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Wednesday, July 2, 1941

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The Headlines

HEAT KILLS 3 HERE ON WAVE'S 6TH DAY; RELIEF MAY BE NEAR; Temperature Reaches 92 and Humidity Remains Near Saturation Point RAIN BRINGS BRIEF RESPITE Weather Man Speaks Cagily of Cool Masses in West That Might Come Here HEAT KILLS 3 HERE ON WAVE'S 6TH DAY

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Maria Elena

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

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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

31,020 days ago

(84 years, 360 days)