Friday, November 21, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Studebaker Urges Drastic Reforms To Improve High School Education; REFORMS PROPOSED FOR HIGH SCHOOLS

#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

• Voltaire (1694)
• Pope Benedict XV (1854)
• Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903)
• René Magritte (1898)
• Goldie Hawn (1945)

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)