I have heard that term in several old movies and TV shows. Though I don't know much about it, I can say that the clerks almost always asked "straight wire" or "night service." I can also state that straight wires were delivered, in the movies anyway, within an hour.
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Yes, along with teletype Baudot code.
Only the affluent had telephones. People who commuicated wrote letters and mailed them.
they used TV and they also used the radio they had no cell phones
Automobiles and airplanes were made for transportation. Radios and movies came out as well, thus improving communication.
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Passing the Neutrality Acts.
Late 1930s
Late 1930s
The response to axis aggression in the 1930s by western democracies was appeasement.
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There were no other forms of media available in the 1930s and 40s by which the governments could alert their nations about the war. Most families and businesses had radios. Television was not around then. Telegrams were sent too.
Western powers restricted their trade with Japan.
Western powers restricted their trade with Japan.
That depends. If you are referring to the decade, then it is spelled 1930s. If you are referring to something just from the year 1930, then it is 1930's. For example: Life was not easy in the 1930s. All Quiet On The Western Front was 1930's Best Picture winner at the Oscars.
Western powers restricted their trade with Japan.
They were scared of starting another war