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Friday, May 2, 1941
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The Headlines
THRIFTY PATRIOTS WAIT IN LINE TO BUY BONDS FOR DEFENSE; Here, as in Rest of the Nation, Public Shows Eager Response to Government's Call PUBLIC OFFICIALS INVEST Mayor Calls on People to Put Savings to Work Arming Against 'Gangsters' SALE OF FIRST DEFENSE BOND IN MANHATTAN INVESTORS LINE UP FOR DEFENSE BONDS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
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
31,081 days ago
(85 years, 56 days)