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Monday, April 25, 1938

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The Headlines

BUSINESS IS VARIED, PUBLISHERS REPORT; Improving in Some Areas, but Fear Is a Deterrent, Say Convention Delegates Knox Criticizes President BUSINESS IS VARIED, PUBLISHERS REPORT Dissatisfaction in "Steel Valley"

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On This Day

  • U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.

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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

32,184 days ago

(88 years, 64 days)