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Monday, August 15, 1949

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The Headlines

3 TO BE QUESTIONED ON VAUGHAN GIFTS; 'Ad' Man Named by General as a Donor of Freezers and 2 Makers of Units Called SENATORS SUMMON THREE ON FREEZERS

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Some Enchanted Evening

Perry Como with Orchestra conducted by Mitchell Ayres

#1 at the box office

Look for the Silver Lining

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

28,053 days ago

(76 years, 313 days)