Friday, August 16, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

U.S. GAIN IN CONTROL IN SHANGHAI HAILED; But Japanese Indicate They Will Balk Plan for Marines to Guard British Zones

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Zachary Taylor (1816)
• Charles Bukowski (1920)
• Menachem Begin (1913)
• Gabriel Lippmann (1845)
• T. E. Lawrence (1888)

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)