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On the date
Wednesday, March 8, 1939
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The Headlines
Start Independent Union for Martin; Followers Make Reds' Foe President; Auto Workers' Delegates Instruct Executive Board to Submit All Affiliation Proposals to the Membership
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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
31,866 days ago
(87 years, 111 days)