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Thursday, December 10, 1931
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The Headlines
M'DONALD CALLS FOR AN ECONOMIC PARLEY; International Conference Will Follow Report of Experts at Basle, He Says. DEFERS STABILIZING POUND He Tells Commons Such Action Would Be "Madness" Now-- Battles Laborite Censure. Labor Asks No-Confidence Vote. Labor Leader Demands Action. M'DONALD CALLS FOR ECONOMIC PARLEY Demands General Tariff Now. Warns on Waiting Too Long.
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
34,511 days ago
(94 years, 201 days)