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Sunday, October 24, 1943

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The Headlines

Ralph Ingersoll's Moving Narrative of His First North African Battle; THE BATTLE IS THE PAY-OFF. By Ralph Ingersoll. 217 pp. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. $2. One Soldier's Baptism by Fire

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Pistol Packin' Mama

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

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

30,175 days ago

(82 years, 245 days)