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Sunday, July 12, 1931
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The Headlines
BAN ON GRAIN SHORTS URGED ON CONGRESS; PRICES SLUMP AGAIN; Democratic Senators Back the President's Condemnation of Wheat Speculating. NAMES OF TRADERS ASKED Chicago Board of Trade Heads Dispute Hoover, Saying Deals Stabilize a Poor Market. J.F. BARRETT ON BEAR SIDE Stevenson, at Minneapolis, Assails Farm Board--Values Fall in World Centres on Hedging. Urges Proposals for Legislation. Farm Board Under Fire. GRAIN SHORTS BAN URGED ON CONGRESS Duvel Condemns Speculators. Chicagoan for "Branding" Shorts. Board of Trade Heads Disagree. Barrett on Short Side. Stevenson Takes Sharp Issue. Says Board Has Killed Trading.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Neruda (1904)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817)
- Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895)
- Claude Bernard (1813)
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
34,662 days ago
(94 years, 352 days)