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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

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Jay Gorney

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1932

  • Happy Days Are Here Again

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,153 days ago

(93 years, 208 days)