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On the date

Tuesday, August 24, 1943

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The Headlines

3 OFFICIALS ADMIT USING CITY AUTOS ON PLEASURE TRIPS; Jaunts by Portfolio, Huie and Hetherington Taken Before Jan. 1, 1942, However

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

In the Blue of Evening

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Gi

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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

30,236 days ago

(82 years, 306 days)