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Sunday, April 4, 1937

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The Headlines

WILMINGTON TIE-UP BY STRIKE HALTED; General Walkout Move Is Cut Short as Truck Owners Agree to Peace Talks VIOLENCE AT SOME POINTS Windows Smashed and Fight at Building Job-Governor and Mayor Bring Truce Closed Shop Demand Is Crucial WILMINGTON HAS CITY-WIDE STRIKE Conciliator Put Into Wagon

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1937

  • Oh, the humanity!

Tech Check

Jet Engine, Walkie-Talkie & Photocopier Concepts.

Cost of Living (1930)

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Gallon of Gas

$0.20

Average Home

$3,900

New Car

$640

Time Elapsed

32,569 days ago

(89 years, 84 days)