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Sunday, September 8, 1940
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The Headlines
FRENCH WAR CHIEFS PUT UNDER ARREST; Gamelin, Daladier and Reynaud Jailed in Chateau, Hinting Indictments Are Near
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
I'll Never Smile Again
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,316 days ago
(85 years, 291 days)