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Sunday, November 5, 1939
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The Headlines
YONKERS MACHINES FACE CIVIC REVOLT; Politicians Are Threatened by Reform Wave in P.R. Vote --High Costs Stressed
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
View-Master
You Share a Birthday With
- Vivien Leigh (1913)
- Joe Dassin (1938)
- Douglass North (1920)
- Uwe Seeler (1936)
- Fawzia of Egypt (1921)
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
31,624 days ago
(86 years, 234 days)