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Friday, November 6, 1936

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The Headlines

ROOSEVELT OFF FOR CAPITAL 'TO TRY TO BALANCE BUDGET'; PLANS VISIT TO BUENOS AIRES; CAMPAIGN PLEDGE CITED Hyde Park Crowd Is Told of Budget Plan in Jovial Farewell. CRUISER PREPARES TO SAIL President Would Speak on the Opening Day of Pan-American Conference Dec. 1. A MISSION OF GOOD-WILL Fishing Trip Is Announced for Nov. 17 and Voyage Would Be Extended Below Equator. ROOSEVELT PLANS BUENOS AIRES TRIP

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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

32,719 days ago

(89 years, 234 days)