Womanpower shown as future reserve in wartime jobs
Northwestern National Life Insurance reports that 1.1 million women could form a reserve pool for factory work in a new emergency, with normal growth adding 200,000 annually. Past World War II data show women greatly expanded defense production, suggesting greater future mobilization if needed.
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Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Minneapolis
Congress
Bureau
Potential role of women in future U S defense mobilization
The article argues U S defense would first recruit women voluntarily, then resort to compulsory service if needed. It cites WWII performance, notes 61 million employed, 45.5 million in nonfarm industry, and that housewives and single women shape reserves. It highlights wardens service and civil defense reliance on women in neighborhoods.
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America
United States
Great Britain
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Armed Services
Women Power in War Effort Deemed Crucial
A wartime article extols women as essential to victory, urging Americans to set aside divisions of gender, marital status, faith, race, and labor status. It asserts women have proven the ability to share the burden and that clinging to old divisions would lead to defeat.
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United States
Takes Time Henry Guy Carleton Impeded Speech
A clipped anecdote shows Henry Guy Carleton the journalist and playwright stammering during a meeting with a friend who asks for a fifteen minute chat. The reply is a simple request to know the topic of the five minute conversation.
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Henry Guy Carleton
Driver Faces Negligent Manslaughter Charge in Court
A driver before the court for negligent manslaughter speaks without a lawyer as the judge notes seven prior appearances. The judge warns the eighth offense risks seriousness and urges truth, while the driver confirms there is no legal representation.
Worth the Price and the Captain in the Dockyard Joke
A retired sailor pays a boy a dime daily to visit and announce the captain wants him. The boy tells the captain to go to blazes. A separate quip notes the whole being greater than its parts with a doughnut punchline.
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Stude
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