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Thursday, June 9, 1938
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The Headlines
Body of Abducted Cash Boy Found; Ransom Recovered, Suspect Held; Hoover, G-Men Chief, Announces Discovery of Slain Child in Brush Near Family Home at Princeton, Fla.--Prisoner a Neighbor Ransom Note Threatened Death BODY OF GASH BOY FOUND IN FLORIDAA
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You Share a Birthday With
- Peter the Great (1672)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843)
- Eric Hobsbawm (1917)
- George Stephenson (1781)
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
32,138 days ago
(88 years, 18 days)