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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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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

31,589 days ago

(86 years, 199 days)