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Saturday, October 4, 1930
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The Headlines
CHICAGO CRIME LAID TO TRIPLE ALLIANCE; "Police and Corrupt Politicians" Are Linked With Criminals by Grand Jury Report. CIVIC APATHY IS CHARGED Extermination of Racketeering Demanded--Toll of Lives and $100,000,000 a Year Cited. CHICAGO CRIME LAID TO TRIPLE ALLIANCE Element of Gang Extortion. Domination of Business. Gang "Fund" to Oust Police Head.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
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
34,944 days ago
(95 years, 269 days)