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Monday, October 25, 1943

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The Headlines

STATE CANDIDATES SPEED UP CAMPAIGN WITH 8 DAYS TO GO; Result on Nov. 2 Hinges in Main on Getting Out Vote of Republicans in Rural Areas MANY RALLIES SCHEDULED City Majority for Haskell of 360,000 to 400,000 Is Forecast by Leaders STATE CANDIDATES SPEED UP CAMPAIGN

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Pistol Packin' Mama

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

30,174 days ago

(82 years, 244 days)