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Wednesday, December 14, 1938
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PRESIDENT EXTENDS HOUSING AID LIMIT IN FHA BY BILLION; Approves Insuring Residential Mortgages, by Terms of Act, Up to $3,000,000,000 BIG BUILDING YEAR SEEN Rate of $100,000,000 a Month Reached in Lien Applications, the Administrator Reports THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER Request by FHA Chief PRESIDENT EXTENDS LIMIT FOR FHA AID Sees More Houses Needed Net Losses at $153,000
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General
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Hardboiled
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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
31,951 days ago
(87 years, 196 days)