Mr William Simpson, 77, of Lichfield, England, who has been deaf for 30 years, has listened-in successfully to a' Birmingham broadcast concert, says a correspondent of the London "Evening News." The experiment was tried because it was thought. he might be able to hear with head-pieces which press on the bones of the head. Mr Q. H. Jones, a neighbour, said: "Mr Simpson picked up '5 IT' (Birmingham) clearly on a three-valve instrument which is very powerful. One of the first things he heard was a jazz band, and he laughed and cried for joy. .He was almost overcome, and ho danced about the room like a child after he had removed the magic, ear-
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17750, 30 April 1923, Page 14
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