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Wednesday, August 19, 1936
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The Headlines
ROME'S AIRMEN CALLED; Told to Stand By for Orders -- Strategic Airdromes Primed. PARIS ALLOWS ARMS MOVE Permits a Loyalist Shipment From Barcelona to Irun Via French Territory. REICH LIMITS NEUTRALITY Makes Acceptance of French Plan Conditional on Other States' Agreeing to It.
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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
32,797 days ago
(89 years, 312 days)