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Thursday, October 22, 1931
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The Headlines
DOLLAR TELLS PLAN OF SHIPPING MERGER; West Coast, Group, With Half Roosevelt Company Control, Extends World Service. ALL 50-50 BASIS, HE SAYS Nevada Holding Corporation to Take Over United States Lines --Ship Board to Aid Action. Franklin's Absence Causes Delay. DOLLAR TELLS PLAN OF SHIPPING MERGER Stress 'Round the World Service.
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
34,560 days ago
(94 years, 250 days)