LISTENING MARATHON
THE LATEST STUNT
XTTI.I'V. (X.March 3.
Joseph Enel, 53, the yawning plumber of Nut ley; and Michael Detillo, 24, win is out of work just at present, but is a builder whenever he has anything to build, lm hummed their way into the final stretch of the second worlds championship radio marathon to-day. The contesl. with a prize of a radio sei hi its easli equivalent, is to see who can Slav awake longest and listen to radio. Nicy stinted listening here at 9 p.m. last Wednesday, and have already outlistened 10 other men, including a pro fcssdonal slay-awake, and a welterwoighi pugilist. These last- two, along will jour oi hers, did not snore defeat until I lie small limns of I his morning.
Messis. Hurl and Dclillo are out for llie 152 hour radio marathon reeorc credited to Miss Klvn. Mae Richards, i’ Daytona. ().. last month. They say that I heir lowest period nl vigilance is at 3 o'clock iri llie morning, but that Ibis is < ill sol by llie fad that- sometimes, around this hour you cannot get anything oil the radio.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17231, 10 April 1930, Page 12
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186LISTENING MARATHON Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17231, 10 April 1930, Page 12
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