Ten Building Permits Totalling $2,065 for Week
Henry Nilges reports ten building permits issued last week totaling 2065 dollars. The largest to Mrs J Burnett of Lee Street for a 500 dollar porch. Eight roofing permits include Cole County Building and Loan 350 dollars and others for homes and garages. Also noted are military pay and related policy details, plus a Supreme Court tax case and House parity debate on agricultural funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Nilges
J. ‘Burnett
Lee Street
E.D. Steffler
E. Elm’ Street
Enate
Army
Marine’ ‘Corps
Coast Guard
Ehud
Arbi‘ily
Supreme Court
Jehovahs Witnesses
Joseph Rutherford
Boonville
Stone
House
Cochran
Missouri
Senate
How to Heat an Air Raid Shelter Offers Problem
Toledo engineers discuss the challenge of heating and cooling crowded air raid shelters. Pittsburgh expert J B Fullman highlights the need for effective exhaust and heated surfaces, proposing a radiant heating system using embedded wrought iron hot water pipe coils in walls and floors.
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Toleds
J. B. Fullman
Pittsburgh
Toledo Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
Fullman
Parity price row and WPA funding in midwestern debate
The discussion centers on farm parity prices and a Senate amendment, with Cannon and Cochran trading quips about farms and county poor farms. The House approved 3386 million dollars for the Works Progress Administration for the year starting July 1, while Agriculture Secretary Wickard forecasts record production reducing the need for rationing, noting potential hog market timing and licensing if hogs flood the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannion
Cochran
Jack Cochran
Cannon
Hope
Kansas
United States
WPA
House
Works Progress Administration
Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
Insulux Blocks Boost Kitchen Light and Privacy
Homemaker's News explains three to four panel blocks installed above work surfaces create a decorative and functional feature in any kitchen. Non-porous blocks resist dust, wipe clean, and diffuse light while keeping interior privacy. panels cost under ten dollars.
Oddities in the 2 Day's News and Army Reunion
A composite of light Belarussian style oddities notes a burglar finding only 15 cents then smashing eggs in a John Johnson apartment. A reunion tale follows Arthur W. Anderson and William M. A. Brandt meeting after 23 years, both now army captains.
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Associated Press
Denver
John Johnson
Los Angeles
Arthur W. Anderson
South Pasadena
William’ M. A. Brandt
North Hollywood
France
Wiliam A. Aird
Soldier Wins Fame For First Symphony at Fort Riley
Pvt. Robert Ward of Cleveland Ohio won the Juilliard School publication award for his First Symphony performed by the Eastman Symphony Orchestra Rochester on a nationwide broadcast. Five hundred copies will be printed and Ward will receive score and performance royalties. Ward, a Cavalry replacement training center trooper, helped compose The Life of Riley which premiered at the post last week. The United States consumed 4,207,457 bales of cotton during the last six months of 1940.
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Fort Riley
Eas
Robert Ward
Cleveland
Julliard School
New York City
Eastman Symphony Orchestra
Rochester
Ward
Cavalry Replacement Training Center
Riley
The
New Radiator Saves Space and Materials for Victory
A new radiator design from the Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau promises to save vital metals for victory use while reducing space needs and cost for homeowners. The shallow 3½ inch depth fits against walls with no back metal, allowing flexible furniture layout and easy cleaning, with floor or wall hung options and debut in defense housing at about $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau
German Woman Aids War Effort In Reich
American writer details how German women rally to Hitler’s cause through sacrifices in food, labor, and national defense. She highlights three driving beliefs, devotion to Germany, and ruthlessness toward enemies, noting German fashion and rationed goods shape daily life while Nazis push propaganda. The piece contrasts American and German women’s roles in sustaining total war.
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Jean Graffis
New York
Hitler
America
Germany
Vienna
German Women Drift From Fashion To War Work
The piece describes German women adopting wartime restraint and factory roles as supply lines shrink. It notes shortages of goods like stockings and shoes, women turning to back markets or learning to manage with minimal comforts, and many entering government offices for steadier pay and privileges. The tone contrasts with American norms, hinting at shifting morals during the war.
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Berlin
Seullion
Strain on Women Workers in Factories During War
The piece discusses how wartime factory work strains women workers morale and health. It notes women exchange favors for coffee or candy, highlights strong health claims by plant tours, and cites a nurse who says many faint at machines. Rest periods help briefly but worker collapse remains a risk.
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Nilges
John Burnett
Attu Village
Attu Island
Aleutian Group
U.S. Navy
Bureau of Public Relations
Washington, D. C
NEA
Homemaker’s News
Indianapoll
Indiana
Watchmakers’ Association of Indiana
Pearl Harbor
Stephen
Moone
Brandenbe
Rger Drug Co
Pennsylvania
Sam
Puone
Esariry
Henry. H Fitts
Macon
Charles Gregory
Houston
Texas
Midway Island
Fitts
Ellington Field
Air Corps
Home Building and Loan Association
John C. Newberry
Devel
Montgomery Ward
Jefferson City
Ceu McCartyat
Jefferson
Bae
Capital City Water CO
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