Washington Digest on Nelson's Expansionist Stand
Donald Nelson, head of the War Production Board, weighs a government career against contractionist opposition. He argues for expansion to absorb returning troops, sustain production, and grow small business, citing rising retail sales and employment. His fate may shape postwar policy.
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WNU
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Chungking
Washington
Cathay
WPB
Congress
Nelson
America
Sears Roebuck
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
China
Britain relaxes blackout rules amid war claims
Sweden lovers of Allied victory flood Stockholm’s top fireworks firm with orders for portraits of Churchill Stalin and Roosevelt. University of Illinois 25 year study on building systems to aid postwar small homes gathered and collated for planning and design later.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Roosevelt
University of Illinois
Front Line Infantryman Clayton Kills Four in Normandy
Ernie Pyle profiles George Thomas Clayton of Evansville as a private first class in the 29th Division. A veteran of D-Day and hedgerow fighting, he survived multiple near misses and a shell blast that deafened his right ear. He plans to return to combat after a rest, dreams of running a small Evansville restaurant, and has killed four enemies with a Browning automatic rifle.
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George Thomas Clayton
Tommy
George
Clayton
Evansville
Normandy
D-day
America
Chrysler Ordnance Plant
Buffalo Bill
England
Tommy Clayton
Ernie
Air Force Statement on Trust in Air Corps Role
A speaker urges reflection on Allied air power during the push into France. He recalls pilots who mourn fallen troops but emphasizes the air corps as the essential, enduring force leading ground troops every moment of daylight.
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France
England
Air Corps
Sewing Circle Pattern No 1219 Flared Peplum Jerkin
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1219 offers a soft feminine dress with straight skirt and peplum blouse in sizes 12 through 20. The size 14 short sleeve version uses 3 3/4 yards of 39 inch material and suits florals, pastels, and rayon crepe for day wear.
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Barbara Bell
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F Wentecheaning Sahn
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W. Llth St
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Falar
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