Bonds Bought By Workers At United Gas Pipe Line Firms
Payroll deduction war bond purchases by United Gas Pipe Line Company and two affiliates reached $1,040,914.75 as of July 31, with 2,047 United Gas employees contributing $796,918.72, 424 Union Producing employees adding $228,024.38, and 38 Union Oil Pipe Line workers totaling $15,971.75. The plan kept at least 9.2 percent of payroll allocated to bonds, often above the 10 percent target, since February 1, 1942.
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United Gas Pipe Line Company
United Oil Pipe Line Company
Union Producing Company
Easy to Make Yule Wreaths This Year
Readers can craft attractive holiday wreaths using hazel switches moss and wire substitutes like a bent coat hanger. Cut evergreens Holly spruce Douglas fir cedar into short lengths and attach in bunches with green cord or wire to a moss covered frame for sturdy decorations.
New Homes Top After War List
A nationwide OCR survey shows postwar plans favor home building before appliances, with 56 percent not intending immediate purchases even when items are available. Washing machines, irons, and refrigerators lead lists, while sewing machines are postponed due to shortages. 71 percent are saving for a home, with varied projected spending and a focus on essential decencies.
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Washington
Office of Civilian Requirements
Willam Y. Elliott
Civilian Requirements Office
War Production Board
OCR
Elliott
Army Air Base Sergeant Pleads Five Day Leave Extension
Greenville Army Air Base sergeant telegraphed a plea for five more days of leave claiming relatives are well and he is in good health. The CO found the plea unusual but summoned the sergeant in time.
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Greenville
8. C
Greenville Army Air Base
Berlin Bombed Streets Marked by November 21 Raid
French resistance member Jean Roy describes Berlin under Allied bombing from February through late February, noting 30 percent destruction by November 21 and widespread bunkers preserving some city functions. He reports scarce meat, widespread signs, and depopulation in the Reich.
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Algiers
Brlin Street
Jesuis Partout
Propaganda Ministry
Gestapo
Roy
Foreign Office
Germany
Hamburg
Bavaria
Paul Schmidt
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Ruhr
Potsdammer Platz
Unter den Linden
Alden Hotel
Brandenburger Gate
Bristol
Wilhelmstrasse
Hitler
Reich
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Wailer County
Wilpitz & Company
Farmers State Bank
Brookshire, Texas
Chevrolet
Brookshire Motor Co
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Pho. 30
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