Thursday, May 1, 1930

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The Headlines

BUTLER TELLS REICH IDEALS ENDOW PEACE; Movement's Strength Lies in Hope, Not Arms, He Says to Conciliation Group. PUBLIC OPINION HELD KEY American Educator Asserts in Reichstag Chamber It Will Enforce Paris Pact. Kellogg Pact Stressed. Fichte's Philosophy Recalled. Dr. Butler's Appeal in Germany for Faith in Peace Pact Sought Building of Nation. Unity Through Consultation Urged. Prophecy of League Seen. Notes, Not War, Hereafter. Equality Called Visionary. Other Problems Cited. Intellectual Contact First. League Activities Cited. Third Type Economic. Denies True Protection Is Ban. Asks of Economic Union. Counts on Public Opinion.

Best-selling Sheet Music

Happy Days Are Here Again

Milton Ager

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

On This Day

• "Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly discovered dwarf planet by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
• Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
• Joseph Addison (1672)
• Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
• Joseph Heller (1923)

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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)