Wednesday, August 7, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

HULL TELLS NATION IT MUST SACRIFICE; Only Way to Avoid War, He Says, Is to Arm and Be So Strong as to Command Respect

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Elinor Ostrom (1933)
• Mata Hari (1876)
• Constantius II (317)
• Ralph Bunche (1904)
• Abebe Bikila (1932)

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)