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Wednesday, January 14, 1931
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The Headlines
BUYING OF LIQUOR AS EVIDENCE TO END; Dropping of Quest for "Private" Violators Also Disclosed as Supply Bill Is Reported. IN WOODCOCK TESTIMONY But House Wets Start Fight on $2,369,500 Rise in Dry Fund for 500 Additional Agents.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- 1949 (1849)
- Albert Schweitzer (1875)
- Yukio Mishima (1925)
- Giulio Andreotti (1919)
- Mehmed VI (1861)
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
34,841 days ago
(95 years, 166 days)