Plants Face Job Of Getting More Production Per Worker
New York reports detail a push to raise output per labor hour without sparking worker resistance. Foremen describe two trends: some workers slow to safeguard jobs amid weak orders, others boost output amid fear of layoffs. Brown of St Paul used a gimmick, sending 3700 staff and 1078 salespeople mechanical pencils with an eight ball inside and promising a five percent higher effort would lift the company out of the eight ball. Ward claims productivity rose over six percent, aided by the clever incentive, as stockholders include many employees.
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New York
Ford Motor
John L. Lewis
Mackage
Brown Aut
St. Paul
Minn
Charles A. Ward
Ward
Earths Equator and Poles Diameters Differ by 27 Miles
The equatorial diameter is 7 926 miles while the polar diameter is 7 899 miles, a difference of 27 miles. This reflects Earth's oblateness due to rotation, with the equator bulging outward relative to the poles.
Human lungs process about 3000 gallons of air daily
A typical person inhales roughly 3000 gallons of air in a 24 hour period. This daily respiration amount highlights the scale of the air we move through our lungs and the body's oxygen needs.
Bologna on onion roll fuels Ann Sheridan romance
Hollywood scene recalls Ann Sheridan solving stomach woes with bologna on onion rolls on the set of I Was a Male War Bride. Cary Grant winces at the kiss, Betsy Drake teases, and Ann reflects on Warner years, publicity battles, and future plans.
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Hollywood
NEA
Ann Sheridan
Cary Grant
Ann
Cary
Betsy Drake
Betsy
Warner
Builders See More Cuts In Construction Cost
F W Dodge Corp reports builders expect costs to drop eight percent by November, five percent lower than a year ago. Regional variations show west north central states facing high costs like overtime and material delays, while labor efficiency may account for much of the overall decline.
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New York
F. W. Dodge Corp
West North Central
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Dodge
West North Central States
Pacific Coast
New England
South Atlantic
West South Central
Middle Atlantic
East South Central
Mountain States
Dodge National
New York Building Congress
Housewives use galvanised pail to streamline weekly chores
Housewives discover daily time savings by placing a sturdy galvanized steel garbage pail just outside the kitchen door. The pail acts as a convenient refuse receptacle for daytime accumulation, then carried to a large rear yard can for emptying by the man of the house.
Workers Study At UW School
MADISON Wis. First of 21 institutes in the 25th annual University of Wisconsin for workers opened Monday. More than 30 representatives of locals in the United Auto Workers and American Federation of Labor discuss collective bargaining job evaluation time study and union leadership. An 11 week summer schedule runs through Sept 3 with several conferences on campus including organic chemistry parasitology and veterinary meetings. William Vogt of Washington will headline a conservation conference June 30 and July 1.
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Madison Wis
University of Wisconsin
Monay
United Auto Workers
American Federation of Labor
The
University Medical School
Madison
Midwestern Association of Parasitologists
Conservation
Pan American Union
William Vogt
Washington
Wisconsin
Snakes Invade Bentong Government Office
Snakes found inside a Bentong district government office with three killed in ten days. Two cobras measured seven and a half feet each.
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Bentong
Malaya
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