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U.S. retailers, who had watched nylon work a revolution in the hosiery market, were in the midst of another Du Pont revolution last week. On sale were men's shirts and women's blouses of Dacron, a synthetic which may do the same thing to wool that nylon did to silk. In the next few weeks, men's suits of Dacron will be sold all over the country.
Manhattan's Witty Bros. announced it will make 100% Dacron summer-weight suits to sell for $95 in about 60 stores all over the U.S., including San Francisco's Roos Bros., Boston's Kennedy's, Kansas City's Palace Clothing Co....
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