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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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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

Catchphrases of 1930

  • Brother, can you spare a dime?

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

35,004 days ago

(95 years, 329 days)