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Tuesday, October 9, 1934
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The Headlines
WALKER IS ACCUSED OF LAND SALE FRAUD; McGoldrick Charges He and Hilly Aided 'Scheme' Behind $2,569,909 Deal in 1926. CITY OPENS SUIT TO VOID IT Most of Property at Bergen Beach Submerged -- Walker, in London, Calls Case 'Silly.' WALKER ACCUSED IN CITY LAND DEAL
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On This Day
An Ustashe assassin kills King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France, in Marseille.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Emil Fischer (1852)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
- Charles X of France (1757)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
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
33,477 days ago
(91 years, 262 days)