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LONDON - British coin machine men
have found that recent war scares have, to
some extent, caused a momentary lull in
their business. However, in summing up
their business at the end of the first half of
1939, they find that phonographs have con-
tinued to be popular. There has been some
slack on new games. No doubt the English
want music with their wars.
PARIS-One of the smallest, yet one of
the most successful from the standpoint of
business transacted, the 1939 French coin
machine show was held here recently. One
of the high spots in the show was the pre-
sentation of the first coin-operated phono-
graph exhibited in France. It was a new
Wurlitzer, and French operators were very
enthusiastic about the machine.
SEATTLE-Arrested while using a mag-
netic device to guide balls into the high
score holes of a marble game, a young
man was sentenced to jail for two months.
A young woman, also held, played the game
while the young man jockeyed the balls
into the high-scoring positions.
CANTON, Ohio-Operators report the
penny arcade business is far ahead of last
year and indications are that 1939 will be
one of the best yea rs in many seasons.
More new machines are in evidence and
operators are taking more pride in their
business. One leader in the business says,
"it looks like penny arcades are at last
going modern."
WASHINGTON, D. C.-U. S. salesmen
outstripped their closest competitor, Ger-
many, two to one in sales during the first
three months of 1939. This fact, shown by
government rec~rds, indicates that the old
U. S. sales punch is not lost. And the coin
machine manufacturers got their share, you
may be sure.
CHICAGO-Candy manufacturers have
until January 1, 1940, to comply with the
new labeling law under the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetic act. Under the status
of the Lea Bill, producers must change
their labels to comply with the new laws.
By showing sufficient reason, manufacturers
may have until July 1, 1940.
NEW YORK- Advertising is not as
costly as some people seem to think. A re-
cent survey showed that less than 3 per
cent of the total sum paid by consumers for
the products they buy goes to advertising
costs. In 1937 $45,000,000 was spent for
advertising cigarettes, yet the average cost
for cigarettes selling at 14 cents was little
more than half a cent a package.
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JULY, 1939
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