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Thursday, October 13, 1932
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The Headlines
TWO INSURANCE MEN CONFESS KIDNAPPING; Police Track Down Abductors of Russell Boy -- "Desperate" for Cash, but Lost Nerve. SLIM CLUE BRINGS CAPTURE Tent That Wall St. Man's Son Saw From Window Betrayed Apartment Hiding Place. TWO INSURANCE MEN CONFESS KIDNAPPING
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
$172,200
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
34,204 days ago
(93 years, 259 days)