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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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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Maya Angelou (1928)
- Andrei Tarkovsky (1932)
- Caracalla (188)
- Marguerite Duras (1914)
- Isoroku Yamamoto (1884)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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)