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Thursday, February 11, 1943
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The Headlines
Democrats Ask New State Tax Cut Of $11,500,000 to Ease War Cost; DEMOCRATS ASK A STATE TAX CUT
Read in The New York Times →#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
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
30,430 days ago
(83 years, 135 days)