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Tuesday, November 1, 1938

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The Headlines

DIES CHARGES CURB BY ADMINISTRATION; Broadcasts Committee's Plea, After Alleging Restriction on Radio-Reporter Replies Recorded and Rebroadcast Here Paul Y. Anderson Replies DIES CHARGES CURB BY ADMINISTRATION Dies Wrote to President

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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

31,993 days ago

(87 years, 238 days)