Dewey Proposes Tax Revisions To Spur Risk Capital And Right Pricing
Representative Dewey urges a shift from close pricing to right pricing in renegotiated war contracts, proposed tax reforms to entice risk capital, and government loan guarantees to local industries. He says incentives should reward efficiency, ingenuity, and output gains, while hearings begin September 9 to review reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Dewey
House
Ways and Means Committee
Naval Committee
Ways and Means
Reward For Productions Proposed Today On The Home Front
Washington dispatch examines labor turnover in war plants under controlled hiring. It shows March to May changes, revealing hoarding, swarms hired, and jobs steered by the U S employment service. Officials indicate a shift from stabilization to U S E S referrals in labor-tight areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
U. S. Employment Service
WMC
Buffalo
U.S. FE. S
Labor Board Watchdog Presses Buffalo Employers on Wages
A War Production Board official outlines that the War Manpower Commission and labor agencies may intervene with Buffalo employers hoarding workers or facing high turnover. Poor lighting, bad ventilation, and low starting pay trigger wage and production concerns tied to government contracts, with action taken on a negotiation basis before any crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Office of Defense Transportation
Maritime Commission
Army
Navy
Buffalo
War Labor Board
WMC
Early shipment of turkeys for soldiers’ Thanksgiving
ALMA MICH AUG 23 Four thousand turkeys were packed and sent to military bases overseas to supply the November Thanksgiving feast. A carload of 1 800 turkeys led by Poultry Plant Manager Tom Sickles illustrates wartime production speed. Enhanced hatching and care methods enable prime quality birds earlier to meet army needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Mich
Turkey
Sickles
Goose Army Dozen Breaks Quiet in Ramapo Valley
In Ramapo New York Chief Abe Stern was alerted by women who saw an arm of a ghostly white army assemble in a valley. He scanned the scene and watched as white objects waved. The army turned out to be 200 geese and ducks walking on a convalescent home lawn gathering crumbs left by patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quack Outfit
Ramapo
N.Y
Abe Stern
Great-grandmother Bohney Fends Off Porcupine in Idaho Garden
Mrs. Joe Bohney of Salmon Idaho aided by police and her husband when a porcupine invaded her garden. She struck the animal with a shovel and hurled it into the river after police and her husband failed to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salmon
Idaho
Joe Bohney
Hubby
Bohney
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
War Manpower Commission
War Production Board
High Point Enterprise
Altman Lad
Southern Enriched Bread
Southern Bread
Modern Romances Magazine
New Southern Bread
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!