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Sunday, March 20, 1932
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The Headlines
WATER BOARD HEADS FACE FUND INQUIRY ON $43,000,000 JOB; Deposits of 3 Commissioners Who Let Aqueduct Contract to McGovern Subpoenaed. SEABURY TRACING $550,000 Action Follows the Refusal of Contractor to Tell Why He Drew Cash From Concern. HAND REPLIES TO MAYOR Responds to Request to Amplify Charges Against Schroeder -- New Evidence on Flynn Scanned. WATER BOARD HEADS FACE FUND INQUIRY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Alias the Doctor
$240,200
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
34,411 days ago
(94 years, 101 days)