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Wednesday, May 14, 1941
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The Headlines
ELLENSTEIN LOSES; HAGUE WINS EASILY; Newark Mayor's Ticket Elects Only Brady, Villani -- 17 Communities Vote ELLENSTEIN LOSES; HAGUE WINS EASILY THE WOMAN WHO DARED TO RUN AGAINST HAGUE
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
31,068 days ago
(85 years, 43 days)