Friday, August 23, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

TOKYO 'PURGE' CALLS 40 DIPLOMATS HOME; Horinouchi Is Included in New Regime's Drastic Reshuffle --Most Liberals Ousted

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Louis XVI (1754)
• Edgar de Wahl (1867)
• Georges Cuvier (1769)
• Gene Kelly (1912)
• Kenneth Arrow (1921)

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)