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Saturday, November 26, 1938

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The Headlines

ROOSEVELT HAILS BUSINESS UPTURN, BUT SAYS JOBS LAG; Increases in Employables as Population Grows Must Not Be Forgotten, He Remarks SILENT ON RELIEF FUND AIM Farm Homesteaders Are Told by President at Pageant That Nation Gains by Example Visits Homestead Project Small Boy's Shiner Amuses Him ROOSEVELT HAILS BUSINESS UPTURN

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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

31,968 days ago

(87 years, 213 days)