Word: bargainers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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California's acting Republican National Committeeman, William Reichel, explains the immediate hopes of California Republicans simply and bluntly. "I'm pro-Warren and pro-California," he says. "We want something to bargain with for California. We're not anti-anyone. Our program is sound. It's got logic. We have 50 convention delegates. We are big and strong and important and we're going to get something. At the convention our votes will get us a western Cabinet member, a western Supreme Court Justice and a western man on every high policy-making body...
...Francisco, where application blanks for clerks went into monthly bills, the report from all retailers was: "price means nothing." San Francisco also reported an unusual number of gift certificates bought by shoppers who gave up trying to find the perfect present. For once, it was easier to shop in bargain basements than in the snootier departments upstairs...
...politics, appeared a political piece. It said that Belgium, in exchange for certain guarantees, might become a member of the Commonwealth. The story was a slightly garbled version of a speech by Antoine Delfosse, Belgian Minister of Information. Other Belgian officials, who knew they could make no such bargain until their people were free to approve, or disapprove, were horrified...
What has happened to all the cheap textiles-the 98? dresses, dollar work clothes, 39? aprons, 25? socks? The dearth of these bargain-basement specials has graveled many a low-income shopper, and given many a housewife to wonder whether OPA is really succeeding in holding the line. This same question last week bothered Economic Stabilizer Fred Vinson. He issued orders to WPBoss Don Nelson and OPA Boss Chester Bowles to increase supplies of these inexpensive soft goods...
Auction haunters, bargain hunters, household handymen are just waiting for the day when the war ends and Army supplies, tools, trucks-maybe even airplanes-will be for sale. For citizens who can get priorities to buy, the day is already here...