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Tuesday, June 21, 1938

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The Headlines

CHINESE INTENSIFY GUERRILLA TACTICS; Flood Subsiding, but Japanese Forces Face Sniping From Twenty-five Divisions Use of Gas Is Charged CHINESE INTENSIFY GUERRILLA TACTICS Japanese Control Timited Poppies in Full Bloom Japanese in Big Retreat Deny Sinking of Ships

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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

32,126 days ago

(88 years, 6 days)