Steel bottleneck in wartime steel and ships supply
STEEL is the bottleneck of bottlenecks in war production, with steel limits driving shipping delays and material shortages. The piece argues steel capacity, conversion time, and plant expansion shape shortages in plate, structural shapes, and ingot steel, delaying ships, tanks, and vehicles. It notes production in 1942 nearing 15 million tons of plate and contrasts Germany’s earlier build. Tomorrow’s follow up explores fault, actions, and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Burton Heath
NER
New York
Hitler
Hirohito
Germany
Heavy airliner engines house vast 5500-part mortor units
A heavy duty radial motor used in modern American airliners pursuit planes and bombers comprises about 5500 parts. The item highlights the complexity and scale of military and civilian aviation propulsion within mid‑20th century technology.
Star Spangled Rhythm pokes fun at Hollywood on film set
VAUL HARRISON reports Paramount’s Star Spangled Rhythm delivers a star studded musical satire across the studio. Bob Hope Bing Crosby Mary Martin Dorothy Lamour Veronica Lake Paulette Goddard Fred MacMurray Ray Mill Vera Zorina feature as themselves while Victor Moore plays a gatekeeper role. The spoof targets executive offices and studio pomp with gadgets like a movable desk bar and a chorus of stars joining in on playful scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Mary Martin
Dorothy Lamour
Veronica Lake
Paulette Goddard
Fred MacMurray
Cecil Kellaway
Y. Frank Freemont
Cecil DeMille
Preston Sturges
Moores
Eddie Bracken
Bracken
Betty Hutton
Victor
B. G. DeSoto
Hollywood
Moore
Buttons and panels reveal a quirky midwar radio setup
A playful description shows a row of buttons opening side panels to reveal a radio. A second panel on the opposite side swings out a little bar with glasses and decanters. Separate dispatches report air sign confusion in Kansas City and Oklahoma amid unrelated shocks from Tulsa weather. Italy defeats Germany in a Milan boxing bout.
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STEEL
Europe
Axis
Seaboard
Steele
Japan
Weoiuite
High Point
Rogers
Ring-Harris
Nat Walker
Walgreen's
Central
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Rew
SWAN
DAN Valley Mills
Skr
F.F.W
Lux
LUX Rinso
Ser Lifebuoy
Aser
Spry ‘Ux
Ust
le Tee
English ST
West End
Pianos Records
High Point Music Supply
North Main ST
Harrison
Vaul Harrison
NEA
Studio Reids Itself
Victor Moore
Kansas City
Berlin
Tulsa
Okla
Mohawk Park
Walter Grubla
Grube
Italy
Milan
Otay, Sanne
Eis
SEARS
Silvertone Radio
Energex
Fulton
Pennsylvania
Loe Sears
Sears, Roebuck
High Point, N.C
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