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Thursday, July 14, 1938

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The Headlines

HUGHES FLIES OVER CANADA AFTER BRIEF FAIRBANKS STOP; DUE BACK TODA Y, INSIDE 4 DAYS; ROUTE IS SWITCHED Globe Girdlers Declare They Will Land at Winnipeg Next FAST TIME FROM YAKUTSK Plane Sped to Alaska at 200 Miles an Hour-Expected Here in the Afternoon Far Ahead of Post Record Fairbanks Take-Off Easy HUGHES DUE BACK TODAY WITH MARK Stop at Winnipeg Planned 3-Hour Stop at Yakutsk Time Compared With Post's Snatching Sleep on Way Winnipeg Sets Welcome Edmonton Keeps a Watch

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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

32,104 days ago

(87 years, 349 days)