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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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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,581 days ago
(94 years, 271 days)