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Wednesday, April 22, 1936

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The Headlines

UPHOLSTERER'S AIDE CONFESSES MURDER OF MRS. TITTERTON; Workman, Trapped by Twine Under Body, Was the First to Notify Police of Crime. A SUSPECT FROM START Under Constant Surveillance While Cord Was Traced to Shop of Employer. STRANGLING RE-ENACTED Dodge to Ask Quick Indictment of Prisoner, an Ex-Convict -- Early Trial Planned. CONFESSION SOLVES TITTERTON MURDER

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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

32,916 days ago

(90 years, 66 days)