Friday, September 6, 1940

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The Headlines

COCOS ISLAND BASE IS OFFERED TO U.S. AS CANAL DEFENSE; President Calderon of Costa Rica Suggests Long Lease for Site in Pacific ECUADOR IS LESS WILLING Uruguay Is Negotiating for Destroyers and Bombers From This Government

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.

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You Share a Birthday With

• John Dalton (1766)
• Jane Addams (1860)
• Edward Appleton (1892)
• Emir Abdelkader (1808)
• Marquis de Lafayette (1757)

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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)