Athens plans postwar jobs group led by 16 locals
Mayor Frans worth announces a Postwar Planning Committee for Athens with 16 local men to work with the national Committee for Economic Development. The panel will push Work Plan ideas, build reserves, and promote job creation for returning servicemen, urging business to support peace-time recovery.
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Athens
Fransworth
Athens County
Tom
A. H. Armbruster
Jed R. Beasley
H. C. Bobo
G. K.sh
Fred Carpenter
R. C. Hess
S. Jones
W. H. Logan
0. Nichols
C. B. Nye
H. C.ndry
Frank W. Phillips
L. W. Berts
A. B. Roe
F. H. Sands
C. D. Shafer
Woodworth
Committee For Economic Cement
Canton
N. C
Harry Sherman
New York
John Stuart
The
Quaker Oats Co
Chicago
Ill
Hoffman
Committee In Economic Development
Committee For Economic Development
National Guard
McBee Co
McBee Co Prepares for Postwar Reemployment and Growth
The McBee Co outlines postwar plans including keeping returning service members on leave, continuing gifts and mail to personnel, and offering suitable reemployment. management foresees no reconversion hurdle and notes ongoing product development and markets for after the war.
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McBee Co
After War Real Boom Hinted On Reconversion Policy
The author argues the world stands at the threshold of a great postwar era with Europe’s war length uncertain. He cautions about postwar economic readjustment and plant reconversion, noting optimism about Allied victory but fear of peacetime economic shocks and reconstruction timelines.
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Europe
Hitler
Germany
Commanda Auraua
Ohio indus centers scrap production tops five months
Cleveland region led Ohio scrap iron and steel output with 1 819 131 tons through November last year. Marion reported 4 496 tons, Lancaster 809 tons, Middleton 10 tons, and other centers exceeded quotas in the five month period. C Rogers region industrial size chief said today.
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Cleveland
Ohio
C. Rogers
Sze
Marion
Lancaster
Middleton
Rogers
Action Now on Lake Program for Recreation and Water Needs
Community leaders urge a Hocking Valley lake program to store and release water for flood control and industrial use. They call for headwater impoundments and a regional conservancy district to coordinate with state and federal agencies for postwar development and recreation, stressing immediate action.
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Hocking Valley
Uti
Ohio
Hocking River
Hocking Hills
Lake Hope
Zaleski State Forest
Ohio University plans postwar enrollment and facilities expansion
Ohio University plans a 20 to 25 percent enrollment rise after 1940, with new facilities and renovations under study. The Board of Trustees approved rehabilitation of existing buildings and a new chemistry building, along with a larger Student Center and expanded heating and infrastructure. A faculty committee outlined postwar aims, including vocational, research, and general education paths for graduates.
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Gaiertsfelder
Ohio University
Gamertsfelder
Board of Trustees
The
University
94Th
95Th
General Assemblies
State of
Ohio
Men’s Union
Cutler Hall
Ewing Hall
Cussins & Fearn Plans Postwar Expansion Nationwide
The Cussins & Fearn Co. announces 22 new stores and modernization of 28 existing Ohio outlets as part of a postwar mass distribution plan. Chairman J Penfield promotes speed and employment proportional to wartime output, aiming to keep prices down while expanding locally sourced merchandise and single-floor layouts for mass displays.
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Cussins & Fearn Co
Athens
Fee Adnes PT
Gram
Mr. Penfield
Ohio
Penfield
Record U S War Production Hits All Time High in 1943
1943 saw unprecedented U S output with 89.4 million tons of steel ingots and a near 1.5 billion barrels of petroleum. Electricity use rose to a record 221 billion kilowatt hours as aluminum and magnesium processing surged. Ship tonnage and airplane production jumped, with about 86,000 aircraft built and bomber output exceeding 1,000 per month.
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New York
United States
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Passengers Exit Bus As Bridge Is Condemned
In Sevierville Tennessee a Sevierville-Newport bus halted before a bridge crossing. The driver warned the group the bridge was unsafe and condemned. He noted the alternate bridge to Newport had recently collapsed into the river and urged passengers to disembark and walk across.
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Sevierville
Tenn
Sevierville-Newport
Smoky Mountains
Newport
Forecasting 1944 War Economy Amid Uncertain Factors
The article discusses shifting production from war to peacetime after Germany falls, noting unpredictable influences from business, politics, and finance. It warns forecasts must be read with caution due to intertwined wartime vicissitudes and the broad spread of industries-wide operations.
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Germany
Outlook for 1944 War Economy and Postwar Plans
The 1944 outlook hinges on when the war ends with a collapse of Germany likely this year and Japan not finishing until after. Business activity may drop 10 percent from 1943 as war contracts wind down, with a 20 percent dip after Hitler’s defeat. Building and shoe production slow. prices drift upward with inflation factors, while retail sales may rise overall despite goods scarcity.
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Japan
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Congress
Labor Fights Little Steel Formula As 1944 Looms
Labor leaders push to break the Little Steel Formula citing higher living costs and a likely wage peak in 1944. They warn wage gains must outpace prices while wartime shifts in contracts and consumer subsidies influence inflation and re conversion.
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Congress
Contin
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