Radio: Bargains By Air

'. . . Lots of bargains—YOUR bargains—the things YOU want to sell. We broad cast them absolutely free. . . . Remember—it makes no difference what it is—as long as it's a bargain."

Thus on the air over 20 West Coast stations goes Tonight's Best Buys, radio's big rummage sale. In Hollywood six stenographers answer six constantly jangling telephones, type out names, descriptions, prices of the items offered, provide an offstage, panic-on-the-stockmarket sound effect. Wiry, fast-talking Narrator Sam Pierce offers the goods to the radio audience, tells how to reach the would-be...

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