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Saturday, January 2, 1943

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The Headlines

MAYOR FOR RECALL OF 1,000 TEACHERS AWAY ON LEAVES; Says Privilege of Sabbaticals Was Never Intended to Impair the Schools in Wartime FINDS 2,500 ENJOYING THEM His Letter to Board Scored as Move to Force Lowering of Retirement Age MAYOR FOR RECALL OF 1,000 TEACHERS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

White Christmas

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

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Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1943

  • Loose lips sink ships

Tech Check

Colossus Computer, Slinky & Aqualung (Scuba).

Cost of Living (1940)

Loaf of Bread

$0.08

Gallon of Gas

$0.18

Average Home

$2,938

New Car

$850

Time Elapsed

30,470 days ago

(83 years, 175 days)