Scrap drive call urges all citizens to aid war effort
The War Production Board appeals to Americans to salvage metal, paper, rags, and rubber to speed victory. It warns a scrap shortage endangers war production, risking months or years of delay while detailing how scrap supports steel, aluminum, and other essential materials.
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Robert W. McShane
Western Newspaper Union
Uncle Sam
War Production Board
United States
WPB
Britain
Russia
China
Bureau of Industrial Conservation
Bureau
Scrap Salvage Drive Urges Immediate War Material Returns
Wartime salvage campaigns target scrap iron steel paper and rubber from farms homes and businesses to meet defense needs. Local committees coordinate, with farms described as the largest scrap source, while lead zinc copper and other metals are essential for guns planes and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British
Ministry of Supply
Leon Henderson
U. S
Uncle Sam
America
Roosevelt
The
Red Cross
War Production Board
WPB
South America
Waste-to-war: steel and rubber used for weapon and vehicle production
The article quantifies war material use from steel and rubber to paperboard shells and blueprint paper. It notes 27-ton tanks require 72 000 pounds of steel, 35 000-ton battleships consume 18 000 tons, hulls of heavy cruisers 6 635 tons, and passenger cars yield about 1 500 pounds scrap iron and steel.
Embroidery Pattern No 220 and Movie Industry Tale
A sewing note describes Pattern No 220 with transfer motifs and edging directions for linens. The piece also recounts a man writing a Sam Goldwyn movie and a Persuasive exchange where Goldwyn quips about being the main clog in the enterprise.
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Sam Goldwyn
Goldwyn
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William Coburn
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Minga 8
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Om Red Shelton
Ossie Neloon
Cory
NBC
Red Network
Raleigh
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp
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Kentucky
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
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