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Saturday, January 11, 1936

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The Headlines

SAYS P.S. DU PONT EVADED FULL TAX; Treasury Holds Raskob and He Arranged to Set Up 'Fictitious' Stock Losses. EXCHANGE OF CHECKS CITED Brief Tells of Each Sending the Other Drafts for $4,000,000 in 1929 Transactions. SAYS P.S. DU PONT EVADED FULL TAX

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1936

  • Gone with the wind

Tech Check

Voice Recorder, Helicopter (Focke-Wulf) & Sunscreen.

Cost of Living (1930)

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Gallon of Gas

$0.20

Average Home

$3,900

New Car

$640

Time Elapsed

33,018 days ago

(90 years, 168 days)