Sunday, November 17, 1940

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The Headlines

A.F.L. IS PREPARED TO REUNITE LABOR, ADVANCE DEFENSE; Leaders at New Orleans Predict Convention Will RegainLarge Unions Now in C.I.O.NATIONAL UNITY PUT FIRSTReturn of Printers Is ProvidedFor--Method Is Sought forOusting of Racketeers

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• The Tartu Art Museum is established in Tartu, Estonia.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Eugene Wigner (1902)
• Louis XVIII (1755)
• Nicolas Appert (1749)
• Bernard Montgomery (1887)
• 0s (9)

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)