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Friday, May 30, 1941
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The Headlines
GASLESS SUNDAYS, DIM 'WHITE WAYS' FORECAST BY ICKES; He Warns East Is Confronted With an Auto Fuel Famine in Transportation Shortage POWER LOAD NEARS LIMIT FPC Staff Expert Says Nation Faces Sharp Curtailment to Meet Defense Needs GASLESS SUNDAYS FORECAST BY ICKES
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
31,052 days ago
(85 years, 27 days)