Tuesday, September 3, 1940

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The Headlines

NEW DAY, NEW ARMS; Speech at Great Smoky Park Cites Peril to Individual Liberty DEDICATES NEW TVA DAM Alludes to 'Watered Stock' of Some Utilities--Huge Crowds Cheer Him

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936)
• Carl David Anderson (1905)
• Urho Kekkonen (1900)
• Eduardo Galeano (1940)
• Ferdinand Porsche (1875)

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)