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Wednesday, January 7, 1931
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The Headlines
SWEARS EWALD TOLD OF BUYING JUDGESHIP; Boczor Says Ex-Magistrate Also Sought $75,000 to Get a General Sessions Post. OLVANY DEFENDS "SYSTEM" Denies on Stand That District Leaders Fill City Jobs--Mara and Judge Allen Queried. Says Ewald Sought Money. SWEARS EWALD TOLD OF BUYING JUDGESHIP Faces Cross-Examination Today. Tammany Leaders Testify. Defends $10,000 Loan.
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Millard Fillmore (1800)
- Pope Gregory XIII (1502)
- Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858)
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
- Bernadette Soubirous (1844)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Electric Guitar, Electron Microscope & Radio Telescope.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,849 days ago
(95 years, 174 days)