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Sunday, July 14, 1940
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The Headlines
STETTINIUS ASSURES NATION OF GETTING DEFENSE SUPPLIES; Program for Synthetic Rubber Will Be Worked Out This Month, He Declares DENIES REPORTED FRICTION Roosevelt Giving Full Help, He Says--Hits House Group for Blocking TVA Fund
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Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Gerald Ford (1913)
- Ingmar Bergman (1918)
- Gustav Klimt (1862)
- Cardinal Mazarin (1602)
- Gavrila Derzhavin (1743)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
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Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,372 days ago
(85 years, 347 days)