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Tuesday, November 22, 1938

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The Headlines

THREE ADMIT GUILT IN BAIL BOND CASE; ONE EX-LEGISLATOR; Nathanson, Kassman and the Latter's Wife Plead Guilty in Brooklyn Perjury PROSECUTED BY GEOGHAN Amen Silent on Use of Their Stories in His Investigation of Official Corruption No Comment Made By Amen 3 PLEAD GUILTY IN BAIL BOND CASE Served 5 Terms in Assembly

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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

31,973 days ago

(87 years, 218 days)