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Friday, April 17, 1936

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The Headlines

VAST BOND RING IS RAIDED; $440,000 OF WALL ST. LOOT IS FOUND IN MONTE CARLO; $2,780,000 CACHE HUNTED Two of the International Gang Selling to Rich Abroad Are Seized. POLICE GOT MYSTERY TIP Phone Call Here Led to Trail of U.S. Securities Taken From Messenger 14 Months Ago. YACHT USED BY CROOKS Villas, Fast Autos, A Woman Informant and Murder Figure in Fiction-Like Case. MONTE CARLO RAID REVEALS BOND LOOT

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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

32,921 days ago

(90 years, 71 days)