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Tuesday, September 6, 1932
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The Headlines
COOLIDGE COMMENDS HOOVER TO COUNTRY; Urges His Re-election for 'What He Has Done and What He Has Prevented.' ARGUES PARTY PRINCIPLES In Saturday Evening Post, Ex-President Reveals Own 'Alarm' Over Speculation Rise in '28. HOOVER RE-ELECTION URGED BY COOLIDGE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
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Down to Earth
$170,300
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757)
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
34,240 days ago
(93 years, 295 days)