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Tuesday, October 13, 1931
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The Headlines
HOOVER CONDEMNS GLORIFYING OF THUGS INSTEAD OF POLICE; In Radio Talk to Convention of Chiefs, He Calls Officers Heroes of Crime War. LAW LOOPHOLES CRITICIZED Support by Public and Courts Against Irresponsible Attorneys Is Urged by President. WICKERSHAM REPORT UP Delegates at St. Petersburg Differ on Whether Meeting Should Reply to Attack.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
34,569 days ago
(94 years, 259 days)