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Friday, September 11, 1936

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The Headlines

REBELS END TRUCE BY FIERCE ATTACK ON SAN SEBASTIAN; Heavy Bombardment Follows Defenders' Refusal of Bid to Surrender Unconditionally. DRIVE ON TOLEDO RENEWED Madrid, Alarmed, Gives a Third of Large Gold Hoard to Gain Aid From Catalonia. U.S. WITHDRAWS WARSHIPS British Labor and Veterans in France Support Policy of Non-Intervention in War. San Sebastian Under Fire REBELS END TRUCE AT SAN SEBASTIAN

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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

32,774 days ago

(89 years, 289 days)