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Wednesday, December 16, 1931
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The Headlines
$5,000,000 HOME AID IS STUDIED BY CITY; Though McKee and Prial Fail to Back It, Taylor's Plea Is Likely to Be Granted. A 'FORMULA' IS DEMANDED Gibson Committee Is Asked to Devise It--Welfare Council Stresses Need for Action. Question of Clash With Charter. Needy Put at 250,000. BOARD WEIGHS PLAN FOR CITY HOME AID Further Gifts to Fund.
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
34,505 days ago
(94 years, 195 days)