Wednesday, April 2, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

$58,712,842 SURPLUS REPORTED BY STATE; Balance Is Shown Despite Big Appropriations -- Excess May Be Last in Many Years State Surplus Put at $58,712,842 Despite Year's Big Appropriations

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Heartaches

Ted Weems and His Orchestra with Elmo Tanner

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
• Émile Zola (1840)
• AD 747 (747)
• 181 (181)
• Giacomo Casanova (1725)

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)