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Monday, September 7, 1942
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The Headlines
MAYOR CRITICIZES DIMOUT, SALVAGE AND PRICE CONTROL; Holds the City Is Excessively Darkened -- Demands Shake-up in Federal Junk Program NEW TIN CAN RULES HERE President and Congress Asked Not to Delay Inflation Curb Till After the Election MAYOR CRITICIZES U.S. WAR AGENCIES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
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
30,588 days ago
(83 years, 293 days)