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Friday, July 8, 1938

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ROOSEVELT STARTS TOUR AFTER CLEAING HIS DESK; ADDS SPEECH IN GEORGIA; NEW DEALERS CALL Group, Senator George Absent, Gets Talk by President on Aug. 11 OHIO, KENTUCKY TODAY ' Politically Diplomatic' Radio Device on Train--Maritime Labor Board Chosen Confers With Georgia Leaders May Talk on Georgian Politics ROOSEVELT ON TOUR ADDS GEORGIA TALK Diplomacy Planned in Kentucky Broadcasts for Major Speeches

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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Hardboiled

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Swing Era

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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

32,110 days ago

(87 years, 355 days)