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Saturday, January 23, 1932
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The Headlines
CHAMBER TAX BODY DEMANDS RIGID CUTS; End of Heavy Government Out- lay Urged in Report to National Commerce Organization. RETROACTIVE LEVIES HIT Relief Building Assailed as Diverting Money From Chan- nels Essential to Recovery. CHAMBER TAX BODY DEMANDS RIGID CUTS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Union Depot
$167,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- David Hilbert (1862)
- Stendhal (1783)
- Édouard Manet (1832)
- Derek Walcott (1930)
- Hideki Yukawa (1907)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Parking Meter, Zoom Lens & Folding Wheelchair.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,468 days ago
(94 years, 158 days)