Word: depressionitis
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sheeler was a philosophical sort. He had grown up in an orphan asylum, had become a depression road-kid, and-before he found a job-a petty criminal. He served his time quietly, although his wife had obtained records which proved he had been at work in New York on...
The Talkies. With Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer, the brothers introduced feature-length sound movies with talking in 1927, and revolutionized the industry. The revolution was profitable: in 1929, they earned $14.5 million after taxes. By that time Sam Warner had died, and President Harry ploughed the profits back...
People began trailing in at around 8:15. One of the local wheels strode in, looked around, and asked, "Where are the masses?" Most of the listeners were in their middle thirties, well dressed, and decidedly unproletarian. The old men talked of poor health and committing suicide. "Well," said one...
The Pinch. Whatever numbers the armed services take, the loss will come at the very time when the G.I. Bill has all but run out,* and the slim years of the depression babies have already begun. Many campuses are already feeling the pinch: Stanford University reported a drop in enrollments...
Million-Dollar Bonanza. During the depression, the brothers started "million-dollar sales" to sell $1,000,000 worth of goods a month (they always did), handed out coupons according to purchases. Then "no money" auctions were held, where customers used the coupons to buy. As they opened stores, Ike and...