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Saturday, March 16, 1929
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The Headlines
FLOODS IMPERIL 15,000 IN SOUTH; 900 SAVED AT ELBA; Half of Residents of Alabama Town Evacuated--Known Dead in State Nine. NEW AREA IS INUNDATED Fate of Geneva, Isolated With 3,500 Population, Is Now in Doubt. RELIEF PLANES DROP FOOD Appeal Is Made for Provisions and Blankets as the Numbers of Marooned Increase. Flood Situation in the South. All Remaining in Elba are Safe. Elba Viewed From Air. FLOODS IMPERIL 15,000 IN SOUTH NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NEAR ELBA. 500 Rescued at Elba. Seaplanes Drop Food. Floods Spread to Three States. Florida Town in Danger. Appeal Made for Food. Cling to Roofs and Trees. Planes Carry Provisions. GEORGIA TOWNS INUNDATED. Half of West Point Under Water-- Train Is Wrecked. WESTERN RIVERS ON RAMPAGE Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois Streams Continue to Rise. NEW YORK RIVERS RISING. High Water Threatens Damage in Many Parts of State.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Car Radio, Sunglasses (Mass Produced) & Coaxial Cable.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,510 days ago
(97 years, 105 days)