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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...graduates found as many jobs as before Depression. But they found salaries lower. Men averaged only $1,350 the first year out of college in 1936. Eight years after their graduation, salaries of 28 men averaged $2,600. Their salaries were probably higher, however, than those of their non-college contemporaries, for a much larger proportion of employed college men were in the professions or managerial jobs...
With the reminder that "there are no bargains in used cars," only savings because of consumed mileage, Preceptor Bury advises used car buyers to: 1) buy from a reputable dealer with service facilities; 2) buy in the winter-prices are lower and good winter cars are usually better summer cars; 3) buy standard makes...
...line with Weaver's findings-though in some cases ''discovered" independently by other manufacturers using more prosaic methods-are such changes on GM's new cars as lower centre of gravity, improved visibility, partial elimination of running boards, gear shift lever on steering post, door locks on both front doors in some models, locks on ventipanes. Most 1939 cars have the headlights submerged in the fenders; GM's still have their lights mounted independently. Other Weaver conclusions about the public...
Cadillac, lower and longer except in the unchanged V16, offers four models in its Sixty-One series, a Sixty Special (touring sedan), Fleetwoods for the custom trade, LaSalles for the middle-price buyer. Prices: $1,320 to $5,140. Features: "syncromatic shift" on the steering post, sunshine top, "Controlled Action Ride," which reduces sidesway through a new rear springing system...
Chevrolet, Master 85 and Master DeLuxe, is priced lower at from $710 to $766. Available: vacuum remote gearshift control ($10). The vacuum gearshift system has a manual stand-by control, for use in getting the car going if the battery fails...