Wednesday, July 10, 1940

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The Headlines

Profit of 1940 Fair Thus Far Is $696,118; 5% Payment on Bonds Is Likely in August; 1940 FAIR EARNINGS $696,118 IN 58 DAYS

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Six days before Adolf Hitler issues his Directive 16 to the combined Wehrmacht armed forces for Operation Sea Lion, the Kanalkampf shipping attacks begin against British maritime convoys in the leadup to initiating the Battle of Britain.

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• World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Nikola Tesla (1856)
• Marcel Proust (1871)
• Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
• John Calvin (1509)
• Alice Munro (1931)

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)