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Sunday, March 6, 1932
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The Headlines
NEW RIVER CONTROL FACES FLOOD TEST; Army Engineers Prepare to Open the Bonnet Carre Spillway at New Orleans. COAX 'GIANT' TO SPEND FURY Half of 10-Year Program Is Finished, but Louisianians Now Delay Work by Land Suits. $325,000,000 BEING SPENT Before Present Plan Was Launched In 1928, States Alone Had Used $167,000,000.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Arsène Lupin
$168,500
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
34,425 days ago
(94 years, 115 days)