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Tuesday, March 8, 1938

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The Headlines

Pact With Czechs Cuts Shoe Duties, May Admit 600,000 More Pairs; Hull Signs Treaty Giving Concessions on 63 Items, While Czechoslovakia Goes 'Farther Than Any Other Nation' to Lower Barriers PACT WITH CZECHS CUTS SHOE TARIFFS Nature of Protective Clause Concessions to United States

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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

32,232 days ago

(88 years, 112 days)