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Tuesday, December 13, 1938

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The Headlines

' MONOPOLY' HOLDER OF GLASS PATENTS ADMITS PRICE SWAY; But Hartford- Empire Head Says Power Is Used Only to 'Stabilize' Sale Rates FOR PRIVATE 'CONTROLS' Preferable to Those by Government, Witness Asserts--Licensing System Told Two Chief Modern Processes ADMITS PATENTS GIVE PRICE POWER Chart Placed in Record Ownership Traced Assets About $11,000,000 Tells Laboratory Aim Purposes" in Memorandum Restrictive Provisions Wrote "Dissertations" CHART OF MAJOR INTER-COMPANY RELATIONS IN GLASS CONTAINER INDUSTRY

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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

31,952 days ago

(87 years, 197 days)