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Thursday, January 5, 1933
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The Headlines
SWOPE WON'T YIELD INSULL COLLATERAL; Rejects Investors' Demand for Stock Pledged to General Electric on Loan. DENIES HE KNEW OF PERIL Tells Bankruptcy Hearing He Relied on Judgment of Traylor in the Deal. SWOPE WON'T YIELD INSULL COLLATERAL
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
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
FM Radio, Drive-In Theater & Polyethylene.
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
34,119 days ago
(93 years, 174 days)