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Tuesday, January 17, 1933
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The Headlines
TAX DATE ADVANCE IS SOUGHT BY CITY; Bill to Be Introduced Today In Drive to Avoid New Loan by Raising $144,000,000. DIRECT BOND SALE ASKED Scrapping of Personal Levy Also Provided -- Budget Formally Reopened. TAX RATE ADVANCE IS SOUGHT BY CITY
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Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Franklin (1706)
- David Lloyd George (1863)
- Anne Brontë (1820)
- Al Capone (1899)
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600)
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
34,108 days ago
(93 years, 163 days)