Thursday, August 8, 1940

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The Headlines

DRYS SEEK PLACE ON BALLOT AGAIN; Petitions Circulated in State-- Republicans Worried Over Effect in Rural Areas

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• The "Aufbau Ost" directive for the mobilization of German forces for the invasion of the Soviet Union is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Paul Dirac (1902)
• Dustin Hoffman (1937)
• Emiliano Zapata (1879)
• Ernest Lawrence (1901)
• Roger Penrose (1931)

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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)