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Tuesday, February 11, 1930
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The Headlines
186 INDICTED IN RUM PLOT BY GRAND JURY IN CHICAGO; HOTEL MANGER HERE RAIDED; 34 NEW YORK DEFENDANTS 1,000,000 Gallons of Alcohol Said to Have Been Diverted Yearly. PLOT CENTRED IN CHICAGO Fleischman Yeast and Corn Products Indicted in Liquor Materials Case. ALBANY DRY BILL READY Jenks Measure, Going in Today. Will Be Less Severe Than the Volstead Act. Day's Developments in Prohibition Fight. Silent on Ousting of Yellowley. 186 IN RUM PLOT INDICTED IN CHICAGO Prosecutor Names Foreign Chemist. New York Concerns Indicted. Other Corporations Named.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Jet Engine Concepts, Scotch Tape & Flashbulbs.
Style of 1930
Silhouette: Bias-cut and clinging
Material: Satin and crepe
- Puff sleeves
- Backless gowns
- Finger waves
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
35,178 days ago
(96 years, 138 days)