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Wednesday, September 6, 1933

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The Headlines

FORD WAGES RISE; CODE IS UNSIGNED; ' Gradual' Increase to $4.80 a Day, and for Some to $10, Is Disclosed at Detroit. BUT JOHNSON IS ADAMANT Roosevelt and He Will Devise Strategy Today to Induce Compliance With NRA. FORD WAGES RISE; CODE IS UNSIGNED

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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

33,875 days ago

(92 years, 295 days)