Come back in time with me to a yesteryear when Denver Dry Goods had bow blouses on sale for $3.98. The men's shop sold straw hats for $1.48. Miller's Market had two loaves of bread for 15 cents. Save-a-Nickel sold Sirloin steaks, 39 cents a pound, margarine for 25 cents and a dozen fruit jars for 74 cents.

A full-page ad for the May Co. showed a soldier. "Johnny's got his gun, He's got 'em on the run, are you right behind him?" the caption read. The May Company's war bond and saving stamp buying booth was located at 16th and Curtis Street.

Angry Italians threatened to oust Badoglio. A report was circulated that Minister Goebelles had ordered the evacuation of Berlin.

Neustetters had Ensign Cockburn at the Victory Booth with information on the SPARS. Pensions were increased to $45 this year.

Victory Park on East 8th Way was preparing the Denver County Victory Garden and Food Conservation exposition at City auditorium. Victory Gardeners could win $1200 in cash prizes at the State Fair. Colorado celebrated its 67th birthday quietly.

Film star Robert Taylor was going to the Naval reserves and getting a helping hand in his packing from wife Barbara Stanwyck.

One hundred, forty five soldiers came to the USO Center at 1575 Grant for the Sunday morning Dunkers Club, where coffee and doughnuts were served by St. Mary's Mother's Club. The Service Men's Center had around 300 couples who were coming to the Wednesday dances at 1417 California Street.

June Allyson began dancing as a stock player in "Best Foot Forward." Ingrid Bergman played in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" with Gary Cooper and Joseph Cotton starred in "Shadow of Doubt." John Denver was born.

Billy Graham graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois. PT109, the boat John F. Kennedy commanded was sunk by the Japanese. Kennedy rescued his crew. Los Alamos in New Mexico was chosen as the site for the Atomic Research Lab. The Women's Army Corp was made a component of the U.S. Army. Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met at the Tehran to discuss plans for defeating the AXIS powers.

Best Movie this year was Casablanca. Best actor was Paul Lukas in "Watch on the Rhine," and best actress was Jennifer Jones in "Song of Bernadette." The NFL champions this year were the Chicago Bears. The World Series champions were the New York Yankees.

New Burma Shave signs this yesteryear were "Shaving brushes / You'll soon see 'em / on the shelf / in some / museum / Burma-Shave" and "The cannoneers / with hairy ears / on wiry whiskers / used tin shears / until they found / Burma Shave".

Popular songs that year were "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "You'll Never Know," from "Hello Frisco, Hello" with Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie and Lynn Bari, Ward Bond, and June Havoc, "You Nearly Lose your Mind," "Try Me One More Time," by Ernest Tubb, "Mommy Please Stay Home with Me," by Eddy Arnold.

Can you name this yesteryear?

(1943)