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Thursday, February 27, 1936
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT VETOES BIG SEED LOAN BILL; He Rejects $50,000,000 Measure, Citing Failure by Congress to Provide Fund. INSISTS ON BUDGET LIMITS But Says He Will Allocate Relief Cash to Aid Needy Farmers -- Senator Smith Will Fight. ROOSEVELT VETOES BIG SEED LOAN BILL
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Constantine the Great (272)
- John Steinbeck (1902)
- Elizabeth Taylor (1932)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
- Joanne Woodward (1930)
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
32,971 days ago
(90 years, 121 days)