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On the date
Tuesday, July 19, 1932
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The Headlines
VESTRYMAN, 54, GETS YEAR AS MAIL THIEF; Ex-Postmaster at Mamaroneck, Remaining as Clerk, Stole $35 From Registered Letter. OTHER SHORTAGES FOUND Forced Him to Quit Executive Job in 1926 -- Church Refuses to Let Him Resign. VESTRYMAN GETS YEAR AS MAIL THIEF
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Madame Racketeer
$130,200
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,289 days ago
(93 years, 344 days)