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Wednesday, November 9, 1932
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The Headlines
OVERTURN IN SENATE; Bingham, Watson, Moses and Smoot Are Defeated. DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY 12 Party Adds to Control in House -- May Rule Both Branches This Winter. LA GUARDIA LOSES SEAT Mrs. Pratt Defeated, Wadsworth Wins -- Texas Sends Garner Back to the House. DEMOCRATS OBTAIN CONGRESS CONTROL
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Red Dust
$257,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan Turgenev (1818)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
- Edward VII (1841)
- Imre Kertész (1929)
- Hedy Lamarr (1914)
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
34,176 days ago
(93 years, 231 days)