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Tuesday, July 15, 1930
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT OPPOSES TELLING FARM BOARD TO BUY MORE WHEAT; Administration Holds Legge and Aides Qualified to Adopt Any Program Needed. McKELVIE CALLS LAW A BAR Declares Board's Policies Have Aided Farmers, Preventing Even Lower Prices. SAYS BREAD IS TOO HIGH Grain Market Decline Makes No Difference in Cost to Consumer, He Asserts. No Decision by the Board. HOOVER OPPOSES WHEAT PROPOSAL Wants "Reasonable Proposition." Thinks Board Checked Break. Board a Year Old Today. Calls for Cut in Bread Price. Points to Miller's "Hedges." Changes in Live Stock Organization.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
35,024 days ago
(95 years, 349 days)