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Friday, October 7, 1932

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The Headlines

BANKER IS HELD UP IN HIS 5TH AV. HOME; $35,000 GEMS TAKEN; Thugs Force Sava Kehaya and Three Women Into Bedroom at Point of Pistol. GET PAST DOORMAN BY RUSE After Looting Apartment They Go Down in Elevator and Walk Calmly Away. ALARM BRINGS MULROONEY Robbery at 88th St. Latest of Long Series in District -- Thieves Had Trailed Wife, Seen Her Jewels. BANKER IS HELD UP IN HIS 5TH AV HOME

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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

34,209 days ago

(93 years, 264 days)