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Saturday, February 26, 1938

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The Headlines

EDEN BACKS GOVERNMENTS, REFUSING TO DIVIDE PARTY; INSISTS ON ITALIAN THREAT; Tells Constituents ?/ He Had to Quit Cabine or Be a Hypocrite Tells Constituents That He Had to Quit Cabinet or Be a Hypocrite STRESSES 'DEEP ANXIETY' Ex-Foreign Secretary Holds It Is With the Democracies 'Our Affinities Must Lie' Eden Stands by His Party Eden Backed by Cranborne Situation Ideal for Opposition Reports Health Is Excellent Pays Tribute to Chamberlain

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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

32,241 days ago

(88 years, 121 days)