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Thursday, July 24, 1941
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The Headlines
TOTAL ABOVE GOAL; Ways and Means Vote Calls for Higher Profit, Corporation Taxes ESTATE RATES INCREASED $38,000,000 Additional Sought From This Source -- Bill Reaches House Tomorrow TAX BILL IS READY FOR HOUSE ACTION
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Daddy
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Simón Bolívar (1783)
- Alexandre Dumas (1802)
- Amelia Earhart (1897)
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
- Robert Graves (1895)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Gi
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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
30,997 days ago
(84 years, 337 days)