War Production Lag Cited by Army Supply Head
Lieut. Gen. Brehon Somervell, head of the Army Service Forces, said procurement lagged about 300 million dollars over the last three months. May production was 5 percent below forecast, June showed no improvement, and early July figures indicated worse performance. He urged higher monthly schedules to meet the 1943 plan despite manpower shortages and shifting production priorities.
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Somervell
Charles E. Wilson
Commerce and Industry Associating of
New York
Janet Stowden Gill
Istrial
Somervells
Jacob
Mien
Grumet
Servicemen Aid New Mail System
Fighting men pursue wartime postal efficiency as postmasters install a district number system. Early reports show higher percentage use by soldiers than civilians and significant adoption by large mailers, with numbers added to addresses to guide delivery.
Maritime service law protects merchant marines in war
The article explains a new law allowing men leaving permanent posts to enlist in the United States Maritime Service to retain employment rights and restore to former positions without loss of seniority. Vincent Clark notes the measure helps those serving in the Merchant Marine and aiding the war effort. Applications for Maritime Service training are open to fit American citizens aged 17.5 to 50 for roles in radio, clerking, hospital, cooks, or engine crew.
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United States Maritime Service
Vincent Clark
87 Year old man proud parent in Georgia birth record
Macon Georgia August 3 1937 included in records with city health department is birth of a son to a 21 year old Hillsboro farmer and his 32 year old wife George Washington Miller and Mattie Leone Miller are the parents The son is Arthur Curtis Gordon Miller their second child
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Macon
Macon City
J Hillsboro
George Washington Miller
Mattie Leone Miller
Arthur Curtis Gordon Miller
Coffee Shop Burglary Reported At Bern’s Coffee
Bern’s Coffee shop at 327 West Commerce street reports a second burglary in 10 days. Manager Bam Bocler told police thieves stole cigarettes valued at 12 dollars and earlier on July 2 they took 310 dollars in cash. Additional readable fragments reference pastures, lots, and unrelated names.
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Bern
West Commerce Street
Bam Bocler
Harlem Riots Quiet After Day of Bloodshed and Arrests
In Harlem New York authorities kept a wary watch after violent clashes left five dead, 545 injured, 509 arrested and about 5 million dollars in property damage. A curfew, closed bars, and halted traffic marked the quieted streets as police and volunteers patrolled the negro neighborhood.
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New York
Harlem
Bethlehem Shipyard Walkouts End as Riveting School Reopens
Fourth walkout in a Bethlehem Steel shipyard week ended with white riveters and later black trainees returning to work. Manager F A Hodge said operations were back to normal. Bethlehem announced racial integration at the riveting school with advancement on a strict seniority basis regardless of color.
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Bautimors
Bethlehem Steel
Sparrowspoint
F. A. Hodge
Bethlehem
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