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Sunday, January 29, 1939
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The Headlines
WEST SIDE BROKERS TAKE HOPEFUL VIEW; Paterno's Apartment Project Is Major Development of the New Year Riverside Drive Project WEST SIDE BROKERS TAKE HOPEFUL VIEW
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Television Sets (World's Fair), View-Master & Helicopter (Sikorsky).
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
31,904 days ago
(87 years, 149 days)