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Sunday, January 26, 1936
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The Headlines
RED 'BADGE' URGED FOR WILD DRIVERS; Scarlet Rim on Plates After Accident Proposed to Safety Conference Here. COURT LAXITY CHARGED M.A. Connor Says Enforcement of Traffic Laws Has 'Bogged Down Completely.' RED 'BADGE' URGED FOR WILD DRIVERS
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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
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
33,004 days ago
(90 years, 154 days)