Friday, October 4, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

DICTATORS ON WAY; Conference Is Believed Set for This Noon at Brenner Pass U.S. SEEN AS CHIEF TOPIC Bold Decisions Predicted Also on Russia's Status in War and on Balkans' Future

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
• Buster Keaton (1895)
• Charlton Heston (1923)
• Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
• Jean-François Millet (1814)

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)