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Sunday, September 5, 1937

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The Headlines

TORRIO IS INDICATED; EX-AIDE OF CAPONE; City's 'Public Enemy No. 1' Is Accused of Evading $110,000 Federal Income Tax 3 ASSOCIATES ARE NAMED Gangster Is Said to Have Been 'Unknown Executive' in Liquor House Here Already Under $100,000 Bond TORRIO IS INDICTED; EX-AIDE OF CAPONE Company Termed Lawful One

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

On This Day

  • Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1937

  • Oh, the humanity!

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

32,415 days ago

(88 years, 295 days)