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Monday, July 15, 1929
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The Headlines
WALKER COMMITTEE OF 682 WILL ASK HIM TO RUN AGAIN; HE MAY DECIDE THURSDAY; HECKSCHER HEADS GROUP Wants Mayor to Carry Out 'Unsurpassed' Program of Public Works. MOVE IS NON-PARTISAN Smith, Former Mitchel Backers and Business Leaders Are Among Members. CIVIC WORKERS INCLUDED Mrs. F.D. Roosevelt and Mrs. J. F. Curry Listed--Delegation to Go to City Hall. Group Called Non-Partisan. Mitchel Backers Listed. Members of Citizens Committee of 682 Formed to Ask Mayor Walker to Run Again
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
35,390 days ago
(96 years, 350 days)