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Tuesday, April 28, 1936

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The Headlines

JERSEY ASSEMBLY OPENS IN UPROAR; NO RELIEF ACTION; Floor Barred to Spokesman for Unemployed After He Calls Assemblyman a Liar. JOBLESS TO FORM PARTY Session Is Speedily Adjourned Till Tomorrow -- Caucus to Draft Program Today. JERSEY ASSEMBLY OPENS IN UPROAR IN THE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE

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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

32,910 days ago

(90 years, 60 days)