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Friday, May 16, 1930
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The Headlines
KINGS REPUBLICANS FAVOR WET PLANK; Poll Shows Borough Will Send Anti-Prohibition Bloc to State Convention. ROOSEVELT IS ATTACKED Steinbrink Says He Is Aiding Tammany to Conceal Graft in the City. Sees Prohibition as Issue. Attacks Roosevelt. KINGS REPUBLICANS FAVOR WET PLANK ROOSEVELT CALLED A TAMMANY GOVERNOR Attacked of Republican Meeting for Vetoing Measures Affecting This City.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
- William H. Seward (1801)
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
35,084 days ago
(96 years, 44 days)