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Friday, April 7, 1939

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The Headlines

BATTLE IN SENATE BARS QUICK ACTION ON NEW WPA FUND; Pepper and Mead Lead Attack and Good Friday Session Is Set to Push Passage CUT 'SLAPPED PRESIDENT' Florida Senator Also Calls It Bar to Recovery--Mayor Sees Drop of 65,000 Here Adams Says Rolls Were Padded Opposes Burden on Cities SENATE FIGHT SNAGS RELIEF AGREEMENT Burke Raises Debt Issue

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The must-have

View-Master

On This Day

  • Benito Mussolini declares an Italian protectorate over Albania and forces King Zog I into exile.

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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

31,837 days ago

(87 years, 82 days)