Thursday, April 18, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

ROOSEVELT TO ASK USE IN 8 MONTHS OF A YEAR'S RELIEF; Message Today Will Request Full '4l Budget Sum to Cover Only July-March Spending WOODRUM OPPOSES PLAN He and Others in House Think This Would Mean Added Demand on Next Congress

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• David Ricardo (1772)
• Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
• Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
• Ahmed I (1590)
• Gratian (359)

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)