Draft must be clean in New York on selective service
General Hugh S. Johnson criticizes Burke-Wadsworth selective service for giving local boards too much discretion and risking favoritism. He warns the bill could undermine democracy and urges the President to ensure fairness. He discusses planning delays and mismanagement in armament production in New York, noting the complexity of producing new war units like tanks and airplanes.
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David Warfield
Peter Grimm
Burke-Wadsworth Selective Service
Senate
Selective Service Boards
Willkie
Congress
Roosevelt
House Committee
Dog House
Temns
Mohammedan Potentate
Nizam
Nawab Azam Jah
Fafnir
Penekors
Housewives Aid National Defense Plans By Buying Synthetic Products
The article outlines how American housewives embracing synthetics and plastics since 1929 have grown a $400 million industry vital to national defense. It notes nylon, koroseal, ameripol, and nylon tires, plus new uses from parachutes to gun stocks, shower curtains, and camphor, with corporate roles by duPont, Goodrich, and Standard Oil, and mentions Wright Field tests and rising domestic production.
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Vincent Converse
Western Newspaper Union
New York
Housewives of America
Howard E. Fritz
Fritz
Dr. Fritz
National Defense
duPont
Wright Field
China
Ameripol
The
Goodrich Company
Washington
Nature
Standard Oil Company
Louisiana
Selznick starts new era from old studio after liquidation
David O. Selznick liquidates International Pictures to form David O. Selznick Productions while recounting a rise from a one-dollar start to film classics. The piece contrasts his drive with the Nizam of Hyderabad famed for wealth and eccentric state expenditures.
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New York
David O. Selznick
Selznick G
Morpheus
Selznick International Pictures, Inc
David O. Selznick Productions, Inc
International
Mr. Selznick
L. J. Selznick
David
Russia
Zeleznick
England
Selznick
America
Rebecca
Casual Dress That Flatters the Figure
Pattern description highlights Design No 1962 B for a high bustline and narrow hips, achieved by long darts shaping the waist. Gathers on shoulders and long straight seams define the simple, comfortable style. Offers fabric yardages and pattern details for Barbara Bell patterns.
Business Holds Steady Near Peak
Business activity expands with production moving toward a peak and trade and industry set to near record levels this fall. Growth includes higher payrolls and farm income boosting retail sales as a nascent armaments industry grows in importance to the economy.
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Lord Fauntleroy
Zenda
Hyderabad
Hetty Green
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LaSalle Extension University
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