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Friday, February 10, 1939

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The Headlines

RITES IN SICKROOM; Holy Water Is Sprinkled as a Preliminary to Extreme Unction PONTIFF ANOINTED IN OIL Swiss Guards Surprised by the Arrival of Prelates in Dark and by Tidings of Death

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The must-have

View-Master

On This Day

  • Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1939

  • Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn
  • Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore

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

31,892 days ago

(87 years, 137 days)