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Sunday, September 6, 1942
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The Headlines
COMMODITY PRICES STILL BELOW 1917; Movements, However, Have Followed Since Sept. 1, 1939, Usual Pattern of War Markets SECURITIES ARE LAGGING Stocks, Generally, Are Acting In Contrast to Their Advance in 1915 COMMODITY PRICES STILL BELOW 1917
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(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
- Marquis de Lafayette (1757)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
30,588 days ago
(83 years, 293 days)