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Monday, June 19, 1939

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The Headlines

JOB REGISTRATION FOR ALL ON RELIEF PLANNED IN STATE; Recipients of Aid Must Report for Employment Interview Monthly or Be Dropped U.S. AGENCY COOPERATES Plan Is Seen Speeding Needy Back to Work and Helping to Eliminate 'Chiselers' Federal Official Tells of Plan How Program Came About ALL ON RELIEF HERE TO GO ON JOB LISTS $1,465,572,000 SPENT HERE Hodson Report Covers All Relief Agencies for More Than 5 Years

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The must-have

View-Master

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

31,763 days ago

(87 years, 8 days)