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Friday, December 2, 1932
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The Headlines
WOULD END COUNTY UNITS; Ex-Governor for Modeling City Government on Plan of State. A MUNICIPAL LEGISLATURE Nearly 100 Elected Officials Would Lose Posts -- Mayor the Sole Executive. FISCAL REFORMS PROPOSED Federal Relief Loan Favored -- 5-Cent Fare Is Only a Myth, Smith Tells Seabury. SMITH PROPOSES WIDE CITY REFORMS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Prosperity
$163,100
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
34,154 days ago
(93 years, 209 days)