Retailers for Defense Week expands defense sales drive
Huron and 1 million stores coast to coast join U S Treasury in a nationwide push to sell Defense Savings Stamps. Displays urge customers to buy stamps and accept them as change. C Irvin Krumm says retailers aid national defense and inflation control during the campaign.
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Defense
C. Irvin Krumm
Huron Chamber of Commerce
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Defense Savings Stamps Boosted by Retail Stores
Krumm describes new feature aiding the government to sell Defense Savings Stamps at retail outlets beyond this week as long as stamps are available. Swiftness of the fer de lance compared to cobras contrasts with the mongoose. Louisiana population rises from 2,101,593 in 1930 to 2,355,821 in 1940.
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First Billion In Stamps Sold Under Defense Savings Plan
The Treasury reports over one billion dollars in Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps sold in the first three months after the Defense Savings Program began. Secretary Morgenthau commends patriotic Americans for financing the war effort through voluntary savings and predicts a second billion can be raised similarly.
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Defense Savings
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Morgenthau
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Speedy sales boost Seties B bonds despite bites
A fragment notes strong sales of the Seties B bonds with optimism about continued momentum. The speaker expresses pleasure at the swift demand and hints at ongoing financial activity.
Defense Savings Stamps Expand to Books for Convenience
The article notes that 'people's bonds' rose 37 percent from June to July as Defense Savings Stamps shift from sheets to new books. The move, praised as unity for liberty, is facilitated by cooperation of the Post Office and Treasury. The 2 percent books curb losses from mutilation and ease merchant counting, keeping stamps on hand for customers.
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Special Stamp Books Designed for Retail Cash Registers
Special books of Defense Savings Stamps, crafted to fit in cash register drawers, have been prepared and distributed nationwide to keep stamps readily accessible for customers at retailers.
Army Unit Sizes and Command Structure Brief
In the United States Army a triangular division comprises 14 000 men and a square division 18 500 men under command of a major general. The note outlines division composition and leadership alignment within the Army’s organizational scheme.
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