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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1939
Page
22
The column surveys audience taste for war tales and light comedies as World War II looms. Veterans crave battlefield realism while women and mothers seek peace, steering studios toward balanced entertainment that avoids panic and preserves profits.
A catalog of old car price cuts shows models from 1929 to 1939. Notable entries include a 1939 Mercury Coupe now 695 dollars and a 1937 Chrysler four door at 445 dollars. Other offers include 1935 Ford V-8 Forder Sedan at 260 dollars and 1934 Ford V-8 Forder Sedan at 165 dollars.
A dealer explains the Was-Is sale will stabilize prices after moving surplus used cars. The notice states they buy trade-ins for sale of new and used cars, offering strict discounts on a wide range of 1928 to 1938 models, with profits not intended.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists want ad rates for consecutive days with sizes seven lines to one line. Rates apply to in town and out of town ads with advance payment for out of town. Ads may be telephoned mailed or delivered to the Gazette office with special low rates for work wanted ads.
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