Saturday, September 21, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

No Serious Military Damage in London, Says U. S. Army Observer, Home on Clipper; DISCOUNTS EFFECTS OF RAIDS ON LONDON

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• H. G. Wells (1866)
• Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
• Leonard Cohen (1934)
• Abdul Hamid II (1842)
• Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853)

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)