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Monday, December 12, 1938
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The Headlines
CONTROL IS VOTED FOR COTTON CROP, BEATEN ON OTHERS; Wallace Hails One Victory as Dwarfing the Rejections on Tobacco and Rice PROGRAM HELD PERMANENT Secretary Declares It 'Open to Producers of All Crops'--Aide Sees Gain in Congress Returns on the Three Crops Wallace Analyzes Situations CONTROL IS VOTED FOR 1 OF 3 CROPS Viewed As Rebuff to Changes Both Bankheads Gratified
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Connie Francis (1937)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
31,952 days ago
(87 years, 197 days)