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Sunday, August 30, 1931
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The Headlines
CANNON EXPECTED TO REPLY ON FUNDS; Nye Believes Bishop, as Result of Revelations, Will Volunteer Testimony on Use of Gifts. INSISTS ON HEARING DONORS Will Call Huston, Slemp and Frelinghuysen--Prosecutions for Corruption Planned. Three Others to Be Called. May Push Contempt Actions. CANNON EXPECTED TO REPLY ON FUNDS To Decide Course Next Month. Activity in Huston's Bank Account.
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
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Warren Buffett (1930)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
- Jacques-Louis David (1748)
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
34,613 days ago
(94 years, 303 days)