Plan to unite auto industry for war production
General Hugh S Johnson discusses Phil Mur ray's plan to create a single great production unit for the automobile industry to speed plane and war materiel output. He compares it to the 1918 War Industries Board, noting the need for industry committees and centralized control to reduce waste and bottlenecks. He emphasizes toolmakers as critical to mass production, estimating about 10 000 unemployed in the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Phil Murray
War Industries Board
Knudsen
War Industries'board
War Service
Child Labor in War Material Sparks U S Debate
The piece discusses wartime demands widening child labor for foreign troops and domestic needs. It notes the Child Labor Amendment movement, historical trends since 1906, and international pressures as Italy and Romania mobilize youth. It highlights New Jersey migratory labor laws and risks to minors in unregulated intrastate industries.
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U. S
Wilson Adlar
Union
United States
Congress
Toronto
Canada
Italy
Romania
National Youth Movement
Prospects for Agriculture and Industry in 1941
The outlook for agriculture in 1941 is favorable with farmers seen earning about 500 million dollars more than in 1940 as markets improve. Higher prices and demand from industrial income and defense spending support rural incomes while manufacturing and defense sectors expect about 10 percent higher output than last year.
Auto Tool Shops Near Capacity Reported in Detroit
DETROIT reports that the potential capacity of tool shops in the automotive area for small tools urgently needed for national defense production is pretty well exhausted, according to Chester Cahn secretary of the Automotive Tool and Die Manufacturers association.
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Auto Area
Detroit
Chester Cahn
The
Automotive Tool and Die Manufacturers’ Association
Les Saiding
Transients Pressed for Medical Aid Across the Nation
A U S Public Health Service bulletin highlights that up to a million transients roam the country seeking basic medical care. It notes restricted access, higher disabling illness among transients, and the link between migration, health, and local residency status amid scarce public aid.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Charles F. Blankenship
Fred Safier
Public Health Service
United States
Federal
Argentina considers wheat acreage cuts to curb surplus
Argentina moves toward acreage control for next year to curb a looming 200 million bushel wheat surplus as grain shipments back up. The grain board may cut plantings of wheat flaxseed and barley by 10 percent under AAA guidelines.
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Washington, D. C
Argentina
Henry Wallace
Grain Board
Obscure Reflections on Duty and Reward in Obituaries
The piece muses on the value of a man’s service and the limits of mourning aloud. It contrasts praise in obituaries with the idea of delaying life’s gratitude and the inevitability of postponed joy.
Prodigal Comeback Wit and Work Ethic Sage Advice
The excerpt offers aphorisms on prodigals returning with restraint and patience. It emphasizes finding a positive angle in hard work, valuing giving over receiving, and the idea that success stems from steady effort and optimism.
Unasked Advice Critics Misread Beauty Culture Musings
A compact note argues that unsolicited guidance is meddling and that apparent excuses masquerade as parental reasons. The piece contrasts ugliness of sin with the art of beauty culture and questions the legitimacy of unasked counsel.
There Shall Be Wings The Wrights and American Flight Manifested
In a New York Times passage the author recalls da Vinci’s prophecy of human flight and credits America with fulfilling the dream through the Wright brothers. The piece links early imagination to modern achievement, noting Ford’s preservation of their shop as a landmark.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Mount
Albano
Columbus
America
da Vinci
Space
New World
Toscanelli
Wright Brothers
Henry Ford
New York Times
Gems of Thought Quotes Montage
A collection of maxims and quotes from various authors. The lines contrast themes of perception, love, prudence, writing, and wealth with compact aphorisms attributed to Phelps Irvine Platus Buckingham and Publilius Syrus.
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Hugh S.johnson
WHY Sonics
Ysis
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Paul S. Taylor
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
National Child Labor Committee
L. G. Elliott
LaSalle Extension University
LaSalle
Viscount Halifax
Washington
Lord Lothian
Halifax
Washington Society
Lothian
Irene Boyle
Board of Education
Privy Seal
House of Lords
Council
India
Mahatma Gandhi
England
Gandhi
France
Algeria
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Department of Commerce
America. First Committee
Committee For the Defense of America
America First
G.O.P. Journal
Phelps
Alexander Irvine
Plautus
Duke of Buckingham
Publilius Syrus
Lydia
Pinkham
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