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Saturday, June 10, 1933

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The Headlines

6 Killed, 100 Hurt, in Jersey Blast; Blazing Celluloid Showers Town; North Arlington Rocked as Factory Blows Up -- Rain of Fire Spreads Tenor as Power Lines Snap -- Bathing Chil- dren Enveloped in Sheet of Flame. 6 KILLED, 100 HURT IN JERSEY BLASTS

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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

Catchphrases of 1933

  • The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

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

33,964 days ago

(93 years, 19 days)