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Thursday, June 30, 1938

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The Headlines

PALESTINE HANGING PROVOKES CLASHES; Many Hurt in Disorders After Jewish Youth Is ExecutedWedding Party Is Bombed Seven at Wedding Wounded Rabbis Refuse to Attend Youth PALESTINE HANGING PROVOKES CLASHES Buses Are Stoned Native City Mourns Youth' Poles Guard British Embassy

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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

32,117 days ago

(87 years, 362 days)