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Saturday, October 17, 1942
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The Headlines
SCRAP PILE GOES UP BY 987,805 POUNDS; City Drive Turns to Industrial Salvage -- Fur and Garment Areas Contribute Monday YOUR SCRAP BEGINS THE JOURNEY FROM THE JUNK YARD TO THE STEEL MILL SCRAP PILE GOES UP BY 987,805 POUNDS
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
30,548 days ago
(83 years, 253 days)