Consumer Bulletin Magazine - April 1959 - Releases

Consumer Bulletin was a highly respected consumer product information magazine from the 1930's onward. It was the main competitor to Consumer Reports from the 1930's through the 1960's. [B]Articles on Products and Ratings in this issue include:[/B]

• How to take care of the finish on your car
• 1959 Automobiles
[I]Information on Safety, Full Price Lists, Depreciation, Air suspension, Brakes, Choice of transmission and gear ratio, Decreased braking, and starting problems, with automatic transmissions, Present and future design trends, Durability of car bodies Special In Depth Reports 1959 Plymouth, 1959 Rambler Rebel V-8, 1959 Rambler American CR's recommendations in six price groups Table showing important specifications and test results for the following 1959 cars: Buick LeSabreV-8 Buick Invicta V-8 Buick Electra V-8 Cadillac 62 V-8 Cadillac 60 V-8 Cadillac 75 V-8 Chevrolet Biscayne 6 Chevrolet Impala V-8 Chevrolet Impala Opt. V-8 Chrysler Windsor V-8 Chrysler Saratoga V-8 Chrysler New Yorker V-8 DeSoto FireSweep V-8 DeSoto Firedome V-8 DeSoto FireFlite V-8 Dodge Coronet 6 Dodge Coronet V-8 Dodge Royal V-8 Dodge Custom Royal V-8 Edsel Ranger 6 Edsel Ranger V-8 Edsel Corsair V-8 Ford Custom 300 6 Ford Custom 300 V-8 Ford Fairlane V-8 Ford Fairlane 500 V-8 Imperial V-8 Lincoln V-8 Mercury Monterey V-8 Mercury Montclair V-8 Mercury Park Lane V-8 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 V-8 Oldsmobile Super 88 V-8 Oldsmobile 98 V-8 Plymouth Savoy 6 Plymouth Fury V-8 Plymouth Fury Opt. V-8 Pontiac Catalina Opt. V-8 Pontiac Catalina V-8 Pontiac Star Chief V-8 Pontiac Bonneville V-8 Rambler American 6 Rambler DeLuxe 6 Rambler Rebel V-8 Custom Rambler Ambassador V-8 Super Studebaker Lark Regal 6 Studebaker Lark Regal V-8[/I]
• Pickup cartridges for use with stereophonic records [I]A report on tests of nine of the new stereo cartridges including: Astatic 11T7B, Electro-Voice 21S, Electro-Voice 66, General Electric GC-5, General Electric CL-7, Ronette BF-40, Stanton 371, Sonotone 8T4-S, Weathers C-501[/I]
• Care of city trees
• "Charcoal-flavored” steaks and chops without charcoal
• Modern imitations of an old-fashioned method of cookery, aimed to copy a prized taste appeal, present a real menace to consumer health
• Use of stored paint
• Anti-slip products for rugs
• A skidding rug is a serious hazard.
• Can “rug coasting" be prevented?
• "No-iron" sheets and pillowcases
• Dangers in metal work surfaces in the kitchen
• Back to the days of Caveat Emptor. You pay your money and take your chances these days!
• Wright Super Rebel power saw for felling and pruning trees

[B]Regular Features Include:[/B]

• The Consumers’ Observation Post
• Brief cumulative index
• Listings of Current Phonograph Records
• Ratings of Current Motion Pictures