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Friday, July 31, 1936

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The Headlines

ROOSEVELT LEAVES FOR QUEBEC PARLEY AFTER QUODDY VISIT; Driving With Mother to Maine Project, He 'Hopes' it Will Be Operating in 1937. CANADA FLIES OUR COLORS Lord Tweedsmuir to Greet the President at Train Today as Guns Roar Welcome. ROOSEVELT LEAVES FOR QUEBEC PARLEY

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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

32,817 days ago

(89 years, 332 days)