Monday, October 21, 1940

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The Headlines

EARL OF ATHLONE IN HYDE PARK TALKS; Roosevelt Is Believed to Have Discussed War Situation-- Party Attends Church

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Alfred Nobel (1833)
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772)
• Ursula K. Le Guin (1929)
• Alphonse de Lamartine (1790)
• Hongwu Emperor (1328)

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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)