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Friday, October 31, 1930
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The Headlines
RELIEF WORK UNIFIED TO WIDEN AID TO IDLE; Emergency Committee Maps City-Wide Program With Welfare and Trade Groups.BILLION FUND FOR NATION Bishop Manning Asks $250,000 for Work of Churches--34,355 Families Are Listed. To Extend Financial Goal. Unified Effort Praised. UNIFIED RELIEF PLAN WIDENS AID TO IDLE Nation to Spend $1,000,000,000. 34,355 Family Heads Idle. Trade Groups Plan Aid. More City Workers to Help. East Side Marshals Effort.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Norodom Sihanouk (1922)
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
34,917 days ago
(95 years, 242 days)