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Monday, December 11, 1939
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The Headlines
DIES INVESTIGATOR SAYS REDS UTILIZE CONSUMER GROUPS; Report by Matthews States Communists Try to Stir Discontent Among ShoppersTO SABOTAGE ADVERTISINGAsserts Radicals Strike at Thisas Vital to Capitalism--Names Alleged 'Agitators' Says Discontent Is Exploited Investigation of Magazine Cited SAYS REDS UTILIZE CONSUMER GROUPS 'Transmission Belts' Listed Leaders in Groups Named
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You Share a Birthday With
- Naguib Mahfouz (1911)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918)
- Hector Berlioz (1803)
- Robert Koch (1843)
- Max Born (1882)
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
31,589 days ago
(86 years, 199 days)