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Friday, July 1, 1938

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The Headlines

RAIL BOND ISSUES FOR $3,163,981,000 OFF 'LEGAL LIST'; State Holds 230 Disqualified for Savings Bank Purchase by Moratorium Change MANY ROADS AFFECTED Action Sets Record for a Single Industry--$66,759,000 Utility Securities Dropped Removal Due to Law Change Many Roads Affected RAIL BOND ISSUES OFF 'LEGAL LIST'

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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

32,116 days ago

(87 years, 361 days)