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Thursday, October 30, 1930

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The Headlines

SIX ADRIFT 69 HOURS, SAVED AFTER WRECK; Survivors Here Tell of Deaths of Eight After the Barbados Sank in Gale Off Jersey. FIVE PERISHED WITH SHIP Three More Succumbed to Cold and Exposure Before the H.R. Mallory Sighted Open Boat. The Dead. SIX ADRIFT 69 HOURS SAVED AFTER WRECK Flares Set Off in Vain. Three Buried at Sea. Call for Help Answered.

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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 Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,918 days ago

(95 years, 243 days)