Neoprene rubber headlined by DuPont Deepwater Plant expansion
Twenty million pounds of synthetic rubber produced annually at the DuPont Deepwater Plant, expanded to over six times prewar capacity. The Deepwater site pioneered Neoprene commercial manufacture with production starting in 1931 after a six year process. Senator Clark voices concern about wartime layoffs exceeding normal levels at a shipyard on government contracts, urging a war winning spirit.
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Nelson
Clark
Missouri
Kolachovy
Guayule
United States
Congress
Washington
Red Army
Allies to Cut Jap Supply Lines First in Pacific War
United Nations planners expect the main push in the Pacific to go west through mandated islands and toward Japan’s supply lines rather than north from Australia. Admiral Hart, noting a flank attack is easier than a frontal assault, spoke after a statement on Far East strategy. He recently returned to Washington after illness led to his relief as commander in the Southwest Pacific.
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Sandor & Klein
Washington
United Nations
Pacific
Mandated
Japan
Australia
Thomas C. Hart
Hart
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Far East
United Naval Forces
Southwest Pacific
Birthday cake ritual at Fort Worden charms troops
Port Townsend dispatch notes Pvt Reese Spurrier, a Hollywood film worker drafted into the army, celebrated a birthday at a drug store near Fort Worden. He bought a cake, lit a candle, and shared slices with store staff as coffee and a juke box played Happy Birthday. The piece ends with a surreal note on a six foot long South American cacique nest.
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Port Townsend
Wash
U.P
Reese Spurrier
Hollywood
Fort Worden
Spurrier
Rev Denning Praises Hoyts Compound Radio Evangelist Endorses
Evangelist John R Denning of Lubbock Texas testifies that Hoyts Compound cured his stomach disorder after years of pain and overwork. He describes relief from headaches and nausea and notes he can eat again while continuing his preaching. The remedy is sold by Neyney Drug Store and other druggists.
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Evangelist John R. Denning
26Th Street
Lubbock
Tex
Hoyt
Evangelist Denning
Cretney Drug Store
Long Range Program Urges Training for 24 Hour War Production
Senator LaFollette proposed an immediate long-range program to train skilled workers for round-the-clock war production. The Senate labor committee asked Secretary Perkins for a confidential labor review and Senator Hill said she would present ideas to double capacity. Donald Nelson said a 24-hour plant schedule is possible with current equipment, but training time remains a hurdle.
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LaFollette
Congress
National Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Senator Connally
Texas
Connally
Nelson
Washington
Progressive
Wisconsin
Senate Labor Committee
Perkins
Hill
Alabama
Donald M. Nelson
The
Nation
Neoprene synthetic rubber plants expand with new output
The article notes Germany and Russia began production of synthetic rubber a year after, with Neoprene mainly from coal limestone and salt. Produc tion costs run higher than natural rubber, but longevity and durability may rival. DuPont plans a Louisiana plant to produce 22.4 million pounds annually as government funds four western plants, and a 5800 ton monthly supply is planned with the five new plants. A water hole dug near White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, yields a pool mystery.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Russia
Paul Kolachov
Louisville
Koksagyz
Germany
DuPont Company
Louisiana
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Big Sister
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