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Monday, November 30, 1936

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The Headlines

' Double' Taxes Give States Billion And Washington $2,271,440,000; Estate, Individual Income, Corporate Income, Gasoline, Liquor and Tobacco Levies for 1935 Are Covered in Survey -- Bulk of Collections Come From a Few States. HUGE SUMS YIELDED BY 'DOUBLE' TAXES

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

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

32,694 days ago

(89 years, 209 days)