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Tuesday, October 25, 1932
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The Headlines
BOY, KILLED BY AUTO, IS HIDDEN IN WOODS; Body Found After All-Night Search -- Had Been Carried Three Miles From Accident. HIT-RUN DRIVER SOUGHT Twin Brother, 11, Injured, De- clares Pushmobile Was Run Down on Suffolk Highway. BOY, KILLED BY AUTO, IS HIDDEN IN WOODS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Six Hours to Live
$144,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
George Lansbury became the leader of the opposition British Labour Party.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Picasso (1881)
- Georges Bizet (1838)
- Évariste Galois (1811)
- Johann Strauss II (1825)
- Max Stirner (1806)
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
34,191 days ago
(93 years, 246 days)