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Monday, June 2, 1930
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The Headlines
CHICAGO GANGSTERS RAID HOTEL, KILL 3; Machine Guns Spray Death on Dinner Party--Two Others Wounded--A Woman Dying. SIGNAL FOR RENEWED WAR George Druggan, Leader, and Companion Are Mysteriously Dropped at Hospital. End of Gang Truces Is Seen. Pellar Chatted With Druggan. CHICAGO GANGSTERS RAID HOTEL, KILL 3 "Moranites'" Actions Suspicious. Bartender Tells of the Shooting. Blood Offered for Transfusion. Appraise the Gang Situation. Three Others Are Shot Down.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius X (1835)
- Thomas Hardy (1840)
- Marquis de Sade (1740)
- Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857)
- Pope Leo XI (1535)
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
35,068 days ago
(96 years, 28 days)