Saturday, February 3, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

HOOVER URGES U. S. TO KEEP OUT OF WAR; If We Remain at Peace Our Nation Will Have Great Role in World Recovery, He Says

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
• Alvar Aalto (1898)
• Simone Weil (1909)
• Gertrude Stein (1874)
• Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)

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)