Friday, September 13, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

GERMAN CITIES HIT; Hamburg Under Heavy Attack for 4 Hours-- Supply Ship Sunk FLAMES AT POTSDAM Fires Seen at Station-- Berlin Airport Target --Bases Pounded

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Roald Dahl (1916)
• Arnold Schoenberg (1874)
• Claudette Colbert (1903)
• Clara Schumann (1819)
• Óscar Arias (1940)

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)