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Friday, November 20, 1936

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The Headlines

ROME DEFIANT OF SOVIET; Will Help the Insurgents Even if a Snarl With Russia Results. TO STAY IN NEUTRAL BODY Italy Expects Views to Delay Agreement With Britain on the Mediterranean. REICH ALSO THREATENING ' Certain Measures' Are Seen if Russia Aids Leftists -- Germans for Inquiry in London. ITALY READY TO AID FRANCO TO VICTORY

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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

32,704 days ago

(89 years, 219 days)