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Friday, September 24, 1937

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The Headlines

Governor Is Cool to Nomination For Constitutional Convention; Republicans Watch Cut-and-Dried Democratic Committee Meeting at Albany Today in Hope It Will Name Judge Crane and Fearon as Delegates-at-Large--Farley in Full Control

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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 1937

  • Oh, the humanity!

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

32,396 days ago

(88 years, 276 days)