Tales of the Town sidebars on Wall Street and Roosevelt
A collection of curio anecdotes from a Chicago convention and New York scenes. Henry Wallace wakes troubled soldiers, James Roosevelt’s hitchhiking tale surfaces, and Fisher Brothers spark minor stock gains after a tire mishap. A photographer dodges ethics amid suicide rumors, while Broadway gossip hints at Roosevelt nuptials and political parleys as Dewey’s vote prospects loom.
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Henry Wallace
Chicago
Fnally
Wallace
Wall Street
Fisher Brothers
Fishers
Manhattan
Army Strives to Take Some Of the Risks Out of Warfare
Army ordnance and ground and air forces pursue a comprehensive safety program that reduces injuries while maintaining fighting effectiveness. Training, protective gear, and risk-aware techniques cut accidents among personnel and in field operations across weapons handling, vehicle safety, and disaster response.
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Army
Ordnance Department
U.S. Army Ordinance Department
U. S
America
Army Air Forces Training Command
Continental
U.S
Photo-Cell Aids Blind to Run Machinery Safely
The American Foundation for the Blind announces new mechanical devices to help returning servicemen and up to 200000 civilian blind people. The safety device uses a photo-electric eye to stop electric sewing machines when hands near the needle. A bill detector uses light beams and audible tones to indicate currency denomination. An audio scale weighs objects by sound, aiding blind workers in weighing out powders, mica, and buttons in war plants.
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United States
American Foundation For the Blind
George A
Evelyn Watson
Buffalo
Winter Driving Hazards Tips For Safe Winter Travel
Winter driving hazards are reduced by simple precautions from National Safety Council research. Prepare vehicle, drive slowly to road conditions, use chains on ice, maintain distance, brake gently, avoid sudden stops, keep windows clear, monitor road and weather conditions, and drive defensively to reach destinations safely.
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National Safety Council
Shell safety adoption in anti aircraft guns touted
Casualties from premature explosions of projectiles once common are reduced by stringent gun and ammunition tests. Shells are now deemed here safe and will not explode in the gun tube. Anti aircraft guns fire high powered shells of small caliber. Crews express confidence they will not be injured by their own weapon.
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War Department
Army
Tower Air Corps
Washington Cabinet Shuffle Sparks White House Drama
Washington figures say President Roosevelt intends to clean out his Cabinet amid health questions around Cordell Hull and push to replace several key posts. Names like Marriner Eccles Leon Henderson Chester Bowles and Beardsley Ruml surface for Commerce Labor posts with Hull and Byrnes shaping the lineup and Byrnes possibly moving to Secretary of State. Other talks include postmaster general and agriculture posts with Wallace or Wallance’s ambassador option, and Navy reshuffle rumors centering on John Sullivan and Shuve Hensel.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Jesse Jones
Commerce
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Leon Henderson
Chester Bowles
OPA
Beardsley Rumi
Dan Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
John Winant
London
International Labor Office
Winant
Tobin
AFL
Robert Hannegan
Frank Walker
Walker
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Moscow
International Food Organization
Hull
Senate
Jimmy Byrnes
Byrnes
Summer Welles
Senate Foreign Relations
Tom Connally
Harold Ickes
Navy Dept
Navy
Forrestal
Wall Street
Shuve Hensel
Wall
Sullivan
Ralph Bard
Dewey
Bard
Hensel
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Aevil
James Roosevelt
South Pacific
the Sarre
Melody Lane
New York City Symphony
Kheki
Carnegie Hall
C.C
Carolina Moon
The
Broadway Express
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Pop
FDR
Steve Early
James Wechsler
Kaiser
Henry Kaiser
Orient
Far East
Benjamin Franklin
France
Franklin
Cove
Nos Ove, Inc
S- Weils
Cheretti
Bfgoodrich
United Photo Supply Service
Gatesville
Texas
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Evdia E. Pinkham
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