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Monday, November 28, 1938

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH AMBASSADORS ON NAZI SITUATION; Our Relations With Berlin and Rome Are Weighed in Talk With Wilson and Phillips IN PINE MOUNTAIN COTTAGE Roosevelt Aides Stress He Is Concerned Over Treatment of Christian and Jew Alike Confer Before Fireplace McIntyre Meets Envoys PRESIDENT TALKS WITH TWO ENVOYS President Visits Farm Envoys Silent on Arrival

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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

31,966 days ago

(87 years, 211 days)