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Saturday, September 30, 1933
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT ACTION FOR DEVALUATION IS HELD IMMINENT; High Official Predicts Monetary Statement Promising Return to Gold Standard. SAYS EVENTS FORCE MOVE Slackening of Industrial Pro- duction and Other Phases of Recovery Cited. 375 BANKS TO REORGANIZE Controller Approves Move to Free $400,000,000 of Deposits in 37 States. DEVALUATION MOVE IS HELD IMMINENT
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Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Rumi (1207)
- Elie Wiesel (1928)
- Truman Capote (1924)
- Jean Perrin (1870)
- Pope Nicholas IV (1227)
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
33,851 days ago
(92 years, 271 days)