Thursday, December 5, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

BRITISH LINK TURKS IN NEW TRADE PACT; Financial Deal, Attributed to Mediterranean Hegemony, Cuts Into German Orbit

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Only Forever

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

You Share a Birthday With

• Walt Disney (1901)
• Martin Van Buren (1782)
• Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927)
• Werner Heisenberg (1901)
• Józef Piłsudski (1867)

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)