Tuesday, June 10, 1947

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The Headlines

TRUMAN DEPARTS FOR OTTAWA VISIT; THE PRESIDENT AND HIS FAMILY LEAVE FOR CANADA

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Mam'selle

Art Lund

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

On This Day

• Saab produces its first automobile.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Judy Garland (1922)
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
• Saul Bellow (1915)
• Gustave Courbet (1819)
• E. O. Wilson (1929)

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)