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Saturday, October 31, 1936

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The Headlines

PARTIAL REPLY TO LANDON; President Sets New Deal Record as His Pattern for the Future. SEES BASIC EVILS ENDED Says Voters Will Approve 'Job Well Done' -- Gets Ovation at Brooklyn Academy. STATE CANDIDATES HEARD Unite in Predicting Victory -- Campaign Wind-Up in Madison Sq. Garden Tonight. ROOSEVELT ASKS SECURITY FOR ALL

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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

32,724 days ago

(89 years, 239 days)