Army News Highlights Labor Saving Scraps and New Gear
Army depots salvage scrap cloth from uniform production saving the government over 1.5 million dollars last year. Soldiers may get Bell Lyra instruments replacing bells and a twin wool leather glove to guard hands in cold weather. Motorcycle riders may soon have new equipment.
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Army
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Quartermaster Depot
U.S. Army
Quartermaster Corps
H. W. Siddall
Railroad Interterritorial Military Committee
United States
Blind Theatre Comes to Blind Readers via Talking Book Discs
New York story describes the American Foundation for the Blind and Library of Congress program placing long playing discs with acted plays in 27 regional libraries. Broadway cooperating with a resident troupe and guest stars offers 44 plays to blind readers postage free.
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New York
Broadway
American Foundation For the Blind
New York City
Library of Congress
Theater
Dame Sybil Thorndike
Otis Skinner
Eva le Gallienne
Medy Christians
Hilda Spong
Bert Lytell
Whitford Kane
Selena Boyle
Wesley Addy
Brenda Forbes
Edith Taliaferro
Joseph Holland
House Jameson
Elizabeth the Queen
Hedda Gabler
Richard I
Mady Christians
Joseph Wolland
N. Y
Priorities Clash With Toys This Christmas
In Chicago and across the country, priorities battle with pop gun toys as department stores fill Christmas stockings with metal toys, leaving little Jonnie and his stocking second best in the holiday scramble.
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Chicago
Little Jonnie
Priorities vs Toys Amid 1941 Christmas Shortages
Demand rises for scooters bicycles and metal toys as war influenced items surge. Military themed toys remain popular with air guns forts ambulances and airplanes while train hobbyists rush to refurbish gear for shortages. Educational reproductions and science kits also drive high toy sales according to Merchandise Mart.
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Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Til
Red Cross
Labor Crisis in Defense Effort Fueling Political Furor
The article traces a wartime labor dispute surge tied to defense contracts and union shop demands. It details the shift from conciliation to a defense mediation board led by Knudsen and Hillman, the Bethlehem San Francisco decision, and the ensuing union shop push by John Lewis and the CIO.
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Washington
Senator O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Representative Coffey
United States Conciliation Service
Defense Advisory Commission
William 5. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Mr. Knudsen
Mr. Hillman
Knudsen
Hillman
Mediation Board
WNU Service
H Street
National Defense Mediation Board
United Mine Workers Union
Bethlehem Shipbuilding
San Francisco
A. F. of L
Cyrus Ching
C.I.0
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
N. J
John Lewis
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Workers
Lewis
C.10
Kennedy
United Mine Workers
White House
Long Struggle Over Mine Labor Sees Presidential Intervention
A heated dispute among miners, operators, and unions escalated after the White House mediation. President Roosevelt urged a settlement while Congress faced strike legislation and fears of a nationwide miners’ walkout. The episode exposed tensions within the mediation board and labor leaders.
A Rip-Snortin Texan Arrives in Washington
A 12 year old Texas long horn steer weighing 1200 pounds arrives in Washington with eight foot horns. Described as wilder than any zoo animal, the animal is presented as a symbol of American frontier heritage and a rarity even among ranch stock. Washington correspondent George Stimpson pursued a pure long horn for three years but faced difficulties locating a true example.
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Washington
Texas
Congress
Lone Star
Texas Plains
America
Great Southwest
George Stimpson
Middle West
Margaret Mitchell Buys U.S. Defense Bond in Atlanta
In Atlanta Margaret Mitchell the author of Gone With the Wind is shown purchasing a United States Defense Savings Bond. The article notes her stance that the nation must be ready for war and that preparedness is common sense in times like these.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
United States Defense
Set Up Job Plan to Aid Men on Leaving Service
Washington announces a job plan to aid servicemen leaving the military and to release more details in the coming months. The program aims to help veterans find employment and transition to civilian life as coverage expands.
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Department of Commerce
Sami Rayburn
U. S. Defense
Selective Service
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