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Friday, September 30, 1932

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The Headlines

REBELS SEEK TRUCE TO END BRAZIL'S WAR; PARLEY IS ARRANGED; Sao Paulo Asks Terms When Food Supply Is Cut Off by Federal Advance. COFFEE PRICES DROP HERE Santos Futures Fall Limit of 200 Points in Most Active Trading of Two Years. PARAGUAY CLAIMS VICTORY Tells of Capture of Fort Boqueron but Bolivians Assert That the Defenders Still Hold Out.

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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

34,216 days ago

(93 years, 271 days)