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Sunday, September 11, 1938

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The Headlines

LA GUARDIA URGES SOUTH-NORTH UNITY; Little Difference Between Their Economic Problems, He Says in Shreveport Speech Asks "Inventory" of Problems LA GUARDIA URGES SOUTH-NORTH UNITY Wage Bill as Recovery Step Farm Surplus Disposal Heritage of Americans

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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

32,045 days ago

(87 years, 290 days)