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Wednesday, February 3, 1932
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The Headlines
CHAMBERLAIN URGES WAR DEBTS BE VOIDED TO STABILIZE WORLD; Chancellor Tells Parliament Germany Is Unable to Pay and Settlement Is Needed. WASHINGTON STILL COOL Smoot and Reed Point Out That Our Attitude Is Unmistakably Against Cancellation.
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
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)
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
34,456 days ago
(94 years, 146 days)