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Tuesday, May 30, 1922

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The Headlines

MOTHER INVOKES AID OF COURT TO STOP M'CORMICK WEDDING; Asks for Reopening of Proceedings by Which Father WasMade Mathilde's Guardian.DAUGHTER TO SAIL TODAYMcCormick Says in ChicagoThat Plans for Marriage toOser Are Unchanged.A HEARING ON WEDNESDAY Mrs. McCormick Will Contend That She Was Not Legally Notifiedof Guardianship. Technicality, Judge Says. Fight Over Guardianship. TAKES STEP TO STOP M'CORMICK WEDDING

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Best-selling Sheet Music

My Buddy

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1922

  • Tutmania

Tech Check

Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.

Cost of Living (1920)

Loaf of Bread

$0.11

Gallon of Gas

$0.30

Average Home

$6,296

New Car

$575

Time Elapsed

37,992 days ago

(104 years, 32 days)