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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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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

32,795 days ago

(89 years, 310 days)