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Wednesday, June 16, 1937
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The Headlines
JERSEY HOMESTEAD GETS PRIVATE AID IN BREAK WITH RA; Garment Workers' Cooperative Leases Factory When Plea for $50,000 Is Denied
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Jet Engine, Walkie-Talkie & Photocopier Concepts.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,496 days ago
(89 years, 11 days)