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Sunday, October 25, 1942
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The Headlines
FRICTION MARRING PACIFIC TEAM-WORK; Times Writer Finds It Behind Lines, Though the Services Cooperate Well at Front
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White Christmas
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Picasso (1881)
- Georges Bizet (1838)
- Évariste Galois (1811)
- Johann Strauss II (1825)
- Max Stirner (1806)
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
30,540 days ago
(83 years, 245 days)