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Wednesday, September 1, 1937
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The Headlines
RAILWAY MERGER DECREED IN PARIS; STATE TO CONTROL; New Company for Operation of 6 Lines Will Start Jan. 1 on Vast Reorganization
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
- Rocky Marciano (1923)
- Johann Pachelbel (1653)
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
32,420 days ago
(88 years, 300 days)