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Tuesday, April 21, 1936

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The Headlines

GOV. LEHMAN YIELDS IN BUDGET BATTLE; He Withdraws Insistence on $11,160,000 for Debt Service Cut Out by Republicans. MESSAGE TO END DEADLOCK Executive, However, Maintains Opponents Have Set a Dangerous and Dishonest Precedent. GOVERNOR YIELDS IN BUDGET BATTLE

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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

32,917 days ago

(90 years, 67 days)