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Sunday, December 17, 1933

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The Headlines

ASK BI-STATE PLAN TO PURIFY HUDSON; New Jersey Board Members Oppose the Inclusion of Connecticut in Compact. PROMPT ACTION IS URGED Work Can Be Done Without the Creation of a New Bureau, Report Declares.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Stormy Weather

Harold Arlen

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

On This Day

  • The first NFL Championship Game is played at Wrigley Field in Chicago between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears. The Bears win 23–21.

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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

33,773 days ago

(92 years, 193 days)