Saturday, November 22, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

Commodity Speculation Hit, Shortage of Meat Predicted; Anderson Seeks Authority to Set Margins, Urges Aid in Foreign Food Production, Sees 'Distressing' Drop in Meat Output

#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

• Charles de Gaulle (1890)
• André Gide (1869)
• George Eliot (1819)
• Terry Gilliam (1940)
• Abigail Adams (1744)

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)