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Monday, March 30, 1931
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The Headlines
CUNARD PROFITS DROP TO $93,005 FOR 1930; Mark Decrease of $3,955,190 From Earnings of Company in the Previous Year. THIRD CABIN IS ONLY GAIN Report Shows Greater Loss of Trade Than Was Expected, Despite Passing of Dividend. Hit by Depression. CUNARD PROFITS CUT TO $93,005 IN 1930
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,766 days ago
(95 years, 91 days)