Saturday, January 6, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

BIG STORES ON HAND; Jackson Ruling Opens Way to Let Allies Get 2,000,000 Rifles 5,000 FIELD PIECES They Will Be Traded In to Makers Who Will Sell Them Again

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Joan of Arc (1412)
• Kahlil Gibran (1883)
• Kim Dae-jung (1924)
• Carl Sandburg (1878)
• Adriano Celentano (1938)

Slang

Tech Check

Color TV Broadcasts, Jeep & Radar Systems.

Style of 1940

Silhouette: Boxy and austere (Utility)

Material: Rayon and tweed

• Victory rolls
• Utility suits
• Snoods

Cost of Living (1940)