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Tuesday, May 19, 1931
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The Headlines
CHELSEA BANK OPENS AGAIN IN TEN DAYS; Court Approves Reorganization as Mercantile, With H.M. Stillman as President. FULL PAYMENT ON DEPOSITS Broderick Signs Contract Today --Strengthening of Faith in Small Banks Seen. Depositors to Be Paid in Full. Statement of Bank's Position. CHELSEA BANK OPENS AGAIN IN TEN DAYS
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
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881)
- Ho Chi Minh (1890)
- Malcolm X (1925)
- Pol Pot (1925)
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762)
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
34,716 days ago
(95 years, 41 days)