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Monday, September 14, 1942
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The Headlines
FATHERS FACE CALL TO ARMY NEXT YEAR, GEN. HERSHEY SAYS; Very Large Mobilization 'in the Cards,' He Declares -- Sees 10 to 13 Million Needed FOR LOWERING DRAFT AGE ' Can't Have a Recess in War Until People Grow Up,' Is Statement to Veterans
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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
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769)
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580)
- Renzo Piano (1937)
- Margaret Sanger (1879)
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486)
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
30,580 days ago
(83 years, 285 days)