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Sunday, September 4, 1932

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The Headlines

LADYSMAN ANNEXES THE HOPEFUL STAKES; Coe Racer, 1-2, Shows Way to Sun Archer in Closing-Day Feature at Saratoga. VICTORY IS WORTH $41,400 Scores by Two Lengths Before 15,000 and Takes Juvenile Lead in Total Earnings. WAR HERO, 13-20, TRIUMPHS Riddle Entry Defeats Blenheim and Dark Secret, With Mate Fourth, in the Saratoga Cup. LADYSMAN SCORES IN HOPEFUL STAKES

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Jay Gorney

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1932

  • Happy Days Are Here Again

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,242 days ago

(93 years, 297 days)