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Tuesday, February 4, 1941
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The Headlines
WAGE LAW UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT; OLD DECISION UPSET; Justice Stone Writes Opinion Overruling a 22-Year-Old Child Labor Case TEXTILE WAGE IS BACKED Industry Committee's Finding Is Supported Despite Plea of South for Differential WAGE LAW UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Frenesi
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,167 days ago
(85 years, 142 days)