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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

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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

33,900 days ago

(92 years, 320 days)