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Monday, January 8, 1940
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The Headlines
SOVIET SKI ATTACK SMASHED BY FINNS IN FIGHT FOR SALLA; 300 Reported Killed in Thrust at Flank of Wedge Driving Toward Russian Border PATROLS BLOW UP BRIDGE Army Corps Trapped in North, Advices Say--Cold Slows Karelian Offensive
Read in The New York Times →The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Color TV Broadcasts, Jeep & Radar Systems.
Style of 1940
Silhouette: Boxy and austere (Utility)
Material: Rayon and tweed
- Victory rolls
- Utility suits
- Snoods
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,560 days ago
(86 years, 170 days)