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Friday, March 4, 1938

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The Headlines

PLANE SEARCH SPED BY MOUNTAIN CLUE; Coast Airliner, With 9 Aboard, Hunted Near Castle Peak, 80 Miles From Fresno AERIAL FLARES WERE SEEN T. W. A. Gets Reports of Crash and Shots Tuesday Night, When Craft Was Lost CCC Workers Aid Hunt

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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

32,236 days ago

(88 years, 116 days)