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Friday, March 21, 1930
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The Headlines
TARIFF ON LUMBER VOTED IN SENATE; BILL NEAR PASSAGE; Jones Plan for $1.50 Duty Adopted, 39 to 38, in Busy Day on Measure. SHOES KEPT "FREE," 36-35 Norris Amendment to Suspend Duties Which Cause Monopoly Goes Through by 41 to 34. FINAL VOTE DUE TOMORROW Watson Proposes a Recess Then for Week--Says That Session Is Likely to Run Into July. Victory for Jones on Lumber. TARIFF ON LUMBER VOTED IN SENATE Reciprocity Motion Lost. Roll-Call on Lumber Duty. Anti-Monopoly Amendment. Norris Explains Aim.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839)
- Benito Juárez (1806)
- Jean Paul (1763)
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
35,140 days ago
(96 years, 100 days)