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Thursday, May 9, 1929

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The Headlines

WARDER REFUSES TO SAY IF FERRARI GAVE MONEY TO HIM; Former State Banking Head Insists on Seeing Counsel Before Replying to Question. LATER DENIES ANY GIFTS Admits $3,000,000 City Trust Loans Were Found Questionable Last November.$500,000 FORGED PAPER Asserts at Lancie Bankruptcy Hearing That He Did Not Find it Till Day He Closed Bank. Warder Consults Counsel. WARDER REFUSES TO TELL OF FERRARI Spent Night Over Signatures. Questioned on Prudential Bank. An $800,000 Loan Item. Balks at Personal Question. Loan to Ferrari's Mother-in-Law. Defends Examination of Bank.

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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

Catchphrases of 1929

  • Wall Street Lays an Egg

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

35,456 days ago

(97 years, 51 days)