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Saturday, August 1, 1936
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The Headlines
Barcelona in Grip of Left Terror; Nuns, Priests and Fascists Slain; Ruling Military Committee Fears to Halt Excesses in Searches of Houses Because of the Possibility of a Split of the Forces Backing Madrid -- New Cabinet for Catalonia. BARCELONA IN GRIP OF LEFTIST TERROR
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
32,815 days ago
(89 years, 330 days)