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Sunday, October 17, 1937
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The Headlines
JERUSALEM MUFTI 50 ESCAPES TO SYRIA RE; Leaves Mosque Area Where He Had Been Hiding Since July Warrant for Arrest LYDDA AIRPORT IS BURNED British Women and Children Are Moved Away From Hebron--All Palestine Trains Idle Increasing Agitation Likely JERUSALEM MUFTI ESCAPES TO SYRIA Britons Leave Hebron Flees to Lebanon in Boat Libyan Moslems Against Britain
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
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
32,373 days ago
(88 years, 253 days)