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Wednesday, August 12, 1936
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The Headlines
SOMERVELL DROPS WOMAN ASSISTANT; Mrs. Dennen, Director, Admits Cause Was the Giving of a Musicale on WPA Time. BOONDOGGLING, CHIEF SAYS She Charges Officials Favor 'Red Agitators' -- One of Her Aides Also Is Forced Out. SOMERVELL DROPS WOMAN ASSISTANT
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
32,805 days ago
(89 years, 320 days)