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Friday, July 10, 1931
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The Headlines
7 INDICTED IN BRONX FOR SCHOOL GRAFT; ONE A CITY EMPLOYE; Six Others Accused in Plot to Defraud in Repair Work Are Said to Be Contractors. MORE TRUE BILLS LIKELY Leak on Estimates Charged and Five Are Reported in Group of Favored Bidders. ARRESTS EXPECTED TODAY Action Follows Inquiry Into Bureau Clerk's Assertion He Received $20,000 in Fees. McKee Aide Linked to Deal. Leak in Bids Reported. SEVEN ARE INDICTED FOR SCHOOL GRAFT Five Bidders Favored.
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
- Nikola Tesla (1856)
- Marcel Proust (1871)
- Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
- John Calvin (1509)
- Alice Munro (1931)
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
34,664 days ago
(94 years, 354 days)