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Tuesday, February 11, 1941
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The Headlines
65 BILLION DEBT TOP APPROVED BY HOUSE; Measure Widens Participation in Defense Financing, Makes Federal Issues Taxable 65 BILLION DEBT TOP APPROVED BY HOUSE
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
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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
31,160 days ago
(85 years, 135 days)