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Tuesday, August 26, 1930
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The Headlines
CASH SAYS HE PAID HEALY $2,000 FOR MARSHAL'S JOB; INQUIRY ON BENCH DECIDED; TOMMANEY ALSO ACCUSED Former Official Asserts He Complained to Walker of Graft. APPELLATE DIVISION ACTS Seabury Named to Investigate Magistrates in 2 Boroughs on Roosevelt's Plea. CONTEMPT CASE UP TODAY Tuttle Again Seeks to Punish Tommaney for Silence on Part in Ewald's Loan to Healy. Admits Money Went to Healy. Says He Complained to Walker. CASH SAYS HE GAVE $2,000 TO HEALY Court's Order for Inquiry. Seabury Now in London. Tuttle Tells of Cash's Deals. Cash Admits Paying Healy. Ward Halts County Grand Jury.
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Milton Ager
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mother Teresa (1910)
- Antoine Lavoisier (1743)
- Guillaume Apollinaire (1880)
- Robert Walpole (1676)
- Julio Cortázar (1914)
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
34,983 days ago
(95 years, 308 days)