Washington Deferment Fight Raises White House Clash
The battle over who directs essential war worker deferments pits WPB chief Donald Nelson and Charley Wilson against Paul McNutt with army officials and the White House likely to decide. A second front concerns reconversion to civilian goods as Nelson sides with small business while Wilson leans to big business, amid army support for Wilson.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Army-Navy
WPB
Donald Nelson
Charley Wilson
Paul McNutt
White House
Patterson
Army
Production Executive Committee
Army Navy
Wilson
Nelson
McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Iwar Production Board
D. Nelson
Lucius Clay
Somervell
Clay
Nelson-Wilson
Washington Digest on Egg Glut and School Lunch Fate
The essay analyzes an egg surplus and the impact on school lunch programs, noting government purchase and giveaway of eggs to sustain farmer prices. It warns that after July 1 Congress may cut funding for school lunches, threatening meals for millions of children and highlighting broader food and labor issues.
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House of Representatives
WNU
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Washington
America
White House
Senate
House
Lend-Lease
Kansas City
War Food Administration
Office of Education
Congress
WPA
Tus
Senate Appropriations Committee
War Needs Grow Fast Says U S Petroleum Board
BRIEF notes the U S Petroleum Administration for War estimates war fuel needs are eighty times higher than in the last conflict. It cites Dunkirk as a reference point and outlines aims such as reducing work accidents by one million in the coming year and calls for intensified labor management cooperation. Madrid allocates half its outdoor space to the Phalangists.
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London Daily Mail
United States
London
John Henry Jones
America
The
Daily Mail
Mr. Jones
States
U. S. Petroleum Administration For
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
American Labor and Management
Delayed Orders Notice From Popular Pattern Numbers
Due to unusually large demand and wartime conditions, some popular pattern numbers will take longer to fill. Please send your order to the address provided.
Miscellaneous Quiz Answers Dataset
A list of scattered items includes names Lou Gehrig and William Powell with Eleanor Powell and Dick Powell. It references tall figures of 465 feet, a crowd near 300, a date 1787 and the Tang dynasty. It mentions a doll and a singer with a note on burden and chorus.
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Lou Gehrig
William Powell
Eleanor Powell
Dick Powell
Shirt Tree in India Provides Bark Shirt Solution
In India a man trims bark and cuts holes for arms and head to make a ready to wear shirt. A quirky note contrasts with Mexican legal notices listing attorney Aguilar and a mailing list entry in Mexico D. F.
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India
Sheepdog Recruits Taught by Regimental Mascot
A sergeant, frustrated by failing orders, isolates his squad and returns with the regimental mascot a sheepdog. He directs the recruits to work with the dog to improve discipline and responsiveness. The scene unfolds around barracks as the sergeant enlists the animal to train the men.
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N.co
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Scoop
Jackson
McNair
Carol
Romania
Bucharest
Natal
Jim Ulio
Alf Heiberg
Louise Atwill
Douglas MacArthur
Louise
Washington Digest
Baukhage
News
Bankhage
Dunkirk
British Red Cross
Europe
British Information Services
Madrid
Spain
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Powell
Borg- Jum
Mt. Rushmore Memorial
China
Mes
Aguilar
Lista de Correos
Mexico
D. F
H. Booth
Kelloggs Rice Krispies
Kellogg’s
McKesson Laboratories
and McKesson
Renta
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