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Sunday, September 24, 1939

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The Headlines

SAYS SOVIET PAYS PROPAGANDA COSTS WITH OUR DOLLARS; Dubrowsky Tells Dies Group Total Raised From 'Rackets' Here Runs into Millions FILMS BOOST THE TOTAL Witness Asserts Estates Here Left to Russian Heirs 'Go Into Coffers of Stalin' CONDEMNS STALIN

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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

31,666 days ago

(86 years, 276 days)