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Wednesday, June 11, 1930
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The Headlines
POISON LIQUOR SEIZED BY FIFTY DRY AGENTS IN BOWERY CLEAN-UP; Federal Men Swoop Down on 20 "Smoke" Shops and Make 36 Arrests. FIND HUNDREDS DRUNK Stupefied Patrons Are Taken From Resorts Selling Wood and Denatured Alcohol. WALKER AND TUTTLE AID Prosecutor to Ask Long Terms for All Convicted--Mayor Would Try Dispensers for Murder. Agents Drink Poison Liquor. FIND POISON LIQUOR IN BOWERY CLEAN-UP Get "Smoke" in Lunch Room. Campbell Orders Wide Clean-Up. Walker Scores Sales as Murder.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
- Jacques Cousteau (1910)
- Richard Strauss (1864)
- Ben Jonson (1572)
- John Constable (1776)
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
35,059 days ago
(96 years, 19 days)