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...since nylon and Dacron came along has a synthetic product stirred such interest and aggressive merchan dising as Corfam, Du Pont's new substi tute for leather. Put on sale only two months ago after years of develop ment, Corfam is already made in 100 different shoe styles by 32 manufac turers, is in such demand that Du Pont's pilot plant at Newburgh, N.Y., cannot keep up. The company is build ing a full-scale Corfam plant in Old Hickory, Tenn., and another in Malines, Belgium, to supply the European mar ket, is spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Merchandising: The Synthetic Shoe-In | 4/3/1964 | See Source »

About the only excitement in the second half occurred when Bellboy Murphy had the misfortune to have his pants ripped off. He exchanged regalls right on the field with a well-dressed substi- tute...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House News | 10/8/1937 | See Source »

...severely felt on account of the ability of his substitute McDevitt. The latter made Dartmouth's field goal and was the best all around man on the team. Dartmouth's rally in the second half was due rather to a weakening of the University team by the use of substi...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 22; DARTMOUTH, 9 | 11/19/1906 | See Source »

...attended the Boston Latin School, where he played on the football team for three years and on the baseball team for four; captaining it in his last year. He entered College from Volkmann's School, where he played on the baseball and football teams for two years, and was substi- tute halfback on his Freshman football team. For the past two years he has played at right and centre field on the University nine. He is 22 years old, weighs 174 pounds, and is 5 feet 9 inches in height...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Baseball Statistics | 5/19/1906 | See Source »

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