The #1 country song on October 31, 1947

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) By Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Other #1 songs on October 31, 1947

#1 Hit Song

Near You
Francis Craig

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Notable October 31 birthdays in the 1940s

Mickey Rivers
Baseball Player
Born October 31, 1948
Jane Pauley
News Anchor
Born October 31, 1950
Brian Doyle-Murray
Screenwriter
Born October 31, 1945
Berwick Kaler
TV Actor
Born October 31, 1946
Sally Kirkland
Movie Actress
Born October 31, 1941
Bob Siebenberg
Drummer
Born October 31, 1949