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Wednesday, November 19, 1947
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The Headlines
CASH IN ENVELOPES WENT TO MEYERS, SENATORS ARE TOLD; Air Firm 'President' Testifies of Shift From Checks in Passing Along Funds GENERAL'S PROFITS HEAVY Put at $52,000 in 2 Years -- $10,000 From Business Used to Decorate Apartment SAYS MEYERS GOT CASH IN ENVELOPES
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
Body and Soul
The must-have
Tonka Trucks
You Share a Birthday With
- Indira Gandhi (1917)
- James A. Garfield (1831)
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1711)
- Charles I of England (1600)
- José Raúl Capablanca (1888)
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
28,688 days ago
(78 years, 218 days)