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Wednesday, June 12, 1935

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The Headlines

GRASS ROOTS GROUP DECLARES FOR GOLD AND INDIVIDUALISM; ' Platform' Favors Collective Labor Bargaining, Pensions for Aged, Aid for Jobless. AVOIDS CRITICISM OF AAA Midwest Republicans Cheer Smith's Name, Boo 'Boss' Farley's and Adjourn. GRASS ROOTS GROUP DECLARES FOR GOLD

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.

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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

33,231 days ago

(91 years, 16 days)