Thursday, May 16, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

PLEA TO MUSSOLINI; Message Asks Premier to Help Confine War to Present Limits MIDNIGHT TALK HELD Roosevelt Sees Aides-- Americans Advised to Quit South Europe

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Henry Fonda (1905)
• Pope Innocent XI (1611)
• Celâl Bayar (1883)
• Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
• William H. Seward (1801)

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)