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Friday, November 21, 1930

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The Headlines

TROLLEY LINES REACH AN ACCORD WITH CITY ON OPERATING BUSES; New York Railways Submits a Proposal for Most of Routes in Manhattan. TERMS APPROVED BY BOARD Call for Twenty-five-Year Grant and 5-Cent Fare, the City to Get 1 Per Cent of Revenue. UP FOR ACTION NEXT WEEK Rival Independents File Plea for Franchise on Twelve Routes in the Borough. Terms Call for 5 Cent Fare. Independents Seek Franchise. BUS PLAN ACCORD DOOMS TROLLEYS Move to Protect Routes. The Independent Routes.

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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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,895 days ago

(95 years, 220 days)