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Friday, August 22, 1941
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The Headlines
EAST'S OIL STOCKS ARE HELD AMPLE; Companies Believe Only New Defense Steps Would Force Drastic Restriction
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Daddy
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
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
30,968 days ago
(84 years, 308 days)