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Sunday, June 12, 1932
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The Headlines
HOOVER AIDES PLAN TO AVOID DRY FIGHT; Mills and Hurley, After Talk With President, Voice Hope of Resubmission Acceptance. DEBT ISSUE TO BE GUARDED Stimson Will Join Mills in Guid- ing Convention Declaration In View of Lausanne Parley. HOOVER AIDES PLAN TO AVOID DRY FIGHT
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Thunder Below
$242,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- George H. W. Bush (1924)
- Anne Frank (1929)
- Anthony Eden (1897)
- Egon Schiele (1890)
- Johanna Spyri (1827)
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
34,326 days ago
(94 years, 16 days)