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Monday, August 31, 1942
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The Headlines
CITY ENFORCEMENT OF AUTO DIMOUT TO BEGIN TONIGHT; La Guardia Issues Detailed Regulations and Promise of Drastic Police Action UTILITIES ARE INCLUDED Mayor Says Prospects for Adequate Fuel Oil Supply for Winter Are Brighter AUTO DIMOUT RULES ARE NOW IN FORCE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Jingle Jangle Jingle
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Commodus (161)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
- Jahangir (1569)
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
30,595 days ago
(83 years, 300 days)