Mason County industry bid eyed after war by tri county group
In Point Pleasant and surrounding counties Mason Gallia and Meigs organize to pursue postwar industrial development. A proposed land purchase near New Haven and a tri county chamber push signal plans for new plants as war ends.
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Mason
Gallia
Meigs
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Mason County
Washington
West Virginia Malleable Iron Co
Quality Manufacturing Co
Kanawha Valley
Charleston
Manon County
Wisconsin
Chicago
Tri-County
Mason, Gallia
Meigs Counties
New Haven
Kanawha
Virginia Tri-County Chamber of Commerce
Business Urged to Lead Postwar Reconversion Plan
Secretary Jesse Jones calls for a virile upsurge of private initiative to guide peaceful reconversion after the war. He cites small business as essential to a stable economy and urges active participation across all firms to translate plans into action. The Commerce Department will aid but cannot implement without private leadership.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Department of Commerce
Jones
Department
Fruitful Year In Science 1943 Highlights
Science had a fruitful year in 1943 with radar rocket cannons and rocket gliders, torpedoes, new medicines and synthetic chemicals, penicillin uses, anti malarial and cancer research, hormones, plastics, alcohol methods, materials like cotton leather and water proof papers, and new tech from filters to glow markers and shark repellant.
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Navy
Attu airmen interpret red jacket script as apology
Army fighter pilots at Attu explain that the Japanese language characters painted in red on the backs of their leather flying jackets mean So sorry please.
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Aleutian Island
Attu
Dinner table drubbings and rationing in 1943 America
AP Financial Writer Gareth Much More recalls how wartime rationing shaped family life in 1943 New York. Butter scarce. beef, potatoes, poultry moved in and out of the black market category. Coffee, sugar, cream, and other staples rationed while pockets full of cash spurred restaurant eating and overbuying.
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New York
Farmers produce record income in 1943 amid wartime demands
American agriculture reached a peak in 1943 with record output and cash income of 19.7 billion dollars, up from 16.18 billion in 1942. Despite labor shortages and scarce fertilizers and equipment, 25 percent of production was reserved for direct war use, prompting rationing and policy debates on inflation.
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Congress
Puts 1 000 Pennies Buckets Legally Challenged
In Tulsa Oklahoma District Judge S Shaw heard Mosley 54 admit packing lyric coins in a bucket as a weekly 40 dollar alimony payment to ex wife Mary Moshey of Kansas City. He claimed nagging alimony and court joked about fixing the bucket before dismissal for nonpayment.
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Tulsa
Okla
S. Shaw
Wis
Mosley
Mary Moshey
Kansas City
Shaw
Injured Flier Parachutes, Lands Near English Foot Specialist
Edwin C. Johnson, a bomber pilot, parachuted from his plane on a bombing mission and landed with a severely sprained ankle. He crawled to a nearby house identified as the residence of a renowned English foot specialist who treats such injuries.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Edwin C. Johnson
Robbery Thief Flaunts Escape From Police Raid
In Knoxville detectives trailed a thief who seized a police car and fled after a raid. The vehicle crashed into a pole at an intersection as the thief escaped with a detective’s clean shirt.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Brooks Shoes Lead Army Service Footwear From Nelsonville Plant
The William Brooks Shoe Co at Nelsonville has produced and shipped 700000 pairs of Army service shoes since August 1941. The plant employs about 170, manufactures 1890 pairs daily with half for military use and half for civilian wear. The firm expands its facility and plans a new combat boot for foreign service while maintaining production as workers are drafted and replaced.
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HW. Bartlett Messenger
Nelsonville
William Brooks Shoe Co
Ita
Uncle Sam
Italy
Brooks Shoes
Army
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