Colleges Train Men in Handling War Supplies
The subcommittee on stores of the general munitions board has set up six to seven hundred graduates oriented schools at Michigan Dartmouth Penn State Wisconsin Illinois Harvard and other universities. Capt Hess leads expansion of summer programs with lectures and practical demonstrations in stowing piling accounting stock keeping and issuance. A Dartmouth memo on stowing goods circulated to all supply divisions. Training is intensive and demand driven with 24 hour call and trench digging penalty.
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General Munitions Board
University of Michigan
Dartmouth
State College of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin
Universities of
Ilinois
Harvard
R. H. Hess
Quartermaster's Department
Bananas Lauded As Wholesome Nutritious Food
An article extols bananas for their nutrition and affordability noting they are easily digested and seasonally available. It highlights comparable food value to potatoes, iron content, and versatility from baking to desserts including banana bread and cake in Trinidad.
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Trinidad
Medical drain of talent endangers civilian care
Dr. Franklin Martin, chairman of the medical board of the Council of National Defense, warns of a serious drain of medical talent into government forces and Red Cross units. He states the nation now has only enough doctors and nurses for civilians and calls for rapid creation of more medical personnel to meet the shortage.
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Franklin Martin
Council of National Defense
Tota
Red Cross
No Publicity on Munitions Contracts Policy
A wartime accord among the War Department General Munitions Board and the Council of National Defense bars public disclosure of ordnance contracts. Details on contract sizes and firm names will be withheld to protect against enemy use and to avoid drawing attention to suppliers.
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War Department
General Munitions Board
Council of National Defense
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