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Saturday, December 3, 1932
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The Headlines
BORROWING ONLY RECOURSE; Credit of $151,000,000 Must Be Repaid Before New Loan Is Extended. NO ASSURANCE FROM BANKS McKee Discloses They Still Have Unsold $11,500,000 Bonds They Took in October. PAY BILL IS BEING DRAWN Board Will Work Out Reduction Schedules Monday in Prepara- tion for Opening of Budget. $144,600,000 NEEDED BY CITY THIS MONTH
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
- Joseph Conrad (1857)
- Jean-Luc Godard (1930)
- France Prešeren (1800)
- Rajendra Prasad (1884)
- Charles VI of France (1368)
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
34,153 days ago
(93 years, 208 days)