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Friday, October 23, 1936

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The Headlines

SOVIET RETREATING ON THREAT TO HELP LEFTISTS IN SPAIN; PRESSED BY HER ALLIES Russia Backs Down on the Demand of France and Czechoslovakia. BRITAIN ALSO TOOK PART Soviet Spokesmen Expected to Be Mild at Meeting of Neutrals Today. SPAIN'S LEFTISTS STIFFEN Resist South of Navalcarnero and Hold Foe at Bay Near Siguenza and Aranjuez. Soviet Changes Its Front SOVIET RETREATS ON AID TO LEFTISTS

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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

32,733 days ago

(89 years, 248 days)