A P Adopts a 5 Day Week in Jacksonville Stores
Jacksonville area stores will switch to a five day 48 hour work week for A P employees before Labor Day. President John A. Hartford and Southern Division President Robert M. Smith say the plan maintains same pay while extending hours to six days of customer service. The shift aims to cut total weekly hours without raising prices, aligning with A P's history of wage gains and efficiency.
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Hartford
Jacksonville
Robert M. Smith
Smith
A& P
New & FP
Washington, D. C
A&p
Priest’s Songs Help Parish Bills In New Jersey
WEST ORANGE N J Reverend Joseph P Conner found Our Lady of Lourdes parish in debt when he arrived 22 years ago He turned his song writing hobby to work and now the parish is in good shape One of his hits written under ten names was By A Waterfall Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses and Louise He has shifted to composing mostly church music A globe of the world made of plants marks the entrance to Marion Ohio cemetery with twenty thousand plants used for the display
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West Orange
N. J
Joseph P. Conner
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
Louise
Army Trainees Seek Letters From Home In Camp News
The United Service Organizations asked trainees what gifts they want from home and letters top the list. Not just from family but from friends and a hometown network. Trove of small comforts like handkerchiefs, socks, stamps, newspapers and magazines follows. The piece notes the army's two ocean navy of about 1,000 bottoms and three new big transports planned to carry thousands of troops, plus bases and airports expanding along both coasts.
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United Service Organizations
Ald
Doc
Joe
Amy
Navy
Army
Atlantic
Pacific
Wee Willie Keeler and the Ear-Tuning Pitchers Tale
A historical sports column recalls Wee Willie Keeler’s celebrated hitting prowess and how rival pitchers used ear-plug tactics to muffle heckling. It notes Keeler’s swift, precise batting, his Hall of Fame stature, and mentions notable contemporaries and rival teams in a vivid, period-voice style.
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HOPE
Horkansas
Greenhersy
Duster Malls
Cleveland
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Buck Newsom
Tigers
Vernon Kennedy
Senators
BH Dietrich
White Sox
Keeler
Willig Hoppe
Ene
Bill Johnston
Lennia
Wee Willie Keeler
Hall of Fame
Jon DiMagely
Cabls
Lajoles
Hornsbys
Sisters
Foxxes
Harry Grayson
NEA
New York
George Zisler
Joe DiMaggio
Willon H. Keeler
Frank Killen
Connie Mack
Fittsburgh
Killen
Baltimore Orioles
Ned Hamlon
John J. McGraw
Orioles
World War Story and Weathered Tales From a Slippery Day
A jumble of reports from readers in Topeka Alameda and Washington discusses traffic cuts from staggered federal worker hours, Chinese pilots and defense readiness, a humorous misheard World War II tale about William Knudsen, and a pancake of odd anecdotes including a clock falling and hackwoodsmen storing pork in barrels. The letters reveal public skepticism about statistics and a mix of cultural memes from the era.
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Gering
van Duzer
Washington
Bedlam
F. A
Ford
Mosquito Boats
Governsment. Co. S
Civil Service asks hiring more women in capital
Washington reports the Civil Service Commission seeks more female hires to balance jobs as defense needs draw men away. Data show three men to every two women in government here, with women capable of nearly all tasks in arsenals and factories. An expert notes soldiers want letters amid defense recruitment pressures.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Hollywand
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
National Defense
Ples
Wallace eyed for new federal post in economic warfare
Washington reports Vice-President Henry Wallace, seen as an ace economist, is rumored to be considered for a top role as coordinator of the new Bureau of Economic Warfare. The choice signals high-level administration aims amid interdepartmental dispute over relief strategy. The tale notes Wallace’s quiet influence and potential compromise among Commerce State and Treasury.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Akron
Ohio
Henry Wallace
Senate
Bureau of Economic Warfare
Wallace
Commerce
State
Treasury
W. L. Easton
United States
N. F
Alexandria
New York Avenue
Long Beach
Long Island
Liam A. van Duzer
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Our
J. R. Williams
Hi Willa Res
NEA Service
TE Lmu Reg
U.S Pat
Morizontal
S.A
South America
Charles Evans
Hughes
Hoppe
Mack
Plteher
Asia
Duckie Erty
Culinary Arts Institute
Hope Star
P. O
Arkansas
John Dear
Qid
Stubart Stores
Lipton
Godchaux
Imiragle Whip Salad
Bressing
Brookfield
Bae Oates
Hollywood
Feeders Supply Co
A&p Food Stores
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