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Sunday, April 12, 1931
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The Headlines
BUSINESS MEN GAIN IN WAR ON IDLENESS; Chamber of Commerce Committee Finds Much Progress IsMade in the Nation.GREATER EFFORT NEEDEDCooperation Among Groups andCoordination of Sales andProduction the Keynote.MANY EXPERIMENTS TRIED Group Expects a Permanent Reduction of Unemployment Will BeBrought About. Business Men Try Plans. Find Striking Change of Thought. Manufacturers Make Progress. Adoption of Annual Budget. Limitations on All Devices. 300 New York Companies Act.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
- Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884)
- Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839)
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
34,754 days ago
(95 years, 79 days)