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Saturday, February 13, 1943
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The Headlines
DEWEY PROMISES MOVE TO END CRISIS ON FARMS OF STATE; Will Summon Thousands of Volunteers to Work as a Patriotic Duty STUDENTS ARE SINGLED OUT Governor at Lincoln Dinner Says the People Need No Directive to Win War GOVERNOR AND CHURCHMAN HONOR LINCOLN DEWEY PROMISES AID IN FARM CRISIS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I Had the Craziest Dream
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Robert Malthus (1766)
- William Shockley (1910)
- Georges Simenon (1903)
- Ivan Krylov (1769)
- Paul Biya (1933)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Gi
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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
30,428 days ago
(83 years, 133 days)