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Sunday, March 12, 1933
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The Headlines
BANKS OPEN FIRST IN RESERVE CITIES; Both National and State May Do Business Monday if Licensed as Sound. 250 CITIES ON TUESDAY Clearing House Points Then, and All Others Wednesday -- Roosevelt on Radio Tonight. ROOSEVELT ISSUES BANK OPENING PLAN
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
Time Elapsed
34,053 days ago
(93 years, 108 days)