Friday, May 23, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

PIER CASE GROWS; GRAND JURY TO GET DOCK CASE MONDAY QUITS COMMERCE POST Indictments to Be Asked on Conspiracy and Bribery Charges HOGAN INCREASES STAFF Name of George Sanders, Who Quit Commerce Post, Now Reported Mentioned

#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

• Carl Linnaeus (1707)
• Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
• John Bardeen (1908)
• Hans Frank (1900)
• Otto Lilienthal (1848)

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)