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Monday, May 4, 1931
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The Headlines
SEABURY WILL SCAN BANK DATA OF HEADS OF ALL CITY BUREAUS; To Subpoena Accounts of Their Families Also When Inquiry Starts, Probably Next Week. PLANNING OF SCOPE HELD UP Hofstadter Is Expected Back Tomorrow to Help Set Up Investigation Machinery. CRAIN ASKS $10,000 FUND Wants as Much to Prepare Defense Charts as Dr. Moley Received-- Schieffelin Warns on Leaks. Hofstadter Back Tomorrow. Warns of Interference. TO SCAN BANK DATA OF BUREAU HEADS Committee Works on Leads.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Audrey Hepburn (1929)
- Hosni Mubarak (1928)
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825)
- Kakuei Tanaka (1918)
- Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655)
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
34,732 days ago
(95 years, 57 days)