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Monday, August 4, 1930
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The Headlines
FOREIGNERS IN FLIGHT BEFORE CHINESE REDS; Kuling Evacuation Proceeds With Haste as Communists Close on Resort City. NANCHANG BEING DESERTED Captors of Changsha Said to Have Used Peasants as Shield Against Soldiers' Bullets. Some Missionaries Remain. FOREIGNERS FLEE FROM CHINESE REDS Says Reds Used Farmers as Shield. Farmers Turning to Communism. Moscow Started Movement. Reds Gain Quickly.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Armstrong (1901)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792)
- Knut Hamsun (1859)
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900)
- William Rowan Hamilton (1805)
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
35,004 days ago
(95 years, 329 days)