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Saturday, January 26, 1935
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The Headlines
SEC ASKS 'CHANGE TO REVISE MANNER OF ITS ELECTIONS; Report to Congress Says That Nominating Committee System 'Perpetuates Ins.'
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Charles XIV John (1763)
- Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715)
- Polykarp Kusch (1911)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Kodachrome Film, Radar (Practical) & Monopoly Game.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
33,368 days ago
(91 years, 153 days)