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Monday, May 27, 1935

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The Headlines

KIN ACT SECRETLY TO RANSOM HEIR; HAVE 3 DAYS LEFT; Death of Weyerhaeuser Boy Threatened by Wednesday if $200,000 Is Not Paid.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1935

  • There's no place like home

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

33,247 days ago

(91 years, 32 days)