Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 October 1949 — Page 7

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. = . : Live Television= i . | Inside Indianapolis Hoosier Profile - ot Sev nd ma in te Sn ers knew that his word was his bond and he had % Considered the leading cigar salesman of his cigars than any other man” ah Plans Completed ; day, Harry Christena was until Sept. 30 manager Mr. Christena is a modest man but there's For Relay Towers of the cigar division of Kiefer-Stewart Co. sparkle in his eye and an abundance of good, Indiadapolis will . Now taking it easy in his home, 5020 Graceland dry wit bubbles from his lips as he talks. Well he get “live i Ave, Mr. richly coloreg Temembers and well he liked “the good old days” television next year. maroon pajamas, propped his feet up and ran a "hen he traveled the state selling cigars. - Construction of relay towers hand bushy white hair as he looked “No automobiles then,” he recalls, “but a net will begin this month on a new backward in a colorful Hoosier life work of interurban railway lines made it possible Modestly he recalled his start in the cigar busi- to cover several towns.in one afternoon. Ball Systems 1adio TUAY span be. ness in Indianapolis, more than half a century _ MY most memorable experience as a cigar tween Dayton and Indianapolis. ; 8go. As a clerk with the Louis G. Deschler Co, Stlesman? I remember it,” Mr. Chris- The towers will: bring network footbal Indianapolis, he started for $12 per week. When '°N8 chuckles, “it was the very first call I ever television to Indianapolis by 1950. he resigned in 1913 to go with Kiefer-Stewart Co. made. It was at a drug store at the end of At the same time the relay because he was earning $5000 annually plus an automobile CATline right here in Indianapolis. I had been system will be connected with a Svamg and expense account. clerking for five years and begging for a sales- y and Stan coaxial cable to Louisville. light man’s Oliver Hard burs} Dual Purpose Recalls Olden Dg “I walked into the store the day after Christ-| in a comic scene from ’ s clash VIVID in his memo. YS mas. The druggist was trying to build a fire in no The towers, a project of the clashes the English Hotel Ty are the olden days when gp old pot-bellied stove. I guess he was a little] Ambassador Theater. Long Lines Department of the th each] was in its heyday. As a clerk mad at the world in general. American ' Telephone and Telert, side- for the Deschier company he recalls meeting such “You must be a damn fool’ he shouted at graph Co. will carry both teletangle stage celebrities as Robert Mantel, DeWolf Hop- me, ‘Calling on a man the day after Christmas. limes Amusement? [vision programs and telephone 8 : a key De Ae to, Metropolitan opera tenor, Ca- My fire's out and I don't feel good. Get the hell Clock messages. i Howe powder in their English Hotel nates, Paint and out of here’ . Four relay stations will be built - bungry Cigars, however, are his os t 1 Mr. Christeha laughed at the memory, between here and Dayton. TV cordia Barret Do rea A es ove and ac- “I was quite put out for a minute but I didn't] tages v Lull" pe unica co images will be beamed from Day- b , ng city Tar -Co. te knows 3. Pres ent of Kiefer- give up” he said. I wound up by selling that man rice Lillie, at 3 ton to Brookville, O., where they 14 { daylight civar Susiness than ‘a ore about cigars and the 500 cigars on that very cold Dec. 26th. From tr tctor Mature, | Will be amplified and passed on to 1 Yond. ga ny man alive today. then on T knew I was a salesman.” cts sal th Jizabeth scott. "st |New Hope, O., then to the next His expert knowledge of every phase of th 1:08, 1:50. 4:35. 1:20. 