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Wednesday, April 27, 1932
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The Headlines
HOUSE SET FOR TEST ON ECONOMY TODAY; Foes Boast Strength to Defeat Special Rule to Make a Rider of Measure. FIGHT CENTRES ON PAY CUT Sponsors Say the Bill Will Be Wrecked if Their Plan of Procedure Loses. HOUSE AWAITS TEST ON ECONOMY TODAY
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)
- Herbert Spencer (1820)
- Samuel Morse (1791)
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891)
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
34,373 days ago
(94 years, 63 days)