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Wednesday, July 6, 1932
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The Headlines
DEMAND CITY REDEEM UNPAID FOOD CHECKS; Grocers Say $500,000 Relief Tickets Are Three to Six Months in Arrears. WILL MAKE PLEA TO TAYLOR His Aide Says Work Is Being Pushed, Urges Patience -- 150 Owners Join in Protest. DEMAND CITY PAY FOOD RELIEF CHECKS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Red-Headed Woman
$187,800
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Frida Kahlo (1907)
- Nancy Reagan (1921)
- Nicholas I of Russia (1796)
- Marc Chagall (1887)
- Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923)
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
34,303 days ago
(93 years, 358 days)