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Monday, October 3, 1938

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The Headlines

SCIENTISTS LAUNCH UNBIASED STUDY OF DRINK PROBLEM; Form a Research Council to Amass Facts and Present Them for Discussion CHAOS OF OPINION SEEN Hasty Conclusions on Any Measures to Curb Liquor Trade Will Be Avoided Committee Heads Chosen How Council Will Act Organized Facts Needed SCIENTISTS LAUNCH STUDY OF DRINKING A Major Social Problem The Policy of the Council

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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

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

32,022 days ago

(87 years, 267 days)