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Tuesday, April 3, 1928
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The Headlines
CONNOLLY QUITS AS CITY BARS HIS $100,000 DEFENSE FUND; SEWER HEARINGS MAY END; HE UPHOLDS HIS REGIME Borough Head Contends He Can't Finance His Own Defense. SHEARN REPORT LIKELY His Authority Believed Ended, but May Send Evidence Uncovered to Smith. WALKER BLOCKS THE FUND. Board Votes 14 to 2 Against Aid to Connolly--Contractors Get Pay and Resume Work.
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Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Marlon Brando (1924)
- Washington Irving (1783)
- Doris Day (1922)
- Alcide De Gasperi (1881)
- George Herbert (1593)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Electric Razor, Penicillin & Bubble Gum.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,857 days ago
(98 years, 87 days)