Wednesday, July 31, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

BRITAIN TIGHTENS BLOCKADE TO COVER ALL OF CONTINENTS; FLIERS AGAIN SMASH AT REICH; The International Situation The War in Europe and Africa

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Milton Friedman (1912)
• Louis de Funès (1914)
• Primo Levi (1919)
• Premchand (1880)
• Friedrich Wöhler (1800)

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)