Friday, February 2, 1940

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The Headlines

Justice Our Anchor, Says Hughes On High Court's 150th Birthday; Americans Show 'Sound Instinct' to Cherish Safeguards of Liberty, He Adds--Jackson Holds Laws Must Be Fitted to Times

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• James Joyce (1882)
• Ayn Rand (1905)
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
• Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
• Pope Benedict XIII (1650)

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)