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Thursday, April 17, 1941

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The Headlines

STEEL PRICE RISE FORBIDDEN BEYOND PREVAILING LEVEL; Henderson Sets Ceiling as an Anti-Inflation Move 48 Hours After General Wage Rise 'IMPOSSIBLE' IS RETORT Industry Spokesmen Point to Higher Costs -- Challenge to OPA Authority Is Seen HENDERSON BANS STEEL PRICE RISE

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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: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy.

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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

31,095 days ago

(85 years, 70 days)