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Saturday, August 27, 1932
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The Headlines
SHERWOOD'S FUNDS KEPT FROM SHERIFF BY WALKER WITNESS; Employe in Law Firm Admits Putting Checks in Her Own Account in New Jersey. STANTON DISPUTES HERRICK Denies Any Part in Purchase or Stock Linked to Mayor and Equitable Backers. STORY STIRS THE GOVERNOR Curtin Rebuked for Trying to Curb Roosevelt's Questions -- Walker Home for Week-End Rest. SHERWOOD FUNDS KEPT FROM SHERIFF
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Horse Feathers
$184,700
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
34,250 days ago
(93 years, 305 days)