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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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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
32,116 days ago
(87 years, 361 days)