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Friday, December 9, 1938

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The Headlines

FRANCE INCREASES GUARD AS RIOTS SPREAD IN TUNIS; LIBYAN ARABS BACK ITALY; ALGERIA SENDS MEN Order Is Restored After All-Day Clashes in the Tunisian Capital FASCIST LEADERS JAILED Italians, French and Arabs Demonstrate--Big Rally in Tripoli Hails Mussolini Guards Arrive From Algeria Italian Businesses Guarded TUNIS REINFORCED AS RIOTING SPREADS Big Demonstrations in Libya Mounting Indignation Seen Algerian Governor to Report Paris Students "Demand" Venice

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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

31,956 days ago

(87 years, 201 days)