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Sunday, May 17, 1931
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The Headlines
QUOTA PLAN UP IN LONDON; Canadian Leader Will Ask 'Equitable Distribution' for Wheat Nations. ACREAGE CURB IS UNLIKELY Most of Delegates Think It Is Neither Useful Nor Possible-- Russia Unknown Quantity. IMPORTERS ASK OBSERVERS Conference Opening Tomorrow Confined to Eleven Exporting Countries, Including America. Quotas Seem Inevitable. Importers Want Observers. WHEAT EXPORT CURB IS SOUGHT IN LONDON
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
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Odd Hassel (1897)
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
34,718 days ago
(95 years, 43 days)