War production, labor shifts, and government holdings analyzed
War industries run at less than capacity yet March output in war essentials exceeds expectations. Congress and the Truman committee probe national service scope, war officer surplus, and contractor waste. government holdings strain postwar disposal and population shifts.
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Congressional
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Langer
House Committee On Military Affairs
Truman Committee
War Department and Manpower Commission
Defense Plant ‘Corporation
Justice Department
Congress
Census Bureau
New York
California
Looking Ahead by S Benson on Free Enterprise and Competition
The writer reflects on American history from 1776 to 1944 praising competitive sports on college field days. He argues that effort and free enterprise drive national progress, not trophies, and warns against taxation and subsidies that stifle winners. Endorses open competition and warns idleness could paralyze a nation.
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America
Marshall Founds Grandmothers League in War Bond Drive
Washington, D. C. Mrs George C Marshall wife of General George C Marshall founded the Grandmothers League to honor grandmothers who buy War Bonds. She and her three grandchildren Tupper Brown Jimmy Winn and Kitty are named in the report as buyers. Osceola Nebraska May 2 1944.
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George C. Marshall
Grandmothers League
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North Carolina
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Ment
Storz Brewing CO
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Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
Augustine Co
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Carleton Anderson
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Bush’s Drug Store
Consumers Public Power District
L. M. Merrick County Judge Court Cosis
Victory Hotel
Stromsburg
Ceeese
R. L. Anderson
Edith Heilman
Emergency Relief Fund
Lillie Headman
A. S. Nelson
Roy E. Hartson
Joseph F. Stanzel
Owen [McClung
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Bruce Pickett Board
T. A. Reece
Johnson Chevrolet Co
Arthur S. Nelson Read
Anchor Oil Corporation
A. M. Cosner
Theo Larson Same
Frank Nondberg Same
Ray Same
Arthur S. Nelson
Evelyn ‘Peterson
Seeeese Oo
Louis Johnston
Alvin Dahlin
Standard Oil Co
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C. H. Albers
H. A. Johansen
Chas. Wright
Peter Reisdorff Same
J. C. LaMunyon Same
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Donald Schipporeit
Charles Brand Same
William Hansen Same
Henry Schipporeit
Roy Wyman Same
Paul Coover
Glenn Willits Same
Ralph Kohler
Stanley Braithwait Same
Warren Hastings
Ben Treadway
Warren Hastings Same
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Kiner Swanson
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Eli W. Johnson
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Harold Allison Same
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Clyde Austin
Emerald Johnson
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Florence Johnson
Evelyn Schwartz
County General Fund
L. M. Merrick
T. A.reece
Clerk District Court
Eevee
Gunnard Peterson
Steel Eeason
L. C. Orendorff
Richard Sealey
Owen McClung
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Edward H. Harriman
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NBC Coast
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Joe Chantry, Mgr
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Marjorie Main
Lee Wally
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