Factories Whirl At Greatest Speed In American History
New York reports that Roosevelt's defense budget aims for 27 billion over three years, with monthly armament spending exceeding 400 million and a push to double current production. Industry operates near full capacity as idle plants restart, while taxes and price controls draw scrutiny amid vast defense spending.
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Budget near world war high burgh
Scrapping is a principal ingredient of steel and the budget debate leaves critics unsure how far price controls will be used. In Wall Street the budget news drew calm response with a creeping advance, later erased as traders shifted focus to rail stocks and a bull market tied to rising arms program traffic.
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Industrial Pace Raising Accidents Warns Secretary Perkins
Secretary Perkins warned that industrial accidents rise faster than defense employment. She cited inexperienced new workers and crowded workshops as key causes and noted more workers commuting by car adding to traffic crashes. No injury statistics were released. Prime Minister Smuts said South Africa would help clear Ethiopia and British Somaliland of Italian forces in 1941.
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Walter Winchell Gossip and Showbiz Notes from 1941
The column mentions Walter Winchell relocating to 277 Park Ave and references showbiz buzz around Dave Apollon and Ethel Merman amid elopement rumors. It notes Tommy Dorsey’s drafted stars Buddy Rich and Piggy Elman, a Bette Davis piece in Movie and Radio Guide, and other media chatter about editors and headlines.
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Kansas City Journal
Treasury Plans Appeal for Defense Loans as in 1917 18
Treasury engineers a broad public drive for defense loans and savings stamps, recalling the 1917 18 Liberty and Victory Loan campaigns. The piece notes 66 million subscribers raised over 24 billion dollars, with bonds allotted and thrift stamps contributing over a billion. It cites historic interest rates and postwar bond values, and forecasts a modern drive without tax exemption but aiming for wide public participation.
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Treasury
December living costs rise 0.4 percent in U S
The National Industrial Conference Board reports December living costs for the wage earner up 0.4 percent from November and 1.4 percent higher than December 1939. The increase is attributed to higher food and coal prices. the board is funded by private business corporations.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Happy Valley highlights North Carolina history in biographies and homes
About Books continues editorial pages praising Happy Valley a timely addition to state history. The volume by Professor Hickerson collects portraits of founders presidents early figures and notable families with illustrations of historic homes and descendants preserving pieces of North Carolina’s fabric for posterity.
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Louise McNeely
Farm vehicles constituted a quarter of 1939 motor truck registrations
The report shows that one out of every four motor trucks registered in 1939 was designated as a farm vehicle. This indicates significant use of trucks for agricultural purposes during the year.
Retail Food Cost Gains During Late Fall Period
Washington January 11 A 1.4 per cent rise in retail food costs from November 12 to December 17 was reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Butter prices surged while fresh vegetables and staples such as milk flour cured pork and lard climbed. The 54 food index was 2.4 per cent higher than December 1939 but about 3 per cent below the 1935-39 average.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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