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Wednesday, February 16, 1938

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT DEFINES NAVY DEFENSE-AIM; Avoiding Japan's Ratio, He Explains Two-Ocean Fleet as Necessary in Policy VINSON WILL SPEED BILL Says Committee Will Report It to House Next Week--Fish Under Fire at Hearing Issue Not Mathematical PRESIDENT DEFINES NAVY DEFENSE AIM He Sees "Parallel Action" Scores Cruiser Visit at Singapore Report to House Next Week

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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Hardboiled

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Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1938

  • War of the Worlds

Tech Check

Ballpoint Pen, Xerography & Nylon Bristle Toothbrush.

Cost of Living (1930)

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Gallon of Gas

$0.20

Average Home

$3,900

New Car

$640

Time Elapsed

32,251 days ago

(88 years, 131 days)