Thursday, October 31, 1940

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT MOVES; But Our Youth Won't Go Into Any Foreign War, He Says at Boston SEES HUGE PLANE OUTPUT Republican Leaders Assailed on Defense and Agriculture --Martin is Denounced No Foreign War for Us, He Says Pays Tribute to Kennedy PRESIDENT MOVES ON AID TO BRITAIN Growth of Navy Pointed Out Directs Attack at Martin Pandemonium in the Garden

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Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Hokusai (1760)
• John Keats (1795)
• Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
• Johannes Vermeer (1632)
• Norodom Sihanouk (1922)

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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)