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Sunday, November 6, 1938

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The Headlines

WU PEI-FU SLATED TO RULE ALL CHINA HELD BY JAPANESE; Retired War Lord Is Reported to Have Received Promise of Eventual Independence FOREIGN TRADE BAN SEEN U. S. and Others Are Likely to Protest-Both Sides Report Military Advances Wu Demands Independence WU PEI-FU SLATED TO RULE IN PEIPING Chinese Troop Junks Sunk U. S. Protest Is Expected Japanese in Many Attacks

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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

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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

31,988 days ago

(87 years, 233 days)