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Friday, March 4, 1932
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The Headlines
HOME NOW POLICE CENTRE; Radio and Wires Give Instant Command of All State Forces. CITIES SEND DETECTIVES Best Men Assist Troopers in Questioning Persons Brought to the House All Day. MOORE HAS 'PSYCHIC' HOPE He Predicts, After a Visit to the Lindberghs, That 'Something Will Happen Soon.' LINDBERGH'S HOME NOW POLICE CENTRE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Strangers in Love
$189,400
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678)
- Miriam Makeba (1932)
- Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769)
- Prince Henry the Navigator (1394)
- George Gamow (1904)
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
34,426 days ago
(94 years, 116 days)