Wednesday, March 13, 1940

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The Headlines

BRITTSH FEEL BLOW; Peace in Finland Hurts Allies in Balkans as Well as Scandinavia STALIN'S WRATH FEARED London Believes He Will Be Drawn Even Closer to Nazis by Aid Given Helsinki

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union officially ends after the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Giorgos Seferis (1900)
• Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741)
• Pope Innocent XII (1615)
• John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899)
• Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781)

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)