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Wednesday, September 30, 1936

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The Headlines

MADRID'S SUPPLY OF FOOD MENACED BY REBEL ADVANCE; Sole Railroad to Coast Is Goal of Franco's Men -- Another Line Also in Peril. MILITARY VIEW IS GLOOMY Failure to Capture Important Cities Ended Optimism in the Capital. TE DEUM SUNG IN ALCAZAR Survivors of the Toledo Siege Reveal Women Gave Their Food to Defenders. Rebel Threat to Vital Lines MADRID'S SUPPLY OF FOOD MENACED

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • American journalists Herbert R. Ekins, reporter for the New York World-Telegram, Dorothy Kilgallen of the New York Journal and Leo Kieran of The New York Times start the race to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. The race takes 18 ½ days.

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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

32,756 days ago

(89 years, 271 days)