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Saturday, May 9, 1931
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The Headlines
SCHOOL SITE DEAL HELD UP FOR INQUIRY; RYAN SCORES CRITICS; Estimate Board Acts When Levy Questions Plan to Buy Tract in East Fourth Street. TWO PLOTS ARE INVOLVED Mayor Wants to Know if the One Chosen Is More Suitable or Economical Than the Other. RYAN DEFENDS SYSTEM Urges Investigation by Graves and Says Charges Represent Partisan Views of a Few. Defends the System. SCHOOL SIDE DEAL IS UP FOR INQUIRY Recalled Earlier Proposal. Calls Board Inefficient. LIKELY TO HEED RYAN PLEA. Graves Says Inquiry Request Will Get Careful Consideration.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- Sophie Scholl (1921)
- Manfred Eigen (1927)
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
34,726 days ago
(95 years, 51 days)