Saturday, August 3, 1940

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The Headlines

NEED OF MEN VITAL; Selective Service Law Essential to Defense, Says President VOLUNTEER PLAN 'FAILS' He Would List All Up to 65 --Committee Retains Ages of 21 to 31 in Bill

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Habib Bourguiba (1903)
• Stanley Baldwin (1867)
• Martin Sheen (1940)
• Haakon VII (1872)
• Tony Bennett (1926)

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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)