Saturday, February 8, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

3-DAY POWER BAN COMPELS BRITAIN TO SHUT FACTORIES; POWER SHUT-DOWN TO HOBBLE ENGLAND

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Huggin' and Chalkin'

Hoagy Carmichael with the Chickadees and Vic Schoen and His Orchestra

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

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)