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Tuesday, April 28, 1931
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The Headlines
WEST & CO. SUSPEND; STOCKS RALLY LATER; Brokers' Insolvency Laid to the Failure of Pynchon & Co.-- Obligations About $5,000,000. END OF STEEL FIGHT SEEN Eaton's Withdrawal Viewed as Paving Way for BethlehemYoungstown Merger.
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
34,738 days ago
(95 years, 63 days)