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Monday, June 22, 1936

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The Headlines

LANDON MEN HOLD WEST IS SHIFTING; LEMKE WELCOMED; Advisers at Topeka Find Kansas Sure, Oklahoma Likely and Others Coming. OHIO CLAIMED BY TAFT He Sees Opposition Split There -- Enfield, 1932 Democrat, Aids Governor in Research. LANDON MEN VIEW WEST AS SHIFTING

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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

32,856 days ago

(90 years, 6 days)