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Wednesday, December 2, 1931
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The Headlines
WALKER IN DRAMATIC PLEA ASKS PARDON FOR MOONEY; ROLPH TO SPEED DECISION; MAYOR SPEAKS TWO HOURS Holds Close Attention of All as He Appeals to Reason and Emotions. LAYS STRESS ON PERJURY Points to Prisoner's Mother and Asks That Her Son Comfort Her Last Days.WALSH REVIEWS THE CASEProsecutor and Foreman ofConvicting Jury Write Beliefin Prisoner's Innocence. Walsh Gives Legal Aspects. Mooney's Mother at Hearing. WALKER ASKS ROLPH TO PARDON MOONEY Justice" His Aim in Effort. Cites Judge and Juror's New Opinion Walsh Compares Dreyfus Case. Sapiro Says Oxman Fooled All. Governor Reserves Decision. Thirty Arrested at Parade. MRS. MOONEY TAKES NEW HOPE "It'll Come True Now," She Tells Walker at End of Plea.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
34,519 days ago
(94 years, 209 days)