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Sunday, June 29, 1930
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The Headlines
AIM TO GIVE $250,000 TO WICKERSHAM BODY; House Leaders Plan to Accept Senate $50,000 Amendment and Add $200,000. PRESIDENT IS CRITICIZED La Guardia and Celler Assert His Plan to Raise Outside Funds Is Illegal. La Guardia Criticizes Hoover. AIM TO GIVE $250,000 TO WICKERSHAM BODY To Name Conferees Tomorrow.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900)
- Giorgio Napolitano (1925)
- Giacomo Leopardi (1798)
- Murad I (1326)
- Oriana Fallaci (1929)
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
35,040 days ago
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