling midgets BECAUSE they're far and away the most reliable. SPRAGUE PRODUCTS CO. North Adams, Mass. SPRAGUE ATOMS "Mijktielt MiJtyeti of -f)ll" S. N. Shure of Shure Brothers, Chicago, discusses sound sales with genial Bill Shuler (left) of Shuler Supply Co., New Orleans. Parts Show special train The transportation committee of the National Radio Parts Trade Show is already receiving names of members to be included on the 1939 Special to Chicago which leaves N. Y. Grand Central Station the afternoon of Sunday, June 11, picking up the New England delegation at Albany. Pare is the only item travelers on the special will have to worry about since meals, entertainment, smokes and liquid refreshments are furnished free through the cooperation of some of the exhibitors. All radio men interested in riding the Radio Special are urged by Perry Saftler, of the transportation committee, to notify him at 53 Park Place, New York, N. Y., so that suitable arrangements may be made. New RMA members The RMA membership committee under Chairman E. Alschuler is actively engaged in a membership campaign to increase RMA rolls, develop cooperative support and increase sales between RMA member companies. New membership applications have been received from Pierce Airo and Kolorama Labs. Farnsworth Television & Radio made the affiliation recently. P/x contest for sound men Crisp five dollar bills are being rustled under the noses of alert sound men by Transformer-Corp-of-America's Clarion Institute of Sound Engineers, in a "best installation" monthly picture and story contest starting in April. All photos submitted must be at least 5x7 inches and will receive better consideration if both engineer and agent are included. The story describing the Clarion installation should have a human interest angle. Five dollars will be paid for the best photograph and story, $1.50 for every picture accepted; all others will be returned. : | Keene Appliance Co. formed to sell radios Announcement of the formation of the Keene Appliance Co., Ann Arbor, Mich., tor the manufacture and distribution of radio sets and electrical appliances, is made by W. Keene Jackson, head of the company. Plans are under way for an early presentation of a new line of Keene radios to be marketed through distributors and strong territorial sales organizations. W. Keene Jackson was for eight years Sales Manager of International Radio Corp., before which he was Sales Manager of one of the largest national radio sales organizations in the country. He plans to concentrate on style leading, quality merchandise at "right prices" and eliminate all fancy trimmings in merchandising, which add to the cost of a product. "To/king Door" sales boom New orders for the "Talking Door" intercommunicator are continually pouring in, according to Walter Spiegel of Regal Amplifier Co., manufacturers of the unit. Featuring the slogan "Here is that ounce of protection," Regal has gone out to educate the public to using the talking door as a safety measure. With thousands of visitors in the New York area for the World's Fair countless doorbells will be pushed and "Talking Door" should be an ideal instrument from both safety and convenience angles. 66 RADIO TODAY