Tuesday, July 23, 1940

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The Headlines

KNOX URGES ACTION BE TAKEN AT ONCE ON DEFENSE FUNDS; Secretary and Admiral Stark Ask House Group to Speed Roosevelt's Request BUILDING UNIT IS NAMED Committee of Six Will Work Jointly With the Advisory Defense Commission

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I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Haile Selassie (1892)
• Raymond Chandler (1888)
• Pope Clement XI (1649)
• Vera Rubin (1928)
• Gustav Heinemann (1899)

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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)