Nelson the wartime planner and one man economy
Donald Nelson, newly named head of the wartime production board, is portrayed as the driving force behind industrial mobilization. The piece outlines his rise from Treasury procurement to Office of Production Management, his forceful priorities stance, and his influence on American war economy during World War II.
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AA Laington
Wide World
Donald M Nelson
Generalissimo
Sears, Roebuck
Winston Churchill
Tokio
Pearl Harbor
Valley Forge
Nelson
New War Production Board
Washington
Treasury Department
Army
Defense Commission
Office of Production Management
Chicago
SPAB
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
War Industries Board
Donald Nelson
Katy
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
New York
Alfred Whiteside
Coe Dean Discusses Education and War Time Challenges
The Coe College dean reflects on reforming curricula to three 12 week terms, student maturity, and the value of campus life. He weighs small liberal arts strengths against rapid specialization and notes housing strain and anticipated travel cuts due to tire shortages. He supports general rationing and shares hobby of fishing.
Sunshine Mission Year’s Work Shown
The forty sixth annual report details the Sunshine Mission under Rev. Frank H. Ward and Rev. T. J. Hinkin. Meals served 23 035 with breakdown for men women and children. 80 Thanksgiving and 75 Christmas dinners. Lodgings 6166. gospel services attendance 14 080 with 64 conversions. Sunday 4 744 and weekday 9 336.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Mission
Frank H. Ward
T. J. Hinkin
Hinkin
Fannie Smith
Reading tastes and city college cooperation discussed
The speaker shares a fondness for detective stories biographies and history while noting a cabin in northern Minnesota. They anticipate closer college city cooperation and believe Coe College will contribute more to Cedar Rapids cultural life in the future.
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Coe
Cedar Rapids
INS Jap Reporter to Speak in C. R.
James R. Young, a former International News Service Tokio bureau reporter, will address the Town Hall on February 3. Grace Boston, Town Hall director, announced the talk titled Far Eastern Turmoil.
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INS Jap
C. R
James R. Young
International News Service Bureau
Tokio
Grace Boston
Town Hall
Franklin Drake U President Speaks at 205 Seniors Graduation
Dr H G Harmon president of Drake University will address 205 public high school seniors at mid year graduation Thursday January 22 at 8 p m in Memorial Coliseum Superin tendent Arthur Dramer announces The ceremony includes performances by Franklin and Roosevelt orchestras and a long diploma presentation list for McKinley Roosevelt Franklin Wilson and other schools with principals named.
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H. G. Harmon
Drake University
Arthur Dramer
McKinley High School
Roosevelt
Franklin
Wilson
Memorial Coliseum
Franklin Senior Orchestra
R. L. Moehlmann
Infigeestion
James H. Blackstone
Franklin A Capella Choir
Helen Keith
Arthur Deamer
Hi. G Harmon
Franklin Orchestra
M . S. Hallman
Jennie E. Post
Fred J. Kluss
McKinley
WL. Paxson
Murray Promises CIO Cooperation For War
The War Labor Board pledged uninterrupted war production and received full cooperation from the Congress of Industrial Organizations. CIO President Philip Murray notified affiliates that unions must honor the labor government and industry agreement forbidding strikes for the war duration. The AFL reported Pacific coast metal trades unions reached a pact covering 100,000 shipyard workers enabling 24 seven production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Philip Murray
American Federation of Labor
Pacific Coast Metal Trades Unions
Immaculate Conception Parish Leads Victory Book Drive
Immaculate Conception Parish forms committees to supply ten million books to soldiers and sailors as part of the Victory book campaign launched January 12. Sister Mary Carmel chairs local efforts with coordinators from Catholic circles, Daughters of Isabella, Mothers' club, St Elizabeths, St Martha, St Margaret, St Ann, St Isabella, St Mary Agnes and St Rose circles. The drive, run with the American Library Association Red Cross and USO, closes March 25.
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Immaculate Conception Parish
John M. Molloy
American Library Association
Red Cross
United Service Organizations
Mary Carmel
Immaculate Conception
Mary Redmond
Minnie Patrick
Sanctuary Society
J. F. Mc Raith
Leo Peiffer
M. W. O’rieley
L. M. Ford
The
Catholic Book Club
M. Duffy
W. H. Buck
Isabella
Harris
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University of Chicago
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Columbia
Broadmoor Hotel
William Shirer
Berlin
America
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Center Point Road
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Lindenwood College
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Probation Office
Relief Department
Police Department
American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Helping Hand Society
Cedar Rapids Town Hall
Ruth Draper
IOWA
Inc
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Bever Ave. SE
Dial
Minnesota
Cee
Craemer’s
Texas
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Phares
Drake U
Mabel Heath Davis
Jennie Irene Dmitryk
Robert J. Dobins
Dayne Feddern
Richard J. Fedrelsen
Mary Kay Forrer
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Edith Gunner Marjorie Enid Harris Dorothy Marie Herbert June Mildred Jackson
Ruth Jayne Donald L, Joyner
John Boyd Kaylor Elmer Pat Kelly
Walter Knoebel
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Anne Kopecky
Cyril Verne Lehman James Stark Low
Georgina D. Mark Evelyn Mark Robert_ Leon Marx
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Robert Mead Dorothy Jeanne Mickelsen
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Violet Moorman
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George Pedar
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