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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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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Norodom Sihanouk (1922)
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
32,724 days ago
(89 years, 239 days)