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Thursday, May 25, 1939
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The Headlines
MANTON IS ACCUSED OF LETTING LITIGANT HELP WITH OPINION; Lotsch Testifies in One Case Ruling Upheld Concern for Which Draft Was Offered LOANS DEMANDED, HE SAYS Declares $50,000 Was Asked From Him and Bank While Suits Were Pending
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803)
- Pieter Zeeman (1865)
- Ian McKellen (1939)
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803)
- Igor Sikorsky (1889)
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
31,789 days ago
(87 years, 34 days)