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Thursday, October 1, 1936

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT STARTS ON ANOTHER SWING; Speech at Elkins, W. Va., and 4 Talks From Train to Precede Address at Pittsburgh. FIFTY-MILE DRIVE BY AUTO Trip to the Steel City Will Be Made Through Heart of Coal Mining Region. PRESIDENT STARTS ON ANOTHER SWING

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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

32,754 days ago

(89 years, 269 days)