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Montana-born "Gus" De Steffany served in the U.S. Army in World War I, went north in 1920 to be a barren-lands trapper. He had plenty of northern know-how, plenty of luck. One season he and his brother came out with $50,000 worth of white fox furs...
But hundreds of stars were there, in jewels and furs and brand-new hats. And, as Announcer von Zell steered them to the microphone, they spoke their ten-second piece-Ginger Rogers, Hedda Hopper, Edward Arnold, Walt Disney, Eddie Bracken, Gene Tierney, Frances Dee, Joel McCrea, Ruth Hussey, etc., etc...
Mrs. McLaughlin suggested that there might be great fear on the part of "a man going into service and leaving his dog behind." The medical students laughed. Dr. Josiah John Moore, president of Chicago's Medical Society, observed: "A parade of human beings who have been saved from diseases...
By this process an imitation beaver coat retailing at about $150-less than one-fourth the cost of genuine beaver-can be made from shorn sheep pelts. Unshorn skins can be converted into longhaired "furs" such as fox, complete with silvery sheen. The manufacturers even talk of imitating mink. The...
The entire present output of these imitation furs (1,500 skins a day) is going into military flyers' suits. But the manufacturers hope to begin production for civilians by September.