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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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The must-have

View-Master

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Hardboiled

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Swing Era

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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

31,951 days ago

(87 years, 196 days)