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Sunday, June 17, 1945
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The Headlines
DEVELOPERS BUY 40-ACRE ESTATE NEAR MORRISTOWN; Property of Former Associate Justice Bradley Will Be Subdivided for Homes LARGE JERSEY SHORE DEAL Hartshorne Heirs Sell Large Residence in Red Bank to Edwin Best of Shrewsbury
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Sentimental Journey
Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day
The must-have
Slinky (Gimbels Demo)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Atomic Bomb, ENIAC Computer & Microwave Oven Principle.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
29,573 days ago
(81 years, 8 days)