Tuesday, August 25, 1942

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The Headlines

REPUBLICANS NAME DEWEY UNANIMOUSLY FOR GOVERNOR; WILLKIE PLEDGE IN PLATFORM; ACTION IS SPEEDY Delegates Acclaim Him After Seeing a Film of His Career WAR DIRECTION ASSAILED Candidate Pledges Loyalty of Party to President, Keeps the Right of Criticism REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINATES DEWEY

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Jingle Jangle Jingle

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• World War II: Second day of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons; a Japanese naval transport convoy headed towards Guadalcanal is turned back by an Allied air attack.

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• World War II: Battle of Milne Bay: Japanese marines assault Allied airfields at Milne Bay, New Guinea, initiating the Battle of Milne Bay.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Sean Connery (1930)
• Ivan the Terrible (1530)
• Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
• Erich Honecker (1912)
• Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)

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Tech Check

V-2 Rocket, Bazooka & Napalm.

Cost of Living (1940)