Monday, September 2, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

BERLIN UNSCATHED IN RAID, NAZIS SAY; British Formation Reported Broken Up at Elbe Before Reaching the Capital BERLIN UNSCATHED IN RAID, NAZIS SAY City Pounded, British Say Commercial Plants Hit Engine Factory Attacked Gun Emplacements Bombed Report Hits on Dock Alarm in Switzerland

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Wilhelm Ostwald (1853)
• Frederick Soddy (1877)
• Liliʻuokalani (1838)
• Bill Shankly (1913)
• Arthur Ashkin (1922)

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)