The Archive · 1939

Washington Full For Royal Visit

Prices Soar; King, Queen Descend Canadian Nickel Mine to View Works — SPECIAL TO THE "N.C.DN."

Washington, June 5, A two-minute glimpse of -Their Majesties as they pass along historic Pennsylvania Avenue here will cost anything from $3 to $10.

There are already plenty of advance bookings for seats in luxurious cocktail lounges in hotels, and windows in humbler shops, cafes and billiard establishments, One hotel is demanding $30 for a three-day booking because it stands on a corner from which a double view of Their Majesties will -be possible, At the same time, charges for rooms have generally risen two or three times above normal, while some charges have increased 2.000 per cent. Every window below the 6th floor along the royal route is already sold out,

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