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Saturday, September 26, 1931
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The Headlines
RESCUED FLIERS HERE TELL OF SEA ORDEAL; PLAN TO FLY AGAIN; Rody and Johanssen in Good Spirits After Clinging to Plane in Ocean Seven Days. COMPANION IS RECOVERING Legs of Crew of Esa Dangled in Waves Till They Became Painfully Swollen. WATER RATION TWO OUNCES Greeted in Behalf of City on Their Arrival, Airmen Declare They Will Try Again in Spring. Tell of Their Long Ordeal. SAVED FLIERS HERE PLAN TO FLY AGAIN Costa Viega Painfully Injured. Drank Two Ounces of Water a Day. Ice Clogged Instruments. Hope to Try Again Next Spring.
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You Share a Birthday With
- T. S. Eliot (1888)
- Martin Heidegger (1889)
- Pope Paul VI (1897)
- Ivan Pavlov (1849)
- George Gershwin (1898)
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
34,586 days ago
(94 years, 276 days)