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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

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Paper Doll

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

30,114 days ago

(82 years, 184 days)