Admiral Moreell urges labor discipline at AFL convention
In Toronto Admiral Moreell of the Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks says workers must sacrifice and protect democracy during peril. He argues emergencies justify relaxed rules and stresses unions are not essential for national survival, citing war-time production and casualties as consequences of strikes.
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Bureau of
American Federation of Labor
Toronto
Germany
Italy
Japan
Put in Their Places as War Demands Rally Support
The article praises William K. Jeffers for rebuking obstructive lawmakers and urging wartime efficiency. It urges more government administrators like Jeffers and supports immediate Army and Navy access to rayon reinforced tires to speed victory.
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Wm. K. Jeffers
Army
Navy
Jeffers
Congress
Senate Committee
Union Pacific
Tire mileage rise tied to speed drop
A new tire reaches 17 000 miles by lowering average speed from 40 to 25 mph. Rural workers rely on motor vehicles for transport with 18 million non farm workers, many of them war workers.
A Pledge of Citizenship by Ruth Taylor
Ruth Taylor emphasizes that citizenship is a prize to earn daily not just at elections. The oath echoes ancient Athenians insisting honesty courage and unity to defend democracy free from prejudice and to honor laws guiding a noble city and nation.
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Athens
A Call to Bonds and Bravery for War Effort
An impassioned wartime appeal urges Americans to support war funding. It emphasizes national luck, threats from enemies, and the need to buy bonds and stamps to finance munitions. The speaker calls for all ages to contribute, imagining a tidal wave of sacrifice protecting loved ones and defeating fascism.
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Floyd
John Dillinger
Hitler
Berlin
Tokio
Travel by passenger autos in 1940 dominates transport use
In 1940, passenger cars accounted for about seven times the mileage of all other transport methods combined, indicating autos were the primary means of travel.
Tire out of line drags, halves tire mileage loss
A wheel tire misalignment drags sideways for 87 feet per mile and grinds off rubber. Car owners may lose up to fifty percent of tire mileage due to the wear.
Postal Department Urges Early Christmas Mail
The Post Office Department warns of record Christmas mail volume as wartime strains grow. It urges the public to mail earlier, address correctly, and accept limited manpower while transportation is stretched. It notes 25 600 postal workers already drafted, armies rising duties, and overseas gifts deadlines already passed. The New York office handles 350 000 overseas parcels daily and the department aims to prevent a 1918-like jam through public cooperation.
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Department of Commerce
War Services
Army
Navy
New York Post Office
Assistant to Secretary of Agriculture coordinates farm labor amid wartime goals
A Westerner, Lyle F Watts of Region No. 6 Forest Service in Portland, was named assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture to coordinate farm labor. Wickard announced plans to set 183 goals to boost community self sufficiency, with 20 percent of resources for military and lend lease needs. Dried milk for fighters, draft deferments urged, and gas rationing info issued for farmers with cars.
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Department
Lyle F Watts
Region No
U. S. Forest Service
Portland
Oregon
Wickard
Claude R. Wickard
Secretar Wickard
Horces
Senate Military Affairs Committee
OPA enforcement broadens price control warnings and penalties
The OPA broadens enforcement of price ceilings with four thousand retailers warned by registered mail for alleged violations of the General Maximum Price Regulation. Violations include overcharging, reducing quantity without lowering price, and lowering quality without price cuts. Public awareness urged to monitor price, quantity, and quality. consumers may sue for at least $50 per overcharge.
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OPA
Navy Yard workers travel long daily round trips
About 3,000 employees at the navy yard make daily round trips of 60 to 85 miles as they commute to and from work.
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A Navy Yard
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