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Wednesday, September 10, 1941

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The Headlines

Movies Feed Propaganda Nye Charges at Inquiry; Senator, as Witness, Accuses 'Small Group' of Pro-War Films -- Willkie, Denied Counsel Role, Calls It 'Foolish Show' FILM PROPAGANDA' ATTACKED BY NYE IN A HUDDLE AT SENATE WAR PROPAGANDA HEARING

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

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

30,950 days ago

(84 years, 290 days)