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Tuesday, August 18, 1936
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The Headlines
FIERCE FIGHTING IN WEST 20,000 Loyalists Engage Rebels in Hand-to-Hand Clashes Near Merida.; FRANCO'S ADVANCE HALTED Government Snipers Endanger His Communications and He Is Still Short of Troops. MASS EXECUTIONS GO ON Victims of Insurgents Rise to 1,500 in Badajoz -- Junction of 2 Armies Not Yet Made.
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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
32,798 days ago
(89 years, 313 days)