Wednesday, July 24, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

HAVANA PARLEY DRAFTS PLAN FOR TAKING OVER COLONIES THREATENED FROM ABROAD; Economic Issues Occupy Havana; Parley Puts Defense Plan Second Hull Heads Committee on Maintenance of Peace--Bolivians Propose Building a Railroad Across South America

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Simón Bolívar (1783)
• Alexandre Dumas (1802)
• Amelia Earhart (1897)
• Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
• Robert Graves (1895)

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)