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Sunday, April 2, 1939
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The Headlines
Twenty City Clerk Jobs Abolished By La Guardia at Saving of $72,829; Budget Cuts Also Disclose Pay Slashes for 43 in Election Board and for 22 Secretaries to City Justices
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
- Émile Zola (1840)
- AD 747 (747)
- 181 (181)
- Giacomo Casanova (1725)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Television Sets (World's Fair), View-Master & Helicopter (Sikorsky).
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Time Elapsed
31,841 days ago
(87 years, 86 days)