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Wednesday, October 19, 1938

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The Headlines

PALESTINE RULED BY ARMY AS SIEGE IN CAPITAL GOES ON; Commanders Take Place of District Commissioners Under Martial Law NEW JERUSALEM GUARDED British Troops to Storm Old City Today--Will Seek to Recapture Arab Towns Military Law in Holy Land PALESTINE PLACED UNDER ARMY RULE PALESTINE PLACED UNDER ARMY RULE Tension in City at Peak Beady to Make Clean Sweep To Storm Old City Today BACKS PALESTINE ARABS Women's Congress in Egypt Urges Four-Power Conference on Strife

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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

32,006 days ago

(87 years, 251 days)