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Price controls extend to used cars under new wartime rule
West Virginia moves to cap prices on all used passenger cars from 1937 to 1942 under Regulation No. 540 issued by Price Administrator Chester Bowles. Prices apply to private sellers and dealers with two ceilings per model, as-is and warranty, dropping 4 percent every six months. Transfers must be filed with local war price boards. trucks excluded.
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Chester Bowles
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Office of Prices Administration
United States