About 40 years ago, my dad gave me a radio. Not just any radio. It is what’s called a farm radio.
According to Texas Co-op Power Magazine, in 1936 just three out of 100 farms had electricity. By the mid-1940’s it was three out of 10. That still left most farm families without power.
The Philco radio my dad gave me was made around 1946 and it ran off a dry cell battery.
By John Moore
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