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Thursday, April 30, 1936

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The Headlines

COURT TO FIX VALUE OF SKILL IN BRIDGE; Trial Set for Two Teachers to Determine if Duplicate Is a Gambling Game. IT IS LIKENED TO PIN-BALL Magistrate Wants to Know the Difference -- Nine Held After Raid on Charity Fete. COURT TO FIX PART OF SKILL IN BRIDGE

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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

32,909 days ago

(90 years, 59 days)