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Sunday, July 16, 1939
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The Headlines
FAIR'S EXHIBITORS ASK 50C GATE FEE; ATTENDANCE RISES; Committee Joins Play Zone in Urging Reduction to Serve as Inducement to Crowds 16 OF 19 VOTE FOR A CUT Official Says Fair Is Ready to Weigh Proposals--Whalen Denies Receiving Them
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View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Yasuo Fukuda (1936)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
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
31,737 days ago
(86 years, 347 days)