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Sunday, August 1, 1943
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The Headlines
WORKERS LIABLE IN 20% TAX RUSE; Official Points Out How They Will Owe U.S. if Employer Absorbs Withholding Tax WORKERS LIABLE IN 20% TAX RUSE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
You'll Never Know
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
30,259 days ago
(82 years, 329 days)