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Friday, June 5, 1936

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The Headlines

FRANCE CRIPPLED BY WIDER STRIKES; BLUM IS IN POWER; LABOR SITUATION CHAOTIC Out of Unions' Control, but Striking Men Are Remaining Orderly. PARIS FOOD STOCKS LOW Stoppage of Trucking and Oil Deliveries Blocks Supplies -- New Regime Reassuring. THREE WOMEN IN CABINET Popular Front Leaders Get the Chief Posts -- Herriot Elected President of Chamber. FRANCE CRIPPLED BY WIDE STRIKES

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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

32,872 days ago

(90 years, 22 days)