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Monday, April 22, 1929
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The Headlines
TORNADOES KILL 22 IN THE SOUTHWEST; FLOODS TAKE TOLL; Twisters at Tillar, Ark., and Dahomey, Miss., End Lives of 16 in Day. 13 KILLED ON PLANTATION Huge Hailstones Fall at Louisville--Farm Property LossHeavy in Storms in Area.LEVEE OUT AT CANTON, MO.Waters of Mississippi Sweep Over 200 Homes There--Quincy, Ill., Faces Record Flood Stage. Third Successive Day of Tornadoes. Swath Cut Through Plantation. 3 Killed, 25 Hurt, in Mississippi. Huge Hailstones at Louisville. TORNADOES KILL 22 IN THE SOUTHWEST Levee Breaks at Canton, Mo. Break Prevented in Arkansas.
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
35,473 days ago
(97 years, 68 days)