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Tuesday, June 14, 1932
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The Headlines
HURLEY RACES WEST WITH HOOVER VIEWS; Capital Holds President Is Ready to Intervene Firmly on Wet Plank at Chicago. ALSO IN BEHALF OF CURTIS George Akerson Is Recalled to the White House as Contact Man With Convention Aides. HURLEY RACES WEST WITH HOOVER VIEWS
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
- Che Guevara (1928)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
- Alois Alzheimer (1864)
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
34,324 days ago
(94 years, 14 days)