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Thursday, October 1, 1931

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The Headlines

BRITAIN PREPARES FOR EARLY ELECTION; SESSION ENDS OCT. 7; Dissolution of Parliament Is Looked For Next Week-- Tories Drop Conference. TARIFF ISSUE IS PUT ASIDE Government Platform Limited to Program for Economic and Financial Rehabilitation. LIBERALS FACE NEW SPLIT MacDonald to Tell Constituents Who Repudiated Him Why He Formed the National Cabinet. Tories Prepare for Election. BRITAIN PREPARES FOR EARLY ELECTION Liberals Face New Split. Premier to Talk to Constituents.

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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

Catchphrases of 1931

  • Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,581 days ago

(94 years, 271 days)