Saturday, August 23, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

EXODUS REFUGEES BEGIN FORCED TRIP TO GERMAN CAMPS; British Transports Pull Up Anchor 20 Minutes After Deadline of Ultimatum ZIONIST PROTESTS MOUNT Palestine Groups Set Monday for Fasting and Mourning for Jews of the World

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Peg o' My Heart

The Three Suns

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Louis XVI (1754)
• Edgar de Wahl (1867)
• Georges Cuvier (1769)
• Gene Kelly (1912)
• Kenneth Arrow (1921)

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)