Monday, May 19, 1947

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The Headlines

Hoover Reveals Presidents Fish So They Can Get Away From It All; HOOVER EXPLAINS FISHING PRESIDENTS

#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

• Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881)
• Ho Chi Minh (1890)
• Malcolm X (1925)
• Pol Pot (1925)
• Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762)

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)