Friday, July 12, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

NAZI DRIVE GROWS IN SOUTH AMERICA; Diplomatic and Trade Aides of Reich Intensify Pressure for Friendliness at Havana NAZI DRIVE GROWS IN SOUTH AMERICA Costa Rica Resents Note

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Pablo Neruda (1904)
• Henry David Thoreau (1817)
• Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
• Buckminster Fuller (1895)
• Bill Cosby (1937)

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)