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Monday, January 5, 1942
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The Headlines
FEB. 8 WEEK LIKELY FOR DRAFT LISTING; Capital Hears First of Added Registrations Is Planned for a Month Hence FEB. 8 WEEK LIKELY FOR DRAFT LISTING
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
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Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
30,832 days ago
(84 years, 172 days)