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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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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
32,754 days ago
(89 years, 269 days)