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Thursday, November 27, 1930
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The Headlines
450 TONS OF FOOD GIVEN TO NEEDY, BUT SUPPLY FAILS; Hundreds With Tickets Turned Away at Five Police Stations Because of Shortage. DEFICIT BIGGEST IN HARLEM 1,169 Families in One District Apply for 600 Packages-- Checks Go to 144. 10,000TH JOB IS PROVIDED Brooklyn Edison to Spend Extra $5,000,000 to Keep 2,400 at Work --Game Tickets Sell Rapidly. Many Asked Food in Vain. NEEDY GET 450 TONS OF FOOD FROM CITY 10,000th Emergency Job Provided Magazine of Jobless Out Today. Central Pushes Crossing Work. Football Ticket Sale Opens. ROCKEFELLER AT POCANTICO. Returned From Lakewood for Dinner With Family. JOBLESS VETERANS UNITE. Elizabeth Group Organizes and Will Present Play Dec. 3. TO CUT HAIR OF NEEDY FREE. Peekskill Barbers Offer Service to Children of Jobless.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
34,889 days ago
(95 years, 214 days)