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Wednesday, September 27, 1939
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The Headlines
FAIR CUTS ITS RATE TO FLAT 50 CENTS FOR ALL OCTOBER; Bargain Price to Apply Every Day From Sunday Until Close, Gibson Reveals DUE TO REMAIN NEXT YEAR City Notified 1940 Option Will Be Exercised--Whalen Ship Iverdue at Amsterdam Adjustment on Tickets FAIR CUTS ITS RATE TO FLAT 50 CENTS Concessionaries Mildly Approve A FORMER PRESIDENT TAKES IN THE WORLD'S FAIR
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You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Wilford Brimley (1934)
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
31,663 days ago
(86 years, 273 days)