Tuesday, August 13, 1940

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The Headlines

JACKSON, HATCH WARN OWN PARTY NOT TO SELL BOOK; Attorney General Again Asserts State Laws Can't Permit Steps Under a Federal Ban SENATOR SEES AN EVASION Flynn, Here, Replies to Willkie in Defense of Advertising-- Says Books Won't Be Sold

#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: The German Luftwaffe launches an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, during the Battle of Britain in an attempt to destroy the British Royal Air Force.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Fidel Castro (1926)
• Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
• Frederick Sanger (1918)
• Karl Liebknecht (1871)
• John Logie Baird (1888)

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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)