Saturday, August 30, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Legion to Parade Up 5th Ave. Today

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Near You

Francis Craig and His Orchestra with Bob Lamm

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

You Share a Birthday With

• Ernest Rutherford (1871)
• Warren Buffett (1930)
• Mary Shelley (1797)
• Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
• Jacques-Louis David (1748)

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)