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Monday, October 12, 1942
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The Headlines
JUNK DEALERS FACE LOSS OF LICENSES FOR SCRAP BID LAG; Mayor Implies Reluctance to Buy City's Victory Heaps Is a Violation of Permits NEW SALES PLAN OFFERED Veteran Navy Expert Puts a Valuation of $120 a Ton on Metal if It Is Sorted Out LICENSING THREAT MADE TO JUNK MEN
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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
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
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
30,553 days ago
(83 years, 258 days)