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Saturday, March 29, 1941

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The Headlines

EX-JUDGE DAVIS ACCUSED BY JURY OF SELLING FAVORS; Retired Federal Bench Jurist, William Fox and Kaufman Indicted in Philadelphia FILM MAN PLEADS GUILTY He Is Expected to Testify at Trial of Conspiracy Charges Stemming From Bankruptcy EX-JUDGE INDICTED ON FRAUD CHARGES

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

  • World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan.

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  • The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1941

  • A date which will live in infamy

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

31,114 days ago

(85 years, 89 days)