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Friday, February 14, 1936

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The Headlines

REPUBLICANS WAIT ON BI-PARTY PLEA; Vandenberg Plan for a Bid to Roosevelt Party Foes Has Yet to Be Studied, Says Fletcher. OTHER LEADERS INCLINED But 'Coalition' Government or Ticket Is Not Possible in This Country, Snell Remarks. REPUBLICANS WAIT ON BI-PARTY PLEA

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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

32,984 days ago

(90 years, 134 days)