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Thursday, August 6, 1936

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The Headlines

PUP GETS 2 YEARS IN BOY'S DROWNING; Idaho Escapes Death, but Is to Be Shot if Owner Fails to Keep Him at Home. CROWD CHEERS OUTCOME But Brockport Victim's Mother Threatens to Kill the Dog -- Prosecutor Goes 'Soft.' PUP GETS 2 YEARS IN BOY'S DROWNING

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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

32,810 days ago

(89 years, 325 days)