War Effort Strengthened By High School Graduates
Executive Secretary of the National Education Association argues that over a million graduates in 1942 will join the war effort. The article highlights volunteers for the armed services, Navy college paths, war industries, and civilian defense, plus the growing need for vocational training and rapid workforce expansion across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
Army
Cavalry
Artillery
Tank Corps
Air Corps
Signal Corps
Corps of Engineers
Navy
Washington
War Production Board
Hannah Penn
York
Stimson
George H. Jiler
The
Bridgeport Post
Battle OverSteel For Railroad Cars Roils Washington Policy
Washington debate pits War Production Board chief Donald Nelson against Transportation Chief Joe Eastman over freezing steel on hand for railroad cars. Eastman warns idle plants and wasted materials threaten rail traffic, oil and ore transport as submarines cut sea routes. The piece also covers Roosevelt's pro labor stance, wartime labor influence on Europe, and promotions of Wallace era aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Donald Nelson
Transportation
Joe Eastman
War Production Board
Eastman
Pullman Standard
Florida
U. S
Nelson
Roosevelt
Europe
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Social Democratic Party
Hitler
Sudetenland
Paris
Reichstag
Pattern No 1560 B dress pattern details
The notice describes Barbara Bell Pattern No 1560 B a fitted top with waist whittle and curves accenting lines a neat neckline ric rac edging tiny front buttons and shaped pocket flaps the skirt features panels and sizes 10 through 20 with busts 28 to 38 including yardage for size 12 30 and trim instructions and ordering address.
Victory vs. Luxury Reflections on Youth Sacrifice in War Era
The passage contrasts a brother who drove fast on highways at sixty miles an hour with a future plan to ride buses or walk. It notes Susan graduating in 1942 facing luxuries her sister in 1940 did not. It argues youth must sacrifice refinements and may renounce comforts as the struggle continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Susan
Problems of Education Aired at Conference
At the American Council of Education meeting in Chicago educators spoke on education’s role in improving life in communities and globally. Roscoe L. West urged focusing on living better for all, while William J. Hamilton warned postwar funding and social security pressures may overtake public schools amid rising legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Council of Education
Chicago
Ill
Roscoe L. West
State Teachers College
Trenton
N. J
William J. Hamilton
Oak Park
Character and Shadow
A proverb compares a man’s character to a shadow that can trail or lead him and varies in length.
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Armed Services
Willard E. Givens
Turr
Brabant
Bonaparte
Waterloo
War Industries
Denver
Oakland
Calif
Horace Greeley
Washington, D. C
Wallace
Henry Wallace
Claude Wickard
AAA
Milo Perkins
Board of Economic Warfare
Paul Appleby
Chester Davis
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
R. M
Spike
Evans
Sam Bledsoe
Roy Hendrickson
Whitney Tharin
Bledsoe
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Wacker Dr
Ns Scholls
California
Sam
Athern
Southern California
S. Hill
Los Angeles
Cal
Marines
Coast Guard
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