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Monday, February 8, 1943

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The Headlines

SHOE RATION PUT AT 3 PAIRS A YEAR, SALES ARE FROZEN; BUYING TOMORROW Sudden Sunday Order Prohibits It Today in Move to Bar Rush BOOK NO. 1 WILL BE USED Stamp No. 12 Designated for Footwear -- Action Forced by Sole Leather Shortage SHOES RATIONED AND SALES FROZEN

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

I Had the Craziest Dream

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

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

30,434 days ago

(83 years, 139 days)