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Monday, August 30, 1937
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The Headlines
HOOVER SEIZES 137 IN 16 VICE RESORTS; Leads Raiders in AtlantiC City as Federal Net Closes in Three-State Drive LUCANIA AIDE' HELD HERE Paroled Convict Linked With Traffic - Prisoners, Mostly Women, Jailed in Trenton Roth's Whereabouts Secret Hoover Planned Raids Here HOOVER SEIZES 137 IN 16 VICE RESORTS
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Monopoly (Parker Brothers)
You Share a Birthday With
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Warren Buffett (1930)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
- Jacques-Louis David (1748)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Jet Engine, Walkie-Talkie & Photocopier Concepts.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
32,422 days ago
(88 years, 302 days)