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Friday, December 2, 1938
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INCREASE IN LOW INCOMES RECOVERY KEY, LUBIN SAYS; NINE-YEAR LOSS 133 BILLION; CHARTS TELL SLUMP National Economy Data Shown to Committee as Inquiry Opens HELP TO INDUSTRY URGED Federal Spending Is Favored by Witness Who Looks for Housing Spurt Two-Year Survey Prospect No Partisanship, Says O'Mahoney Different Story Since 1929 Lubin Pictures Shifts in Income at Monopoly Hearing LOW INCOMES' RISE NEEDED, HE HOLDS Estimates Depression Losses 20 Billion Less in Dividends Says Income Rise Is the Key Orange Consumption An Example The Loss in Employment
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You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Ballpoint Pen, Xerography & Nylon Bristle Toothbrush.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
31,963 days ago
(87 years, 208 days)