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Tuesday, April 19, 1932
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The Headlines
RAIDERS' LISTED IN SENATE; Exchange Head Admits Ban on Shorts Gave Market Impetus. HAD TO COVER AS BUYERS W.A. Gray, New Cross-Examiner, Fails to Get Admission That Bears Cause Decline. PRICE PEGGING DEFENDED In the Meantime, La Guardia Attacks Exchange for Permitting Kreuger Flotations. SAYS SHORT SALES SAVED THE MARKET
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
The Miracle Man
$100,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
- Fernando Botero (1932)
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
34,381 days ago
(94 years, 71 days)