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Saturday, November 8, 1947
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The Headlines
FLOCKS WILL BE CUT; Growers Promise Saving of 56 Million Bushels of Grain by 5 Steps SPEEDIER,' LUCKMAN SAYS Old Plan 'Suspended' for Test -- Anderson Commends Move -- Tuesday Still Meatless FOOD BOARD DROPS POULTRYLESS DAYS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Near You
Francis Craig and His Orchestra with Bob Lamm
#1 at the box office
Forever Amber
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
You Share a Birthday With
- Alain Delon (1935)
- Bram Stoker (1847)
- Margaret Mitchell (1900)
- Edmond Halley (1656)
- Gottlob Frege (1848)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Meanwhile
- Post-WWII Expansion — The 'Golden Age' of capitalism begins.
Time Elapsed
28,700 days ago
(78 years, 230 days)