My Dad's 15 Minutes of Fame

[jeriendhal]

Finally got the scans from my sister from "Front Page Detective" the magazine that featured my Dad in a story about finding illegal radio transmitters at Belmont Racetrack.



Sultry Cover is Sultry



That's my Dad, Raymond Leroy Day, in the upper right corner, demonstrating the gear the FCC confiscated.





"Overall", subjects for national magazine advertising has changed quite a bit. ;p



Motorola made car heaters? And as an after purchase accessory? I know A/C units weren't common in the 50's, but heaters?



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[mmegaera.livejournal.com]

Cool! And the ads are fascinating, too [g].

I wish I had a copy of the issue of the Ripley's Believe It or Not magazine my maternal grandparents were in (their last name was Barber and they both cut hair for a living, which is how they ended up in it).

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

That does look quite extraordinarily interesting, from societal and technological perspectives alike!

Might you be willing to share slightly higher resolution scans? As is, the fonts are.. perhaps a touch pixellated?

[jeriendhal.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I got the scans from my sister, so this is the best I have at the moment. :(

[avanti-90.livejournal.com]

This is fascinating and... yes, 'pulpy text' is the correct description.

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[hastka.livejournal.com]

That is an interesting story. :) And I have to agree on the "pulpy" text. Also I'm surprised that Chia Heads go back as far as the 40s. :)

I was also amused at the irony that one of the guys' middle names was "Morse." :P