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Friday, December 24, 1943
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The Headlines
BENCH PLACES GO TO FRANKENTHALER AND TO MORRISON; Candidate Against Aurelio and Bronx Man Are Named to Supreme Court Vacancies DEWEY ACTION IS PRAISED Bar Association Heads See Appointments Paving Way to Judicial Reforms NAMED TO BENCH BENCH PLACE GOES TO FRANKENTHALER
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Paper Doll
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Slinky
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Gi
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Bobby Soxer
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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
30,114 days ago
(82 years, 184 days)