| Show weather forecasts by the movie and wireless EATHER forecasts which have been disseminated over the inland states W WEATHER of the country for years by means of the telegraph and the printing press are beginning to reach the people of 0 this territory through brand new channels by way of the movie and the wireless raiq AND an enterprising proprietor of a motion picture theater in birmingham HAIL ala was the first to see the possibilities enow AND ties of weather by movie and FOR he found uncle sams weather bureau THE tient ready to operate cooperate co with him the Z forecasts were printed by the local official in charge of weather matters on celluloid films from which the emulsion had bad been removed and were turned over to the theater autho authorities ritie S who had them projected as an informative interlude between shows of comedy and tragedy since then the display of weather information on screens has spread to 15 cities and 27 theaters though the theaters do not open until six or seven in the evening after the afternoon papers containing forecasts have been issued it is believed that the information inform reaches many persons who would not otherwise receive it entirely independent of the movie weather reports wireless Is coming into use for spreading weather news on land after having already proved itself to be invaluable on water arrangements have been made to have forecasts for illinois distributed by wireless from illiopolis in that state to points within a radius of miles that are equipped with the necessary receiving apparatus it Is proposed to send the messages at a slow rate in order that amateurs may take them as most of the operators in reach of the sending station will be of this class |
