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Tuesday, January 5, 1943

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The Headlines

28 SECT MEMBERS CALL WORK VITAL, WIN DRAFT DELAY; Gen. Brown Orders Board Here to Rehear Members of Moral Rearmament Movement AS ALLOWED BY THE LAW Many High Officials, Others Hold Crusade Is Essential, State Director Notes 28 SECT MEMBERS WIN DRAFT DELAY

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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

30,467 days ago

(83 years, 172 days)