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On the date
Wednesday, April 1, 1942
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The Headlines
Farish Says German Deals Speeded Our War Industry; Standard Oil Head Tells Senate Committee Arnold's Charge of Curb on Rubber Has No 'Shadow of Foundation' SAYS REICH DEALS HELPED US TO ARM STANDARD OIL EXECUTIVES AT SENATE HEARING
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Moonlight Cocktail
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,747 days ago
(84 years, 87 days)