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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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Happy Days Are Here Again
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Voltaire (1694)
- Pope Benedict XV (1854)
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903)
- René Magritte (1898)
- Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768)
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
34,895 days ago
(95 years, 220 days)