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Sunday, September 21, 1941
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The Headlines
A Varied Holiday Fare, Ranging From Foliage Tours to Cruises, Awaits Those Who Like Vacations in the Cool of the Year
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Blue Champagne
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- H. G. Wells (1866)
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
- Leonard Cohen (1934)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842)
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853)
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
30,939 days ago
(84 years, 279 days)