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Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 8, 1 September 1933, Page 21

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"PHS week’s prize-winning efforts are marked with stars. Would J.V.M., of Wellington, please send in his address? Also H.G., of Auckland, who won 2/6 last week. ‘ * Ld * " ALL Night Parking-1/6," says 2 notice outside a garage dowh my stréet. Yes, and it can be even more expensive than that, I’ve heard. Lal NORTH AUCKLAND resident writes in asking for the address of "Back-Blocker" (King Countty), whose letter appeared in the correspondeice columns of the "Radio Record" on Friday, August 18. ‘This person would like to forward magazines and papers to "Back-Blocker." . * JN these times of modetn set . building, there are many "home constructors," who would greatly appreciate experienced talks, over the air, dealing with the circuits of super-hets, short-wave recei¥ers, amplifiers, etc. thus helping and encouraging one of the most popular and advanced hobbies of to-day.-J ‘VM. (Wellington ) . OULD 2YA please consider announcing the name of the minister who conducts each morning devotional service prior to, and after, every service? Crystal Set {Wellington). GEMS from the Ganterbury-South-land broadcast, "The ball’s in, It didn’t go in at all." "Mortlock got it and passed to Oliver who was not there." "King took a beautiful pass and scored 15 yards from the line.""AS thazon" Q Palmerston North) . > Wwe decided to invest in a radio set and had various models out. on trial. My hushand was constahtly impressing upon the children that they must hot touch or interfere with thése, in any way, as we would have to pay for any damage done to theni. We finally decided upon a certain model and it was duly installed. A few days after a friend Visiting us remarked to my eldest boy (aged seven) : "My word, you ate lucky to have such a nice wireless set.’ He replied ‘Yes, and we can knock this one about, ’cause it’s paid for!"-L. ©. Paterson (South Dunedin). s P ° YA’S children’s service on Sunday evenings is far too short. Why not increase it to an hour or an hour and a quarter, or better still, have another one about 10 or 11 a.m.? In the camp, on the farm, in ton, or on holiday, the children’s Sunday services are the most popular sessions put on ‘the air.-W.M. (Te Awamutu) N. old lady with her daughter, who was slightly deaf, came to hear our radio some years ago. The set was fitted with headphones, and at the ‘moment reception was not very clear. The old lady, thinking her daughter

would not be able to hear said: "Sit closer, dear, you will hear it bétter."C.R.C. (Westport). ad * = WAS vain enough, after reading G. Fraser’s paragraph on your page of August 18 to run inside and put on my prettiest frock and do my hair a new way. I am always off Saturday

nights, and know of a cute little movie show-"Amazon" (Palmerston Nth.}. -@ > * mn IRTHDAY greetings from 4ZP, Invercargill, to Winton child: "Little Alison is 6 years old to-day... the radio fairies have left a pair of gym. shoes and a-doll’s bed: . . . ‘but you ‘inust go'to bed eafly and eat your green’ vegetables, then you will grow up into a‘big man." Perhaps the little gir] is. still wondering how the radio fairies knew to enclose a note with the shoes saying to return to H-s boot shop if they didn’t fit; and also how the said fairies managed to get hold

of. that. bed she recognised as formerly belonging to an older girl friend who was past the doll stage. But her faith in the fairies was not such as to convince her that. eating green vegetables would make her "a big: man."---A.M.B. (Winton). ke AVING picked up the latest ‘copy of the "Radio Record." I began reading aloud the headlines of each page, whien I came to the heading ~-‘Choosing a ‘B’ Battery." My small son looked up and said, Surely, Mum, they don’t put words like that in the "Radio Record !’-Listener’ (Gore). % % * qs New Zealand in Auckland ?-Heard from the Auckland Town Hall on a recent Monday evening. "George Walker is now cominginto’the ring, The crowd is giving him a great hearing. Heis very popular with the public outside of New Zealand as well as in Auckland. He got a wonderful hearing when he went to Wellington and Dunedin last week."-B. M, (Te Awamutu) s ae J Sa large number, of people with wireless licenses have previously expressed their desire for records, the four Y.A. stations: could allot a certain period each week for "request records." This could easily be accomplished upon the "record" evening of each station. and half-an-hour or one hour allotted to "request records." The change would assist the programme organiser, would mean no extra expense to the board, and would indicate the taste of some of the subscribers. To enable those with small sets to hear their selections, preference could be given to written requests sent from people residing in the-locality of cach station --W.D.. (Picton). :

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