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Monday, November 9, 1931
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The Headlines
PERSHING APPEALS WITH COL. LINDBERGH FOR IDLE IN 'CRISIS'; War Leader Says Nation Will Answer Call to Save Lives Now as It Gave Them in 1917. BOTH URGE 'TEST' BE MET Flier Declares Some Safeguard Against Recurrence Must Come From Depression. CITY DRIVE PLANS WIDENED Registration of Volunteers for Canvass Begins Today--SmithWants 15,000 Workers. Local Drive Is Pressed. General Pershing's Appeal. PERSHING APPEALS FOR IDLE IN 'CRISIS' Appeals to Local Pride Lindbergh Analyzes Conditions. Mrs. Norris and Miss Pickford Speak Registration of Jobless.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan Turgenev (1818)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
- Edward VII (1841)
- Imre Kertész (1929)
- Hedy Lamarr (1914)
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
34,542 days ago
(94 years, 232 days)