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Thursday, August 20, 1936

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The Headlines

DOOLING WINS TRUCE AS AIDES' FISTS FLY; Tammany Chief's Triumvirate Upheld After Kenneally and Sullivan Trade Blows. BUT ROW STILL SMOLDERS Roosevelt Drive Held Imperiled Though Move to Oust Leader Awaits Campaign's End. DOOLING WINS TRUCE AS AIDES' FISTS FLY

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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

32,796 days ago

(89 years, 311 days)