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Monday, May 16, 1932
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The Headlines
SEABURY SCANS COST OF WALKER'S TRIPS; Evidence to Be Brought Out on Visits to West and to Europe, One After Equitable Grant. HE TESTIFIES NEXT WEEK Stock Deals of Sherwood and McKeon and Hastings's Fees Up for Hearing This Week. SEABURY SCANS COST OF WALKER'S TRIPS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
The Rich Are Always with Us
$107,200
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- William H. Seward (1801)
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
34,353 days ago
(94 years, 43 days)