War Agencies Seek to Cut Paper Overhead in War Effort
W P B works with business leaders to simplify reporting forms and reduce paper workload amid government blanks. W J Donald of the American Trade Association Execs leads an advisory committee to ease the paper flood, shaping managerial posture for postwar governance. Donald, born in Canada, naturalized in 1923, built a U S career in business economics after 1911 at the American City Bureau.
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War News and Air Heroes Highlight World Fronts
Col Robert L Scott Jr, famed one man air force, takes command of the India China air command on June 26 leading the 21st pursuit squadron after earning a silver star for a daring Burma River attack. Soviet Don front battles and second front demands fuel Allied anxiety as Japanese gains in the Aleutians trigger brisk naval updates.
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India-China
Chindwin River
Giant Planes From Shipyards Spark War Era Transport Plan
Unofficial WPB approval eyes Henry Kaiser for nine shipyards to build 100 ton flying boats aiming for 5,000 units yearly. Plan needs military engine and part releases without hindering war effort. Cromwell proposes Kaiser as air transport czar while Nelson signals WPB cooperation to boost moving supplies.
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Donald Nelson
WPB
WPE
Kaiser
Mars
Glenn Martin
Baltimore
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Senate
James H. R. Cromwell
U. S
Canada
Air Monsters: Two Giants of Flight Unfold in Washington
Aviation engineers describe two extraordinary aircraft projects. A plywood carrier would weigh 1 120 000 pounds, carry 3 000 men and 20 000 pounds of torpedoes, reach 350 mph, and feature a 400 foot wingspan. The second craft is an amphibian flying cargo plane with a 200 foot deck, 12 fighters, helium lift, air tunnels, and semi vacuum tunnels to aid thrust. Waves naval unit to recruit 10 000 women led by Mildred McAfee will take on officer candidate roles and desk duties.
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Christmas
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Army
WAAC
Mildred McAfee
Wellesley College
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Marshall
Africa
New Attacks and Peace Plans Highlight Weekly Analysis
Western Newspaper Union analysts report grave peril as Red Communiques admit risk and new Frank attacks harass Nazis. CIO president proposes a peace plan while cargo planes gain qualified approval in ongoing dispatches.
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Cousins Connect Roosevelt Churchill Eighth Cousins Removed
Genealogist Conklin Mann reports Roosevelt and Churchill are eighth cousins once removed and finds Roosevelt is a sixth cousin once removed of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. US farmers marketed 1942 first half products totaling 5.773 billion dollars, up from 4.012 billion in 1941. Waste fats ceiling set at four cents a pound by OPA. Britain ends pleasuredriving. gasoline restricted to business vehicles as of August 1. Maj. Gen. Julius von Bernauth, German tank expert, killed on the Russian front.
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New York
Roosevelt
Churchill
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Office of Price Administration
Britain
Julius von Bernauth
War Wages Policy and Ground Crew in WWII Outlook
Washington discusses using executive power for wage stabilization, allowing premium wages in key war plants and not cutting above 15 percent. It highlights the War Labor board actions, aircraft industry shifts, and dehydration meals for overseas troops. It also emphasizes ground crews’ pivotal role, detailing strength projections and the diverse duties of maintenance personnel.
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War Labor Board
Mexican Tea Towel Motifs Set for Transfers
Neighboring artists offer pictorial tea towel motifs Pancho and Ramona fruits and awning in vivid colors with a bright pottery panholder. Transfers 79475 cost 15 cents for seven towel motifs and one panholder transferable up to multiple uses for linen projects. Order details follow.
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