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Friday, August 21, 1936
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The Headlines
DROUGHT AID ADDS $100,000,000 BURDEN TO RELIEF OUTLAYS; Hopkins Is Silent on Whether Congress Will Be Asked in January for an Increase. SUMMER WPA CASH A BOON Jobs Given Will Carry Many Families Over Until New Crops Next June. DROUGHT AID COSTS PUT AT $100,000,000
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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
32,795 days ago
(89 years, 310 days)