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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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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

32,373 days ago

(88 years, 253 days)