10:10 and 1. Morton igar business, his hard Pp e Mr. Christena proudly displays some of his “Strancs Bareain.” with Marina tower at Glenwood, Ind. The wn and A ox or rd work and ability to make old Christmas cards sent to hundreds of friends| Seott and J A st 13:40. fourth tower will be at Greenfield, Cinein- Tir t Ss unquestioned integrity made him and customers. They are all signed “12 and 2 and 12: Ind. 1 for 2 in th 0 Syery man and the best cigar sales- Christena.” “The Girl tn in the, Pa Painting. » with arb man e country,” Mr. Moxley declared. “That's what they all call me, 12 and 2,” he| Mai Zetierling Winnie's H "3! laughs. “It's the discount on cigars.” ia esau ea 3 4 n s Horse Doesn uled The Hoosier super-salesman is given full credit] Jouvet, at Sas 10 ind 1 10: 0. Like Southpaw Tracks stponed for building a great cigar business in the Middle Oryoman J Hager.” Stewart y ight will West by officials at Kiefer-Stewart. Such famous| £33 5:50 and 8. °° “Fewer % | LONDON, Oct. 22 (UP)~Winslin High = brands as Webster, Corona, San Felice and Desch-| INDIANA ton Churchill admitted today that Starts vis and ler's Monogram were popular 50 years ago, still and Calvet Sai Whi [for the second time this month vay will 2 are, and Mr. Christena is credited with a great| Henreid. at 19:35, 3:45. 6:05 and 30. [pea horse; Colonist Il. had refused SUNDAY ities the deal of that popularity. ecalias the Champ. with Gorgeous & : Continuous From 1:00 P. M. George, at 11:35. 2:40. 5:50 and 9. to run to the left and lost a race. TURE TONIGHT | 200 7. 1: : KEITHS LATE FEA | Admission—Adults, 85¢; Children, 20s. Broad 50 Million Cigars “I Was » Male War Bride” win |, Colonist was trained on a right-if gg "1 'WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE" | Set , ated by HE SOLD more than 50 million Deschler| Fi $74 %04,A°f, Sheridan. at |halid course. He ran last on a AS LATE AS 11 P. M. Ww Sich aw » played Monogram cigars a year until the Japs destroyed ores left-hand course at Newbury Corone WA 5090+ i the factory in the Philippines, Mr. Moxley said.| , 5 jeissn Sines Arain with Lary aces Jestarday. Colonie reve RRY JANES st may These 50 million, however, were just one brand. Paes Palys ne HH do oa 3 ang eld, another Last Times Tonight rtridge’s He sold #8 many of the other quality brands. n LYRIC ure. st 7:00-9:00 "TH " k John Mr. Christena doesn’t smoke. With millions olor stage: a "11: 8 ou last 21 : E GIRL IN THE PAINTING uled to of the finest cigars passing through his hands| 5) and a. es MURAT 1 d don, n coff be- daily he never did smoke much and quit altogether| gjenn Langan and. adele Vere col i onight af 8:30 P. M. Toney a number of years ago. A oho he | Matinee Today at 2:30 P. M. k Rufus © “He didn't want to retire, we'd been trying to BEATRICE LILLIE —Is Unver= get him to take an earned rest for the last 10 | Jat X Tobar , EL NOW THRU r starte 3 years,” Mr. Moxley said. He just wouldnt quit. A Y | in the ol Riot 6 30 UA R "3 TUESDAY bs and Mr. Christena doesn’t exactly know how he'll ee 1 i sem Sih] Aone 7 SE bu 0 | * JOHN WAYNE Perine, De fishing. e sa e likes the Road 67 ® Show Starts 6:30 | th EW PARKER , is lost . » Dick Powell : ’ “I taking care of my health,” he said with awell 4 ’ ’ | VICTOR + TONSON he "” ard a Diong grin. “Don’t Fo to go yet—I under- Viseen! Frc ROgUS’S Regiment i = LUCK - up a THE FIGHTING KENTUCKIAN stand they are going to make women’s skirts even “Night Time in N w |} Spoctocoiar New York - Chicoge Plus Ray McDonald ® Barbara Fuller, “FLAME OF YOUTH" > Prob. . shorter next yeaf.” oo 4 me in Nevada” | is stage EXTRA HIT, MAT. ONLY, 2:56—“BILL AND C00" IN COLO .nderson . The super Hoosier cigar’ salesman fairly shook | ! NEW IN-A-CAR SPEAKERS | At Murat and Claypool ht back Harry Christena . . . Cigars and friends are with laughter. He did not look half his 76 years. mo —— Seats No W Deus ag Pry aced by his business. (By Clif Thurman). 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