Style and Price Upgrades For Shoes As Rationing Ends
As shoe rationing ends, manufacturers and retailers fear a rush or orderly transition. The Sole Leather Bureau reports inventories are light and two to three months will bring greater selection and leather supplies. Women’s styles shift to glamor with platform soles and nailhead details while colors expand from blacks and browns to reds and greens. Men’s shoes move toward plain toe bluchers with updated styling.
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Sole Leather Bureau of
New York
Postwar Shoes Return to Fashion as Leather Supplies Grow
War restrictions ease as leather soles and diverse styles return. Men favor deeper street shoe colors while casual wear shifts toward lighter hues. Demand rises for Macassin types and wedgies with soft uppers. Quality improves with wartime technique gains, yet prices rise modestly due to OPA controls.
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Armed Services
OPA
War-Delayed Piti Power Plant Finally Goes Online
After four years of wartime delay Guam’s Piti power plant is now operable yielding enough kilowatts to serve a city of 10 000. Construction began in 1940 at Pitt Naval Yard with 500 kilowatt generators diverted to Pearl Harbor. Marines later defended the site as the island returned to American control and the plant was completed.
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Pacific Air Contractors
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What’s in a name Stearns Poor Re-elected Leader
Stearns Poor has been re-elected to a third term as president of the Boston Stock Exchange, strengthening leadership at the exchange in Boston.
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Stearns Poor
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Dog spared or shot in Idaho jail yard dispute
In Pocatello Idaho on Oct 18 a mongrel dog named Gandy, longtime companion to jailed workers, faced execution after the city poundmaster announced a required dog license. The incident drew local attention as authorities debated the fate of the dog and the legality of the license.
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Pocatello, Idaho
Gandy
Pocatello City
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