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Sunday, April 3, 1949

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The Headlines

HIGHER TURNOVER AMONG SALESMEN; Employment Agencies Report Registration and Placement Increased Over Last Year HIGHER TURNOVER AMONG SALESMEN

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Cruising Down the River

Russ Morgan and His Orchestra with The Skylarks

The must-have

LEGO (Automatic Binding Bricks)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

gobbledygooksnafufubar

Gi

ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that

Bobby Soxer

neatodreamydreamboat

Catchphrases of 1949

  • Big Brother is watching you

Tech Check

45 RPM Vinyl, Atomic Clock & Crash Test Dummies.

Cost of Living (1940)

Loaf of Bread

$0.08

Gallon of Gas

$0.18

Average Home

$2,938

New Car

$850

Time Elapsed

28,187 days ago

(77 years, 82 days)