Strikes threaten preparedness and democracy, author warns
A 1940s column recounts rising man hours lost to strikes from 1930 to 1939, cites Wagner act critiques, warns against misinformation, and argues that domestic spending sustains towns, taxes, and democracy while dictatorial powers loom in Germany and history shows world conquerors failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Washington
United States
Lawrence Sullivan
Labor Department
England
William Green
John L
Americans to Aid China by Sending Engineering Volunteers
Hollywood figure John Garfield led plans to send a volunteer corps of American engineers to China to boost war efforts. The group, with Dave Selznick’s film circle, aims to create small, mobile factory units and repair stations along Burma Road, financing through a $5 million relief drive. Garfied says small plants, moved factories, and modern machine tech will help China resist Japanese raids and join democracies.
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New York
China
Orient
John Garfield
Hollywood
Dave Selznick
National United China Relief Committee
Garfield
Burma Road
United China Relief Campaign
Mr. Garfield
H. H. Kung
Chungking
Ranger Post Office in Sheep Wagon Closed by Progress
The Ranger post office in Bowman County North Dakota, once a tiny sheep wagon serving six families since 1912, will be discontinued this summer as the area adopts a more modern Bowman address 40 miles away.
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Fargo
N. D
United States
Bowman
North Dakota
Ranger
Uncle Sam
Little Missouri River
Bowman County
West
Brazil Builds Defense Railways Linking Ports and Interiors
Brazil expands rail and road networks for defense and development. Under Getulio Vargas, 15 rail systems were nationalized, a new national department of railways oversees a 3,000 km track expansion, over 520 airports bolster air defense, and Pan American links aim to connect ports with inland cities amid regional security concerns.
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Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
National Department of Railways
U. S
Bolivia
South America
Santos
Arica
Chile
U.S
Paraguay
Rio Grande
Argentina
Uruguay
B. A
Peru
Panama
Canal Region
Pan- Airlines
Condor Line
Condor
Rio
Army ends greeting on calls to speed war effort
War department restrictions tighten telephone use for troops and civilians. Officers will personally place and stay on calls to avoid delays, eliminating the customary Hello and frosty greetings during the emergency.
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Washington
Army
New England
War Department
Easy Slip Covers for Sofas and Chairs
Learn to transform an old sofa with a bright new slip cover. The 82 page booklet gives exact cutting and sewing details with diagrams. It also covers covering and trimming various chairs, fabric tips, colors, and how to order your copy by mail.
U S Railway Mileage Compared With Global Railways
New figures from the Association of American Railroads show U S railway mileage measuring about ten times Britain and six times France and Germany. It surpasses Russia India Japan Italy and China by multiple multiples and exceeds totals for South America Asia Africa and Australia combined.
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Association of American Railroads
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
India
Japan
Italy
China
U.S
South America
Asia
Africa
Australia
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Wright
Western Newspaper Union
Reichstag
Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
Napoleon
Tamerlane
Genghis Khan
Charlemagne
Attila the “Hun
Caesar
Alexander
Rio DE Janeiro
North America
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Pacific
C. R. Wickard
Avon
Adolf
London
Berlin
Norwalk
Lee A. Cavalier
Long Island
Broadway
Homer
U.S. Army
Reader-Home Service
Minna St
San Francisco, Calif
Wtouda
Henry
Vergil
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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