Word: hosed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...little production around Permanente. Hundreds of construction workers jostled with hundreds of production employes trying to handle highly explosive magnesium dust. Once a conveyor pipe broke and caused an explosion which killed a few workers; again careless builders hooked on to a hydrogen line instead of an air hose, blew themselves skyhigh. Atop everything else, the newly designed three-story electric furnaces were constantly on the blink because the terrific heat (4,000° F.) melted vital parts...
...process to make new nylon out of old was announced last month by Du Pont. This challenge to the wartime nylon shortage, with drives for old nylon, should mean that many of the 200 million pairs of nylon hose made during the past three years will be converted into parachute cloth, tapes and harness, glider tow ropes, other military goods...
Only 600,000 Pairs. In putting ceilings (69? to $1.65) on women's silk hose last week, OPA Chief Leon Henderson gave away a secret, started another hoarding rush. On manufacturers' and merchants' shelves only some 600,000 pairs of silk hose are left. Women had thought there were many more...
Four other elastomers are made from butadiene: Perbunan, Chemigum, Hycar and Ameripol. Perbunan is made with acrylonitrile but the formulas of the others have not been published. All are highly resistant to oil and are used for oil hose, gasoline hose and gaskets. Hycar makes an excellent ebonite, or hard rubber, when vulcanized. Ameripol is featured for tires by Goodrich. None of these is included in the Baruch program; they are in production without emergency Government financing...
...didn't during and after the last war. Foolish women paid $80 for $10.95 dresses; $18.50 for $4.50 shoes; $100 rent for $30 apartments; $3.95 for $1.25 hose; $2.95 for 50? cosmetics. The younger generation don't believe us when we tell them we realize we were fools to do it. They jingle big money in their pockets and coin purses, and look around for something expensive to buy, something they never felt they could afford before. We thought the big money came our way just because we were smart. So now the younger generation are so much...