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On the date
Monday, October 3, 1932
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The Headlines
ULTIMATUM BY GOVERNOR; He Tells McCooey He Will Fight for Lehman 'Until the Other Man Is Dead.' WOULD INVADE CONVENTION If Necessary He Will Call on the Delegates to Defeat Tammany, He Says. CURRY IS SAID TO WAVER Roosevelt Party in Detroit Hears That Organization Will Drop Its Opposition. GOVERNOR WARNS TAMMANY CHIEFS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
The Phantom President
$157,500
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,213 days ago
(93 years, 268 days)