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Wednesday, April 25, 1934

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The Headlines

MORGENTHAU LISTS BIG SILVER HOLDERS IN SENATE REPORT; Partial Record Shows Two of Chief Advocates of Legislation Are Buyers. LETTER PROPOSES INQUIRY Upper House Is Told That Some Data Are Hard to Obtain by the Treasury. MORGENTHAU LISTS BIG SILVER HOLDERS

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Blue Moon

Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

The must-have

Sorry! (Board Game)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1934

  • It happened one night

Tech Check

Cat's Eye Road Studs, Telex & Hammond Organ.

Cost of Living (1930)

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Gallon of Gas

$0.20

Average Home

$3,900

New Car

$640

Time Elapsed

33,644 days ago

(92 years, 64 days)