Tuesday, May 27, 1947

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The Headlines

Mayor to Set Up a Control Bureau Far Constant Check on City Units; Mayor Plans to Set Up a Control Bureau For Constant Check on City Departments

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Mam'selle

Frank Sinatra

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Ibn Khaldun (1332)
• Henry Kissinger (1923)
• Christopher Lee (1922)
• Rachel Carson (1907)
• Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)

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)