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Saturday, March 14, 1936

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The Headlines

FLOOD TOLL TO 29; NEW ENGLAND LOSS PUT AT $50,000,000; That Section With 10 Deaths and Canada With 13 Are Regions Hardest Hit. 4 OTHERS IN PENNSYLVANIA Ice Jam Breaks, Hudson Drops --Jersey Still Menaced by Swelling Passaic. FLOOD DEAD TO 29; HUGE DAMAGE DONE

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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

32,955 days ago

(90 years, 105 days)