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Friday, May 29, 1936

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The Headlines

FEDERAL COST RISE OF $600,000,000 SEEN; Byrd Tells Senate That Budget Director's 1937 Figures Indicate Increase. FINDS $8,272,554,370 TOTAL Deficiency Bill Is Amended, Giving an Endorsement to Work of Tugwell. FEDERAL COST RISE OF $600,000,000 SEEN

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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

32,880 days ago

(90 years, 30 days)