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Tuesday, October 27, 1931
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The Headlines
VAUSE PLEA DENIED, MUST SERVE 6 YEARS; Supreme Court Refuses to Pass on Conviction of Former Judge for Mail Fraud. SCHUCHMAN ALSO LOSES Defendant With Vause in Columbia Finance Case Likewise Must Go to Atlanta Prison. Mandate Expected in Ten Days. VAUSE PLEA DENIED, MUST SERVE 6 YEARS
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
34,555 days ago
(94 years, 245 days)