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Dates: during 1940-1949
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FTC made no recommendations on what should be done about the trend to bigness. But Committee Chairman Celler thought that the antitrust statutes should be tightened up. His subcommittee will take testimony from Government bureaus, labor leaders and industrialists for the remainder of the year, and will probably have a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: The Giants | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

While the Federal Trade Commission was serving up the facts on big business (see above), a Cleveland businessman last week provided a pamphlet case history on why his Allied Oil Co. was swallowed up by a bigger company.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Swallowed Up | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

To show off its new line of Christmas merchandise, McKesson & Robbins, Inc. last week gave a holiday-style party for Houston druggists. There was eggnog, turkey with all the trimmings, even a Santa Claus (and to help welcome the druggists, three feminine assistants in low-cut gowns). McKesson hopes its...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: The Road Back | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

With "Norzon," an artificial suede fabric, the Behr-Manning Co. of Troy, N.Y. hit the jackpot. Because Norzon wears as well as real suede and can be washed with soap & water, shoemakers were quick to use it. In 2^ years they have put Norzon into an estimated 35 million pairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOES: X-Ray Stamp | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

This week, Behr-Manning began foiling imitators. Henceforth, its trademark will be stamped with a special ink on every piece of Norzon. Even when hidden by the lining, the stamp will show up under an X-ray machine such as many shoe stores now use for fitting.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHOES: X-Ray Stamp | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

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