Rationing Manpower in War Production
War Manpower Commission chief Paul V. McNutt outlines a new policy of efficient labor use. He notes training efforts, shifting skilled workers to where needed, and the need to justify worker requests by proving optimal use of current staff. The Bureau of Manpower Utilization anchors this effort with field engineers and consultants to reduce absenteeism and turnover through community adjustments and worker support services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Bureau of Manpower Utilization
Varlong
Commission
Solomons Island and war ship traffic raise naval stakes
The piece recalls Solomons Island Maryland as a wartime naval hub with airplanes sent aboard a carrier built for Britain, then misrouted via the Panama Canal as London learns its destination through embassy inquiries. It also notes rubber industry strain from synthetic supply and small business funding friction with government loan programs and a Canada bound journalist anecdote.
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Solomons Island
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Leviathan
Mount Vernon
Monticello
Navy Department
Panama Canal
London
Washington
Solomon Islands
U.S. Naval
Women's Corps in Peace Time Advocates Permanent WAC Role
Edith N Rogera argues after World War II the armed services must keep women in uniform on a permanent full time basis. She cites wartime gains, volunteers for Africa, and the need for women in jobs from operators to nurses, planners for postwar economy, and a lasting nurse corps precedent.
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Women’s Corps
Edith N. Rogera
Mas
Army
Navy
Congress
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Brehon B. Somervell
Wacs
Africa
Oveta Culp Hobby
Daytona
Fla
North Africa
Armed Services
Weather Bureau
Lesson for September 5 seciod education note
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an international copyreI Fu Carnell of Retidiann Education used for permination. The text is incomplete and unclear about purpose or context.
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Seciod
International Copyrei Fu Carnell
Retidiann Education
Perminaion
Israel Called to Be a Holy People
A wartime sermon urges social justice rooted in God’s holiness. It outlines Holiness of Heart and Holiness of Life, stressing honesty, kindness, fairness, love, respect, and consideration as foundations for a just society under God.
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Labor Day
Jamael
Satan
Christ
Israel
Hutts of Lima Beans Make Good Soup Tips
Wartime home economy notes advise using coarse sieves for legumes to improve soup, and detail storage tips for bread, clothing closets, and food containers. It discusses moisture control with electric lamps, vented containers, and durable canning jars, plus a morale note on cigarettes for soldiers, highlighting Camels as a favorite brand.
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U. S
Lawyer Met His Match In Tinsmith On and Off
A lawyer famed for cross examination asks a tin-roofing witness how long he worked at the trade. The witness replies sixty five years off and on. The lawyer questions the logic, and the courtroom roars as the examiner ends the chaotic testimony.
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Paul V. McNutt
Washington, D. C
China
Chungking
Senate
Small Business Committee
James Murray
Montana
War Plants Corporation
Riverside Boatyard Company
Miami
War Plante Corporation
Senate Small Business Committee
War Planta Corporation
Frank Tinsley
British Supply Council
Royal Canadian Air Force
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
Reuters
New York
Canada
Tinsley Todt
AR Correspon
Hugh
Unday School
Narold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Peter
Bowing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Rueti
Ant
St. Jomah
Geman
St. Joseph
Earth
Intercity
University of California
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