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Thursday, April 13, 1944

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The Headlines

KING WILL 'RETIRE' WHEN ROME FALLS; Victor Emmanuel, After Talks With Allies' Officials, Says Son Will Replace Him KING WILL 'RETIRE' WHEN ROME FALLS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Mairzy Doats

The Merry Macs

The must-have

Slinky

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Gi

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Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1944

  • Kilroy was here

Tech Check

Harvard Mark I Computer, Kidney Dialysis Machine & Synthesized Quinine.

Cost of Living (1940)

Loaf of Bread

$0.08

Gallon of Gas

$0.18

Average Home

$2,938

New Car

$850

Time Elapsed

30,003 days ago

(82 years, 73 days)