Thursday, September 19, 1940

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The Headlines

WILLKIE 'UNSTABLE,' FLYNN DECLARES; He Is 'Emotionally' Unfit to Be President in Crisis, Says Democratic Chairman

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement.

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You Share a Birthday With

• William Golding (1911)
• Henry III of France (1551)
• Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
• Emil Zátopek (1922)
• Lajos Kossuth (1802)

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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)