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Monday, September 19, 1932
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The Headlines
SOVIET-FRENCH PACT IS SEEN IN OIL TALKS; Paris Hinted Seeking Assured Petroleum Base in Return for Pro-Russian Policy. MOSCOW PRESS GIVES CLUE Reports Laudatory Statement of French Official and Empha- sizes Big Soviet Supplies. SOVIET-FRENCH PACT SEEN IN OIL TALKS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Grand Hotel
$209,800
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- William Golding (1911)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
- Emil Zátopek (1922)
- Lajos Kossuth (1802)
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
34,228 days ago
(93 years, 283 days)