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Saturday, August 12, 1933
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The Headlines
750,000 IN UNIONS TO SERVE NRA HERE AS VIGILANTE BODY; Woll Committee Proposes All Workers and Families Keep Watch for Violations. WOULD CHECK PUBLIC ALSO Whalen Urges Serial Numbers for Agreement Signers to Stop Misuse of Blue Eagle. BEGINS RECOVERY SURVEY Sees Week-End as Turning Point -- 35% Increase in Business Jobs Reported in Six Months. LABOR TO AID NRA AS VIGILANTE BODY
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
33,900 days ago
(92 years, 320 days)