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Wednesday, October 5, 1932
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The Headlines
CITY ELECTION FIGHT HEARD BY HIGH COURT; Delegates Throng Tribunal as Miller Argues Special Vote Would Be a 'Mockery.' DECISION TODAY IS LIKELY Lilly and Hillquit Assert the Mayoralty Is Vacant and Law Demands an Election. CITY ELECTION FIGHT ARGUED ON APPEAL
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
34,211 days ago
(93 years, 266 days)