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Friday, September 27, 1929
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The Headlines
ASK MORGENTHAU JR. TO HEAD MILK GROUP; Wynne and Dealers Seek an Organization to Give Trade a Leader and Prestige. FAY DISSOLVING HIS CHAIN Says $500 a Week Is Too Little Pay--State Acts, However, to Break His Organization. Fay Tells of La Guardia Question. Inquiry to Be Continued. ASK MORGENTHAU JR. TO HEAD MILK GROUP Fay Says He Got $500 a Week.
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The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Robert Edwards (physiologist) (1925)
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
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
35,315 days ago
(96 years, 275 days)