Friday, January 31, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Truman Appeals to All Americans To Enlist in the 'March of Dimes'; JOIN DIME MARCH, PRESIDENT URGES

#1 on Your Hit Parade

(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons

Unknown Artist

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Franz Schubert (1797)
• Kenzaburō Ōe (1935)
• Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938)
• Norman Mailer (1923)
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)

Slang

Tech Check

Transistor, Polaroid Land Camera & Defibrillator.

Style of 1947

Silhouette: Cinched waist and full skirt (The New Look)

Material: Taffeta and tulle

• Gloves
• Structured hips
• Matching sets

Cost of Living (1940)