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Saturday, December 20, 1930
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The Headlines
WIDE HUNT STARTED FOR VICE SQUAD CASH; Kresel Subpoenas Records of 1,500 Banks and Brokers Here in Search for Graft Funds. ACUNA ADMITS ARRESTS Also Tells of Getting $7 a Day for Testimony--Seabury to Sue for Pay to His Aides. Pay for Lawyers Refused. Acuna Is Paid as Witness. WIDE HUNT STARTED FOR VICE SQUAD CASH Balks at Telling of Marriage. Produces Own Police Record. Woman Asks Vindication.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Kim Young-sam (1927)
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
- John III of Sweden (1537)
- Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
- Irene Dunne (1898)
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
34,866 days ago
(95 years, 191 days)