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Monday, September 7, 1936

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The Headlines

TALKS TO NATION ON RADIO; President Credits Upturn in Business Activity to Spending Policy. FARM AND CITY ARE LINKED Agriculture Entitled to Same Protection on Disaster Given to Industry, He Says. FUND FOR JOB SERVICE End of Aid to Idle to Come Only When All Have Decent Work and Wage, He Says. ROOSEVELT OFFERS HIS DROUGHT PLAN

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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

32,778 days ago

(89 years, 293 days)