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Thursday, July 23, 1936

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The Headlines

LEHMAN ACTS AGAIN TO GET PARKER SR.; Urges Hoffman to Reconsider Refusal to Surrender Wendel Kidnapping Suspect. SENDS OPINION BY GEOGHAN Latter Says Jersey Governor Misrepresented Law and Ignored its Mandates. LEHMAN ACTS AGAIN TO GET PARKER SR.

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.

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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

32,824 days ago

(89 years, 339 days)