Word: woolens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even though it is the biggest wool and worsted fabric maker in the world, American Woolen Co. has been badly scared by the textile depression. Its three-block-long mill in Lawrence, Mass., world's largest worsted mill, is running at about half speed, and its 21 other mills in New England are either running below capacity or have been shut down...
Stardy, handsome Scotch woven and leather goods are the specialty at NICOLSONS, 133 Newbury Street, Boston. Above is a Sporran bag, for over the shoulder. The shop also features the latest imported suits, capes, coats, sweaters, and jackets from the land of the moors, where fine woolen goods have been produced for centuries. The bag combines the old art of leathercrafters, with the utility of modern style. It's priced...
...years in prison camp, these would have shown much more wear, Van Vliet thought. Lieut. Colonel Donald B. Stewart, another U.S. prisoner of the Germans, told the committee that he agreed with Van Vliet. Other investigators have pointed out that many officers were dressed in fur coats and woolen scarves-dress suitable for Smolensk's cold spring but unlikely for August when the Russians claim the Poles were shot by the Germans...
...Fishing scenes and pictures drawn from the myths of Hercules and Orpheus embellished other rooms of the villa. Probably the most startling discovery was the mosaic floor of what archaeologists guess was once a girls' gymnasium. Theresa laurel-crowned prizewinner and her willowy companions disport themselves in skimpy woolen garb-an unmistakable preview of today's "Bikini" style of undress...
Straight Down. By last week preparations were completed. Discoverer Lépineux had the traditional right to make the first descent. He buckled on his parachute harness, put a steel helmet over his woolen cap, adjusted his miner's head lamp and his altimeter, hooked his harness to the cable of the windlass and, after a quick handshake all around, stepped off into the void...