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Thursday, July 30, 1931
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The Headlines
CRAIG'S APPEARANCES IN PIER LEASE CASES TAKEN UP BY SEABURY; Two Sinking Fund Officials and Secretary Queried on ExController's Activities.MAYOR MEETS HOFSTADTER Gets Assurance of CommitteeThat Trip Abroad Will NotHamper City Inquiry.HE HAS PRAISE FOR DOYLELauds Ability of Jailed AppealsBoard Practitioner, but Does Not Remember Giving Him Cases. Mayor to Sail Next Week. Case Handled by Walker Up. CRAIG UNDER FIRE IN PIER LEASE CASES Sinking Fund Officials Queried. Olvany Accounts Subpoenaed. Denies Doyle Is Critically Ill.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,644 days ago
(94 years, 334 days)