Murray Plan to Free Auto Makers for Plane Production
Stewart outlines Philip Murray and John L. Lewis plan to shift auto plant capacity to warplane manufacture. Murray suggests auto firms can retool within six months to produce 500 planes daily, relieving labor from contract decisions and placing responsibility on government procurement and contract allocators. Critics doubt feasibility and fear favoritism in contracting.
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Phi Murray
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Orgganizations
Phil
Phil Murray
Phil Mur.ray
Roosevelt
White House
Economy in Congress and Fire Hazards Discussed
A fragment discusses Senators and Representatives who oppose cutting general government expenses for defense, arguing the public may be indifferent to economy. It cites a survey on fire hazards and fire prevention costs, noting expected losses and the need for safer construction and prevention measures amid WWII defense work.
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Congress
United States
Wigherton
Pru
Sneesh
Washiington
London
Hitler
Adolf
Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
A 1907 note warns that tuberculosis among draftees costs the U S Army millions. It urges careful pre enlistment examination and vaccination history review to avoid assigning recruits with latent tuberculosis. It recalls past incidents where injections were blamed for TB and led to lifelong army payroll and dependent compensation.
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State of Pennsylvania
Aletokes
Unite States
United States Army
Daily Quiz Questions From Mawny Ca
A jumble of questions asks about Canadian Dominion status Pan American connections firing naval guns and geography. It includes queries on the Cayote state the largest railroad to Of the Titer State and travel of bullets, plus questions on Calvin Coolidge presidential terms and Mother’s Day date.
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St Westone
Dominion of Canada
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Piles Note
Fragmentary account reflects on historical labor trends with mentions of work demand, production pace, and hours. It references shifts in defense programs and factory output, noting changes in staffing and hours over a long-ago period. The readable text hints at industrial conditions and labor capacity without clear dates or names.
Wall Street Ends Year With Weak Stock Market Amid Strong Production
In 1940 heavy industry ran at full pace to meet defense needs while consumer goods firms kept up with orders. Despite near record industrial output and rising real income, the stock market fell about 10 percent for the year as investor confidence sagged amid war risks and high taxes. Government spending and gold reserves swelled banks’ excess reserves to about 7 billion dollars, while business demand for new money remained modest.
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John L. Buckley
Associated Press
Wall Street
Snandal
Gerogny
United States
Seles
Freshman Hurdles in Congress Warned About Oratory
Washington day book counsels new House members in the 77th Congress to curb speechmaking avoid early pitches and rely on written remarks. It urges using staff for letters, warns against overreaching with bills, and notes the harsh reality of high entry costs and low passage odds for freshman proposals.
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Ashington
House of Representatives
77Th Congress
Congress
Washington
Ty Bruce Battom
New
Jane Paseo
Mr. Hayen
G. Blaine
Orion
Ames
Garfici
Department of Public
Ian Eetview
Sharp Gains In State Defense Highlight 1940 Progress
Associated Press report from Philadelphia notes Johnn S. Sinclair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia warns defense material needs in 1941 threaten morale and require cohesive banking, industry, labor, and government effort. 1940 earnings and output rose. about 1,000 Pennsylvania wage earners were employed late in the year, wages and cash farmers’ income increased, industrial production rose 15 percent, and retail trade reached a post-1930 high amid strong freight shipments and deposits.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Johnn S. Sinclair
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Sinclair
Federal Reserve District
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Delaware
Good Neighbor Venezuela Farm Exports Diverse Tropical Produce
A fragmented sketch describes a Venezuelan farm producing coffee bananas oranges coconuts palm beans corn and sugar cane. It mentions Windthicine related cattle, a basic remedy ground as common cold cure, and references to vendors and places illogically mixed with misspelled names and dates.
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Venezuela
Broadway Nights Review Looks at Pal Joey and Miss Eileen
Broadway Nights surveys Pal Joey and My Sister Eileen, noting Ruth McKenney and John O’Hara’s source letters. It praises Gene Kelly and Vivienne Segal performances, Rodgers and Hart songs, and Minsky’s tease scene while judging the show as fast moving though occasionally dirty in tone.
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Clarence Day
Father
Day
Byussell Crouse
Howard Lindsay
Pal Joey
John O'Fara
Joey
Ethel Barrymore
Mr. O'Hara
Chicago
Gene Kelly
O'Hara
Rodgers and Hart
George Abbott
Robert Alton
Jo Mielziner
John Koenig
Abbotts
Gypsy Rose Lee
June Havoc
Vivienne Segal
Jean Casto
Minsky's
Miss Segal
Jack Durant
Ann East
Gerguson
Prince Michael Romanoff
Miss Havoc
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