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Saturday, May 21, 1938

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The Headlines

SAYS CCC UPSETS NATURE'S BALANCE; Professor M. L. Fernald Holds It Alters Life of Ages and Menaces Rare Plants Prefers Destruction of Pests SAYS CCC UPSETS NATURE'S BALANCE Plea for "Individual Isolation" Medals Are Conferred

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The must-have

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Hardboiled

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Swing Era

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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

32,157 days ago

(88 years, 37 days)