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Thursday, February 17, 1938

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The Headlines

CUSTOMS UNION DUE; Germans Then Expect to Swing Czechoslovakia Into Orbit of Reich. HAND OF BRITISH IS SEEN Hitler to Proclaim Anschtuss to World-End of Habsburg Agitation Is Projected Germany Looking Ahead GERMANS OUTLINE POLICY ON AUSTRIA What the Germans Expect Assurances to London and Paris

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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

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

32,250 days ago

(88 years, 130 days)