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Friday, September 11, 1931
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The Headlines
YIELD TO ROOSEVELT ON RELIEF PROGRAM; Republicans Amend Their Bills to Include 50% Tax Rise and Executive Commission. QUALIFY LATTER PROVISION Party Strategists, in All-Day Session, Make Board a Bureau in Welfare Department. Amendments on Two Points. Fearon and McGinnies in Accord. YIELD TO ROOSEVELT ON RELIEF PROGRAM One Concession Is Modified. Other Roosevelt Program Bills. Labor and Tax Bills Amended. To Confer on Party Actions. Fearon Aloof on Dunnigan Bill. Plan for "White-Collar" Jobs.
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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
34,601 days ago
(94 years, 291 days)