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Sunday, January 31, 1932
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The Headlines
FARLEY REPLY READY TO GO TO ROOSEVELT; Prompt Ruling in Ouster Case Is Expected After Governor Gets Answer Tomorrow. WITNESS CREATES UPROAR Plumber Has a Break-Down in Inquiry Offices -- Hastings Appeal Is Speeded. FARLEY REPLY READY TO GO TO ROOSEVELT
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Tomorrow and Tomorrow
$183,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Franz Schubert (1797)
- Norman Mailer (1923)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)
- Alva Myrdal (1902)
- Rudolf Mössbauer (1929)
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
34,459 days ago
(94 years, 149 days)