| Radio museum tunes into history
The antique radios on display at the Alabama Historical Radio Society's new downtown museum look both curiously quaint and strikingly modern. A 1927 Superflex radio, manufactured in Birmingham's Norwood neighborhood, is etched to appear as if the curtains on a stage have parted to reveal the 20th century's new home for theater. "This was made by the Radio Products Corporation and is the only one in existence, as far as we know," said David Cisco, the society's president. The Superflex radio is about the size of a computer tower and its still-working receiver, at the time it was in use, would have been able to tune in broadcasts from around the country, a dramatic shrinking of the globe that has continued into today's Internet age. The radio museum, consisting of several display cases that trace the evolution of radio, has moved from the Fairfield Civic Center to Alabama Power Co.'s downtown headquarters.
Don't let roses intimidate you
Roses scare people. And not just the thorns. The idea of growing them seems to overwhelm some gardeners. Probably because I grew up with a yard full of massive rose bushes, they don't intimidate me. They grow, or they go. Find a sunny spot, till in compost about 6 inches deep, dig a nice wide hole, give them a good watering and a 3- to 4-inch layer of mulch on top, and they grow. For some women, Valentine's Day means a dozen long-stem roses delivered from their sweetheart. For me, it means it's time to prune my rose bushes. After a long winter, this is an annual tradition around my house, and the only time of the year that I fuss over my roses. Although Feb. 15 is my traditional day to trim the roses, with this year's arctic blasts, it might be good to delay until the end of the month, says Mark Chamblee, owner of Chamblee's Rose Nursery in Tyler.
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Ladson, SC (February 9, 2007) -- American LaFrance, LLC began celebrating their 175th anniversary year by relocating eighteen fully restored, antique fire apparatus to the North Charleston and American LaFrance Fire Museum and Educational Center. The museum, slated to open April 2007, is located at 4975 Centre Pointe Drive, North Charleston, South Carolina. On Sunday, January 14th, a convoy of twelve open, flatbed tractor trailers, many of which are antiques themselves, transported the antique fire apparatus from Cleveland, North Carolina to North Charleston, South Carolina. A crowd of more than 100 cheering spectators and American LaFrance buffs, eager to be part of this historical event, welcomed the convoy of trucks. The beautiful collection of antique apparatus, including an 1858 Button and Blake hand pumper, will be one of the main exhibits in the museum.
Magazine Review: The Glory Days of the American Auto
The American automotive industry has a clouded future, but a very bright past. That glorious history is evident in several magazines that have just arrived in the MagSampler.com newsstand.We carry three titles from Auto Round-Up Publications in Jane Lew, West Virginia (be careful, this can get confusing): the biweekly Auto Round-Up Magazine and its companion monthlies, Truck Round-Up Magazine and Auto/Truck Round-Up Monthly. We'll get to the fourth magazine, Antique Automobile, a little later.All three Round-Up magazines use newsprint stock. They are filled with ads for cars, trucks, motorcycles and a great miscellany of automotive paraphernalia. These are national magazines, so the ads are not for people looking for an old Honda Civic to use to drive to the train station every morning. The cars being offered (and being sought) are classics, antiques, muscle cars and street rods, or at least the shells that can be turned into something very special.
Parish library putting vintage dolls on display
Parish Public Library will display a doll collection throughout February. Sharon Robbins has been rescuing antique and vintage dolls in need of restoration for more than 30 years. Her collection will be on display during the regular library hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays; noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Mary Houghton, president of the library board of trustees, will display her rescued vintage doll house this month as well. - Staff reports Clarification An article Friday about Catholic Schools Week mistakenly gave the impression that St. Ann Catholic School in the town of Onondaga no longer has a pre-kindergarten program. The school's kindergarten through sixth-grade program closed in June, but the pre-K and nursery program is still running.
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