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Description: Here's the second commercial break from the When Movies Were Movies presentation of the 1939 film "Union Pacific" on WGN Channel 9. Includes:

Movie bumper slide

Commercial: Lincoln Carpeting - with Al Parker - "30th Anniversary Sell-a-Bration" - offering a free set of stainless-steel tableware by International Silver Co. - and 3 rooms of carpeting (34 square yards, excluding padding and installation) for only $169, less than $10 a month

Commercial: Hamm's Beer - "Beaver Trouble"

Commercial: Hejhal Oldsmobile and Hejhal Honda in Villa Park - "Sell for Less and Service More" (voiceover by ??)

Movie bumper slide

A bit later, in the middle of the film, we see a lower-third "WGN-TV Chicago - Television 9" Station ID (CG typesetting) superimposed over the screen.

This aired on Chicago TV early Monday, June 4th 1979.