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Sunday, September 6, 1931
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The Headlines
MAYOR TO BE QUERIED ON BIG STOCK DEALS; Hunt for Sherwood Centres on Brokerage Account Inquiry, Seabury Reveals. WALKER MEETS DOUMER He Thanks French President for Decoration--May Start for Home Sept. 16. Police Lieutenant Faces Call. Test On Exclusion Likely. WILL QUERY MAYOR ON BIG STOCK DEALS
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
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757)
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
34,606 days ago
(94 years, 296 days)