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Tuesday, May 13, 1930
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The Headlines
CRAIN ORDERS VAUSE TO EXPLAIN PIER FEE; M'KEE BACKS INQUIRY; Prosecutor in Letter to Judge Demands Details of Alleged $250,000 Payment. BAR TO CONSIDER ACTION Acting Mayor Pledges City's Aid--Tuttle Keeps Up Investigation Into Tax Returns.DR. DOYLE IS EXAMINED Goes Before Federal Grand Jury asCounty Body Hears Others onPermit Charges. Tuttle Keeps Up Inquiry. Crain Seeks Data. CRAIN ORDERS VAUSE TO EXPLAIN PIER FEE MeKee Asks Speedy Inquiry. McKee Did Not Know Vause. Cosgrove Tells of Deal. Tuttle Seeks Tax Returns.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius IX (1792)
- Alphonse Daudet (1840)
- Maria Theresa (1717)
- Ronald Ross (1857)
- Georges Braque (1882)
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
35,087 days ago
(96 years, 47 days)