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Sunday, December 3, 1944

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The Headlines

FERRIER'S 66 GAINS COAST GOLF LEAD; Army Sergeant Has 141 for 2 Rounds -- Fry, 142, Is Next in San Francisco Open Play FERRIER'S 66 GAINS COAST GOLF LEAD

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'm Making Believe

The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

The must-have

Slinky

On This Day

  • Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

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

29,769 days ago

(81 years, 204 days)