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Saturday, March 21, 1936

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The Headlines

YOUTH GROUPS URGE $3,500,000,000 AID AT SENATE HEARING; Delegates From All Sections Mass in Appeal for Bill to Give 5,000,000 Jobs. EARLY ACTION UNLIKELY Committee Opposition Believed Strong -- Foes of Plan Predict $14,000,000,000 Cost. YOUTH UNITS MASS AT SENATE HEARING

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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

32,949 days ago

(90 years, 99 days)