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Saturday, September 27, 1930
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The Headlines
WALKER WILL ASK NEW MAGISTRATES IF THEY BOUGHT JOBS; Puts Question for First Time to Mogilesky, Sworn In for a Thirty-Day Term. WILL CONTINUE THE POLICY Mayor Says He Expects High Court to Remove Any Judge Who Misleads Him. 9 MORE LEADERS DEFIANT Ewald Grand Jury Said to Suspect Prearranged Plan in Refusal of Tammany Men to Walve Immunity. Mayor Warns Bench Aspirants. WALKER TO QUERY NEW MAGISTRATES Nine More Leaders Defiant. Oberwager on Stand.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
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You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Robert Edwards (physiologist) (1925)
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
34,950 days ago
(95 years, 275 days)