Monday, April 17, 1950

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The Headlines

Grant Meets Lee at Appomattox Four Score and Five Years Later; A MEETING OF GRANT AND LEE AT APPOMATTOX YESTERDAY

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Silly Putty

You Share a Birthday With

• Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916)
• J. P. Morgan (1837)
• William Holden (1918)
• Thornton Wilder (1897)
• Alain Poher (1909)

Slang

Tech Check

Credit Cards, Pager & Otis Elevators (Self-Service).

Style of 1950

Silhouette: Hourglass and tailored

Material: Cotton and poodle cloth

• Poodle skirts
• Twinsets
• Cat-eye glasses

Cost of Living (1950)