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Thursday, November 13, 1930
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The Headlines
HUGE NARCOTIC RING SMASHED; 27 SEIZED; $2,000,000 Trade a Year Laid to Gang Said to Have Controlled Wholesale Supply Here. $250,000 STOCK IS FOUND Federal Agent Spent $14,000 on Opium to Trap Suspects in International Smuggling Plot. Twenty-four Are Arraigned Here. HUGE NARCOTIC RING SMASHED; 27 SEIZED Opium Seized on Liner. Agent Spent $14,000 on Opium.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Augustine of Hippo (354)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)
- Edward III (1312)
- Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893)
- Ranjit Singh (1780)
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
34,903 days ago
(95 years, 228 days)