Understanding instalment rates and evolving work relations
The article discusses how listing simple percentages for installment plans hides true costs, using a Lowell store example where a $100 radio costs $14 to pay off a debt of $85, yielding a much higher rate than 4 percent. It then reflects on problem solving, industrial relations, and future possibilities, including unions and new approaches to employee contributions and social costs.
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Imperial Type Metal Magazine
Public Affairs Committee
Lowell
Massachusetts
Desler
Moscow Front Violence Surges as Forces Clash Around Kalinin
Soviet reports and dispatches describe intensified fighting on the Moscow front with gains and losses for both sides. German claims of towns captured contrast with Red Army counterattacks near Kalinin, Tula, and Leningrad, while Britain declares war on Finland Hungary and Romania with limited immediate impact.
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Zero
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Tikhvin
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Finland
Hungary
Rumania
Russia
Local Drive Calls for Help Amid Voluntary Campaign
A fragmented plea urges citizens to support a voluntary drive led by Talbot Feild Jr as County Chairman Rey and J E Ma mill organize city efforts. The notice emphasizes low cost and wide impact, urging public participation.
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Talbot Feild, Jr
Rey, J. E_ Mamill
Nao
Honolulu Raid Described by Correspondent
Honolulu correspondent Eugene Burns reports at least two Japanese bombers over Oahu and Pearl Harbor firing on defenses. Bombs hit Hickam field and Pearl Harbor oil tanks, with anti aircraft fire filling the sky as Honolulu citizens evacuate and military units clear the streets.
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Eugene Burns
Honolulu
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
San Francisco
Associated Press Office
Hickam Field
Air Corps
Oahu Island
Pearb Harbor
Honollulu
Pilkinton to Speak on KTHS Americanism Feature
State Senator James H. Pilkinton of Hope will address listeners on KTHS Hot Springs next Monday night from 6 30 to 6 45 PM. The weekly program, sponsored by the Hot Springs Junior Chamber of Commerce, will have Pilkinton introduced by William Lockaduo and focus on The Sources of American Liberty.
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James H. Pilkinton
Hope
KTHS
Hot Springs
Britain would follow U S in declaring war on Japan
Radio and newspaper correspondents broadcasting this Sunday warned that Britain would declare war simultaneously with the United States if Congress declares war on Japan after the Hawaii and Philippines attacks. Congress holds the power to declare war, not the president, making an official declaration unlikely before it reconvenes after the weekend recess.
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Pacific
United States
Japan
Hawaii
Philippines
Great Britain
Tokyo
Congress
Rebels Seek to Carve New State of Jefferson
YREKA Calif Step up and meet Jefferson the proposed 49th state in the union. About 45 000 residents of four frontier counties in California and Oregon seek secession claiming state governments have neglected vast timber and mineral resources. The proposed state would span 12 665 square miles larger than Connecticut Rhode Island and Delaware. The rebellion began in Curry County Oregon after the state failed to develop manganese and bauxite deposits. Port Orford Mayor Gilbert Gable announced plans to join California prompting warnings from Siskiyou Del Norte and Modoc counties in California about leaving the frying pan for the fire. A mutual neglect meeting at Yreka named provisional state capital.
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Yreka
Calif
Jefferson
Frontier
California
Oregon
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
Curry County
Gilbert Gable
Port Orior
Siskiyou
del Norte
Modoc
Vacancy at Proving Ground for Telephone Operator
The Ninth U S Civil Service District in St. Louis invites applications by December 26 1941 for a Telephone Operator at the Southwestern Proving Ground Hope Arkansas with a $1200 yearly salary. Requires 10 years central office or 1 year branch exchange experience, age 18 to 55, veteran preference noted. apply at Hope Arkansas Post Office or Southwestern Proving Ground, Hope.
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U. S. Civil, Service District
New Federal Building
St. Louis
Ordnance Department
Southwestern Proving Ground
Hope
Arkansas
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Civil Service District
Cranium Crackers Familiar Statues Quiz
A trivia item lists five questions about famous statues and monuments. It asks what the Statue of Liberty holds in her left hand, what the minuteman with stamps holds in his right hand, where the original statue is, where the Liberty Bell was first cast and when it cracked, whose statue tops the famous monument in Trafalgar Square, and which of Lincoln's feet hangs over part of the Lincoln Memorial pedestal. Answers on Comic Page.
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United States
Trafalgar Square
London
Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Transport Hit 1300 Miles Off Frisco
The White House announced that an Army transport carrying lumber rather than troops was torpedoed 1,300 miles west of San Francisco. The strike put the Japanese action well east of Hawaii toward the U S mainland. No details on sinking or crew casualties were available.
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Washington
White House
San Francisco
Hawaii
United States
Spencer Sees Now Best Time to Fight Japan Says Spencer
U S Senator Lloyd Spencer speaking at a Hope banquet said he favors confronting Japan now rather than risking a united Axis front including Germany. He urged decisive action, noting the need to prevent delaying a broader war while praising the President’s efforts. Spencer planned to return to Washington soon.
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Spencer
Japan
U. S
Lloyd Spencer
Southwestern Proving Ground
Homer M. Adkins
Pacific
Germany
Washington
Progress of Seal Campaign in Hope Delivers Hopeful Support
Citizens respond wholeheartedly to the Christmas Seal Campaign of the Tuberculosis Association. Rev. J E Hamill, the elity chairman, says the 1942 program will be extensive due to national emergency. The campaign educates about prevention and cure while preparing for potential emergencies. Residents note strong backing as “an old American institution.”
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Citizens of Hope
Tuberculosis Association
J. E. Hamill Elity
Hamill
Thisty
Smith Take a Back Seat Smith Take a Back Seat
Logan West Virginia city directory lists Brownings as the most common surname with 36 entries. Conks total 20, Smiths 16, while Joneses and Browns are scarce or absent in the running. Montana population in 1940 stands at 554,196 versus 587,606 in the prior year.
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Logan
W. Va
Joneses
Brownings
Conks
Montana
Car Lot Watchman Killed in Car Lot Attack
In Little Rock a 65 year old night watchman, John Hoffman, was found bludgeoned to death in his shack at a used car lot. A 1939 coupe disappeared, and police pursued an apparent theft motive as the investigation began Saturday.
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Little Rock
John Hoffman
Merchants to Attend Banquet for Governor Adkins
Hope Chamber of Commerce invites merchants who benefited from the Southwestern Proving Ground site to reserve or publish tables for the banquet honoring Governor Adkins and Senator Speer next Tuesday. Women may attend and reservations for single seats will not be taken.
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Hope C. of C
Gov. Adkins
Chamber of Commerce
Proving Ground
Hope Reserve
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Spen
Eer
Adkins
Red Cross Drive Nears Completion in Hempstead County
Hempstead county Red Cross drive neared completion Saturday as chairmen reported donations totaling 3,882.76 dollars, with only a few more names left to publish.
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Hempstead County
Red Cross
Bombers Hit Pearl Harbor As Japan Attacks
News desk reports Japanese warplanes attacked Pearl Harbor and Oahu at 3 20 p m EST with 350 men aboard. The assault targeted U S defense sites in Hawaii and Manila, causing fires as U S forces scramble to respond. Official notices from President Roosevelt and Secretary of State echo the urgent defense warning.
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Hickman
Honolulu
Hawaii
Tod
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
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Manila
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Navy
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White Houses
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