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Saturday, May 30, 1942
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The Headlines
MISS WEBB GUILTY BUT ESCAPES CHAIR; TWO OTHERS TO DIE; Recommendation of Mercy by Jury in Murder of Mrs. Reich Saves Ex-Model NEW OUTBREAK IN COURT 'Murderer!' Shrieks Shonbrun to Prosecutor -- Cullen Is Unshaken by Verdict MISS WEBB GUILTY BUT ESCIPES CHAIR
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tangerine
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
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
30,687 days ago
(84 years, 27 days)