Shipyard Men at Frisco Offer to Work Free on Sundays
NEA reports on voluntary Sunday work by Bethlehem shipyard employees in San Francisco to speed up war production. About 15,000 Bethlehem workers signed petitions to work without pay, pending labor council approval. Farmers also consider donating iron scrap for ships as patriotic aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
San Francisco
Washington
Pacific Coast
Art Caylor
Bethlehem Yards
Art
Caylor
Bethlehem
Proper Labor Council
Bethlehem Boys
Bids Approved for School Paint and Roof Supplies
Cedar Rapids board members designated bids from local firms as acceptable for paint and roof supplies. Acceptances include Klinger Paint, Broulik Brothers, and Walter J. French for 100 gallons gum varnish at 145 140 and 135 dollars respectively, with many other bids reviewed. The Pan American highway will span 19 countries and grow further per the commerce department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Cedar Rapids
Klinger Paint Company
Broulik Brothers
Walter J. French Company
Cedar Rapids Paint Supply Company
Frank Cach Glass and Paint Company
M. Cach Glass Company
Nagle-Efaton Lumber Company
Standard ‘Fire Company
Barney’s Paint and Wallpaper Company
Sherwin- Williams Company
Standard Glass and Paint Company
Barney’s Paint and Wallpaper
Sherwin - Williams Company
Standard Tire Company
Nagle-Eaton Lumber Company
Frank Cach Paint and Glass Company
North, Central
South America
Department of Commerce
Red Cross drives hair donations and nursing classes noted
The Red Cross calls blondes with long straight hair to donate strands for humidity instruments for the government and notes hair texture affects value. Meanwhile local nursing classes expand in Marion with 27 volunteers in home nursing and Mercy hospital aid training, plus a timetable shift for Mt Vernon classes and thermometer collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Cubs Knit Quilt for Red Cross Appeal in Den Meeting
Seven Cubs in den 2 of pack 5 under den mother Mrs Lois Deal meet Mondays after noon at 1607 ND Avenue NE to knit a quilt for the Red Cross. The pack is sponsored by Central Park Presbyterian church and has completed eight blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lois Deal
ND Avenue NE
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Australia Now Leading Foreign Purchaser of U.S. Motor Cars
Australia has become the top foreign buyer of American motor vehicles, surpassing other nations in the volume of U.S. car purchases. The shift signals growing demand from Australia for U.S. automotive exports and reflects evolving international trade ties in the postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
United States
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Fred 8. Ferguson
NEA Service
Dom
Doan
Red
Viola Consolidated School
Madeline Healy
W. C. Secrist
Kenneth Cornell
Nursing Activities
Marion
Public
Motor Corps
Chevrolet
Mary Victor
Mercy Hospital
Lillian Zamastil
Gazette
Edith
Evalena
Bernice Sampson
Fairfax
Rose Day
Wyoming
Mt Vernon
Mary Rozema
R.N
Lorena Stonebreaker
Cubs
Killean’s
Killian
Psf
Catalina
Wiltons
Axminster
Twistweaves
Tion
Roey
Margaret Curlett
Lux Fashionist
Belding's
Dumari
Botany
Killian Company
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