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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.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Blonde Venus
$213,900
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Rumi (1207)
- Elie Wiesel (1928)
- Truman Capote (1924)
- Jean Perrin (1870)
- Pope Nicholas IV (1227)
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
34,216 days ago
(93 years, 271 days)