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Friday, December 2, 1938

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The Headlines

INCREASE IN LOW INCOMES RECOVERY KEY, LUBIN SAYS; NINE-YEAR LOSS 133 BILLION; CHARTS TELL SLUMP National Economy Data Shown to Committee as Inquiry Opens HELP TO INDUSTRY URGED Federal Spending Is Favored by Witness Who Looks for Housing Spurt Two-Year Survey Prospect No Partisanship, Says O'Mahoney Different Story Since 1929 Lubin Pictures Shifts in Income at Monopoly Hearing LOW INCOMES' RISE NEEDED, HE HOLDS Estimates Depression Losses 20 Billion Less in Dividends Says Income Rise Is the Key Orange Consumption An Example The Loss in Employment

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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

31,963 days ago

(87 years, 208 days)