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Sunday, December 29, 1940
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The Headlines
HOUSE GROUP ASKS NLRB DISMISSALS TO ELIMINATE BIAS; PERIL TO DEFENSE It Urges Wide Congress Study to Reorganize Set-Up of Board WOULD REVISE THE LAW Approval of Changes Pressed on the Senate--Minority Members Are Silent
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Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Bobby Soxer
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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
31,204 days ago
(85 years, 179 days)