Tuesday, September 2, 1947

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The Headlines

CIO Leader Forecasts 'Chaos' Unless 'High Profits' Cease and Buying Power Gains -- Warns on Mood of Unions; MURRAY CONDEMNS 'SQUEEZE' IN PRICES

#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

• Wilhelm Ostwald (1853)
• Frederick Soddy (1877)
• Liliʻuokalani (1838)
• Arthur Ashkin (1922)
• Bill Shankly (1913)

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)