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Sunday, July 21, 1935
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The Headlines
Park-o-Meters Start a Controversy; Oklahoma City Split Into Two Camps; Courts Are Asked to Rule on Legality of Devices Designed to Cut Congestion -- Nickel in Slot Is Fee -- Parking Time Varies According to Location. COURTS MUST RULE ON PARK-O-METERS
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Rudolph A. Marcus (1923)
- Don Knotts (1924)
- Norman Jewison (1926)
- Karel Reisz (1926)
- John Gardner (American writer) (1933)
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
33,192 days ago
(90 years, 342 days)