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Saturday, October 17, 1936
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The Headlines
VAST 'JUGGLING' ALLEGED; Same Practices Would Jail a Taxpayer, Says Ex-President. SETS FORTH 3 'FORMULAS' Used in 'Double Bookkeeping,' They Make Outlays Seem Less, He Asserts. SEES ROUTINE COSTS JUMP Much Camouflaged Under Emergency Categories, Rally at Philadelphia Is Told. HOOVER DENOUNCES 'FAKING' IN BOOKS
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
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
32,738 days ago
(89 years, 253 days)