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Friday, October 23, 1942
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The Headlines
First Daytime Air Raid Drill Ties Up City for 24 Minutes; Mayor Says the Results Are Splendid in Some Respects, but He Is 'Not Satisfied' -- Especially Chides Idle Onlookers FIRST AIR RAID TEST IS HELD IN DAYTIME FIRST DAYLIGHT ALERT DRILL MAKES MIDTOWN AREA A DESERTED VILLAGE
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
30,541 days ago
(83 years, 246 days)