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Saturday, February 20, 1932
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The Headlines
BANK CREDIT BILL PASSED BY SENATE; Time Limit for Loans and New Currency Collateral Is Ex- tended to Two Years. $2,000,000 BANKS INCLUDED Measure Goes to Conference With House, Where Swift Agreement Is Expected. BANK CREDIT BILL PASSED BY SENATE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Lady with a Past
$158,800
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,439 days ago
(94 years, 129 days)