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Friday, September 2, 1932
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT NOT SURPRISED; Withholds Comment, but Will Reply to Attack After Seeing Text. QUITTING SEEN AS STRATEGY Ultimatum by Walker Today Would Have Given Roosevelt Chance to Oust Him First. GOVERNOR FREED FOR TOUR Interrupted Campaign Now Can Be Resumed -- Party Leaders Meet Executive. GOVERNOR TO MAKE REPLY TO WALKER
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Back Street
$101,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Wilhelm Ostwald (1853)
- Frederick Soddy (1877)
- Liliʻuokalani (1838)
- Bill Shankly (1913)
- Arthur Ashkin (1922)
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
34,244 days ago
(93 years, 299 days)