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Thursday, September 10, 1936

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The Headlines

RUSSELL FAR AHEAD OF GOV. TALMADGE IN GEORGIA'S VOTE; Sweeping Victory Claimed by Senator Over Arch-Foe of Roosevelt and the New Deal. PRESIDENT THE ONE ISSUE In Washington Primary Some Townsendite Candidates for Congress Are Leading. RUSSELL FAR AHEAD OF GOV. TALMADGE

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • The first world individual Speedway World Championship was held at London's Wembley Stadium.

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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

32,775 days ago

(89 years, 290 days)