Sunday, December 7, 1947

From the day

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The Headlines

DR. BUTLER IS DEAD OF PNEUMONIA AT 85; WON WORLD HONORS; Educator, Head of Columbia for 44 Years, Was in Hospital Since Thanksgiving Day LONG WORKED FOR PEACE Co-Winner of Nobel Prize in '31 -- Republican Party Leader, Noted Author, Speaker Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, Dead at 85, Won Many Honors in a Distinguished Career

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Ballerina

Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra with Vaughn Monroe

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Tonka Trucks

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)