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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1941
Page
11
OPM signals silk freeze sparking nationwide rush to stock hosiery as synthetic options face limits. nylon and rayon supply constraints, industry shifts, and consumer fears reshape plans while designers seek leg art and alternative fabrics. industry workers fear job impact in 175000 hosiery labor force.
In Dallas Aug 6 a cotton industry push promotes wearing cotton stockings as a patriotic badge while criticizing nylon and silk. Cotton leaders warn that shifting consumer taste toward bare legs could hurt the economy, noting silk stock freezes and rayon shortages may affect substitutes.
The column lists residents visiting or returning to Amarillo including Mr. and Mrs. H. Clay Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blake, and Mr. J. H. Blake Jr. It mentions Mrs. T. C. McAdams returning from Jackson Miss for a funeral and Mrs. Jack Jones recovering from long illness. It also references Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Evans and Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Blanton, with Jack Helms set to play in a golf final at the Amarillo Country Club.
U P M Assistant ITT Leon Henderson warned at a farm and home meeting that the United States faces immediate inflation danger comparable to World War era price spikes. J K Galbraith warned farmers that rising prices for wheat and cotton signal broad price increases, with scalpers and speculators exploiting shortages.
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