How much did a newspaper cost in the 1940's?
2007-12-02 14:43:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
most of them are still 50 cents today.....based on inflation rates you'd think back in the forties they were given them way
2007-12-02 17:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No need to guess. You can access a ton of newspaper archives from the 1940's at this site:
http://xooxleanswers.com/newspaperarchives4.aspx
Find a few front pages from the 1940's, and see what the price was. 5 cents sounds about right, though.
2007-12-03 08:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 cents
2007-12-02 14:46:29 · answer #3 · answered by twalla128 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to my granddad, 2¢.
2007-12-02 15:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Between five and ten cents.
2007-12-03 01:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by DR W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