Saturday, May 10, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Family on Relief, Evicted, Lodged In Hotel by City at $500 for Month; SIX LODGED BY CITY FOR MONTH AT $500

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Linda

Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Buddy Clark

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Fred Astaire (1899)
• Heydar Aliyev (1923)
• Gustav Stresemann (1878)
• Karl Barth (1886)
• Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788)

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)