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Description: 1) Story of Mangahao. Levin streets were lit by electric power before official turn-on.
Levin's streets were lit by electric power a month before electricity was available to householders or other users. This was recalled by the town clerk, Mr. H. L. Jenkins, during an interview.

2) Levin well served by town clerks.
Mayors and councillors come and go but in the background there is always the town clerk. To him falls the task of routine administration and the implementation of the various policies decided upon by each incoming council. He can be a steadying influence - a curb against enthusiasm swamping economic considerations.

3) Talkies come to Levin.
In 1929 the De Luxe Theatre (later the Regent) became the 40th house in New Zealand to be equipped with the "talkies." It must have been one of the first small towns to have such an amenity and the first along the coast.

4) He made the sound effects.
Seeking some more information on the earliest motion pictures in Levin "The Chronicle" went to Mr. Hector McDonald.