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Monday, March 8, 1943
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The Headlines
DRAFT FOR MEN, 38, NOW UP TO ARMY; 4-H STATUS ENDED; WMC Orders Local Boards to Put All Men to 45 Into Regular Categories TO INDUCE FARMING TREND Service Eligibles Are Expected to Seek Rural Jobs by May 1 or Face Likely Call 4-H IS ENDED, DRAFT FOR MEN, 38, LOOMS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I've Heard That Song Before
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
30,405 days ago
(83 years, 110 days)