Friday, August 9, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

House Committee Votes for Slash In Red Tape for Refugee Children; Bill Favorably Reported for 'Temporary Haven' Gives War Victims the Safeguard's of American Law on Their Care REFUGEE-AID BILL IS BACKED IN HOUSE

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Jean Piaget (1896)
• Romano Prodi (1939)
• Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
• Leonid Kuchma (1938)
• Tove Jansson (1914)

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)