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Friday, August 18, 1933
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The Headlines
EMPLOYMENT BACK TO OCT. 1931 LEVEL; Miss Perkins Shows Return of 1,100,000 Workers in Four Months. $29,000,000 IN WAGE RISES In July Alone 400,000 Factory Employes Went Back to Work -- Food Prices Increased.
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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
33,894 days ago
(92 years, 314 days)