Reconversion Will Be Easier Than Conversion
The piece argues reconversion from wartime industry to civilian markets will be largely straightforward. It cites 80 percent of factories needing no major reconversion and notes shifts from military to civilian supply are natural. It highlights Burl E. Sherrill of Peru Indiana who turned war era inventiveness into civilian products and argues reconversion offers growth, not contraction, with continued demand for some war tech and new civilian uses, plus a rebounding economy aided by bond drives.
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Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
Uncle Sam
John Q
Washington
Burl E. Sherrill
Peru
Ind
Sherrill
University of Chicago
Chicago
Indiana
Erts
Carnegie Institute
Army Engineers
The
War College
Okeh
Maritime Commission
Roosevelt
Ted Gamble
Treasury
Navy warns against transporting monkeys to India
An official navy bulletin warns Navy personnel not to transport monkeys to or from India. The government has moved west from the Hudson while a congressman notes the country is very wide. Reports say horse meat sales are rising, and a medal was awarded to a high officer for saving a woman by stopping a runaway horse two decades ago, illustrating speed in pursuit.
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Navy
India
Hudson
Mississippi
Debate over socialism in wartime Britain and Canada
Opinion piece argues that war experience undermines socialism and favors competition and private enterprise. Highlights Ontario's Cooperative Commonwealth Federation setback, British Labour leader Atlee defending socialism, and the dangers of government ownership in railroads and commerce. Churchill is praised for wartime leadership but faulted for overreaching.
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Washington
Churchill
Churchil
Canada
Ontario
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
CCF
Britain
Labor Party
Atlee
Labor
Gayly Colored Cottons Lead Sunback Dresses Fashion
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas notes sun exposure is the theme for bright summer sunback dresses and swimsuits. Fashions feature everfast cottons, gay prints, and matching boleros, with seersuckers and ginghams in bold colors for bare-midriff silhouettes and beach wear.
Colorful Jacquard Sweaters Steal Summer Fashion Spotlight
Enthusiasts flock to new jacquard sweaters with deep yoke effects and cap sleeves creating wrist-length embroidery. Casual wear pairs with bright plaid skirts or white cotton jersey pieces for play days, vacations, and gardening. Cardigan-blouse styles also suit pleated or narrow wool skirts, reflecting versatile summer styling.
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Ray Gingham
Union
Dressmaker Apron Lends Glamor to Basic Dress
A new novelty, the dressmaker apron or fashion apron, glamorizes the basic black dress. Made of fine taffeta or faille, it is heavily ruffled with lace and ties at the waist with sash-like strings for a bustle bow. One style features apple green faille with a wide black Chantilly lace trim.
Demand for Legume and Grass Seed to Boost Farm Income
USDA projects a threefold return from legume and grass seed as farmers expand acreage. About 179000 acres of clover seed, 100000000 pounds of alfalfa, and 120000000 pounds of red clover seed are sought for 1945. Seed supports hay, pasture, soil protection, erosion control, and soil fertility, with good prices expected for 1945 46.
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U.S.D.A
Europe
Somme
Pattern No 8956 Requires Large Yardage For Kids Dress
Pattern No 8956 suits sizes 2 through 6 years and demands 194 yards of 35 or 30 inch fabric, Pantiva 94 yards, and 5 yards ric rac for trim. Excess demand and wartime conditions mean longer order filling times for popular patterns. Send your order to:
Controlling Bean Beetles on Beans with Cryolite and Rotenone
Guidance on eliminating Mexican bean beetle and bean leaf beetle using cryolite spray or dust every 10 days until pods form, then rotenone. Cryolite: 1 ounce per gallon water. Dust: 2 pounds to talc per gallon. Rotenone spray: 5 percent content, 44 ounces per gallon water. Dust: ready-made mix with at least 1 percent rotenone.
Tractor Safety Tips and Precautions
Time and life saving advice warns about preventing tractor accidents through proper operation. Highlights include avoiding holes and ditches, driving slowly on turns, never riding on the draw bar, no riders, making adjustments only when idle, stopping PTO before dismounting, ensuring power line shielding, not operating in closed buildings, refueling when cool, and placing the gear shift in neutral before cranking.
Effect of Pregnancy on Yearling Heifer Valuation
Illinois agricultural experiment station finds severe price discrimination against pregnant yearling heifers unjustified when marketed by five months gestation. Slaughtered tests show pregnant heifers finish higher with no drop in dressing percentage or market grade at this stage.
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Ilinois
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