Looking Back: Use of Silk in Hosiery Abandoned for War Effort

From the August 31, 2016, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."

Even though we were not yet officially at war, we were definitely preparing for it.

1941, 75 Years Ago:  "The United States ordered today that the use of silk in the manufacture of hosiery and other civilian items be abandoned in the favor of production of silk powder bags and parachutes for the Army and Navy."

--GreGen