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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1918

Page

17

Y M C A War Work Uses Big Business Execs Behind Front

Army Y M C A posts and post exchanges in France run a vast nonprofit distribution network with 600 post exchanges, 12 hotels, 2,000 trucks, and factories to supply soldiers. Harold D. Sheets led recruitment of American executives to direct purchasing, construction, transport, and hospitality in a $50 to $75 million annual turnover effort.

Y. M. CG. .A. War Work Council American Expeditionary Forces France B.C. Carter Harold D. Sheets Spain Switzerland New York Sheets C Capo Pals Y. M Paris Coney Island Post Exchange Mr. Sheets America Enfo J Uni of Communication Bordeaux Aix Les Bains MC. A General Supply Motor Transportation Post Exchange Department Motor Transportation Department Cannions

Henry Ford Converts Plants for War Production Effort

Detroit boss Henry Ford halves passenger car output to 1600 daily as he pivots to war needs. Two new large plants will build tractors and 210 foot “Eagles” ships for submarine hunting, with a shipyard on the River Rouge starting up and a Liberty motor components surge underway. Ford aims to exceed one boat a day by midsummer and to produce thousands of Liberty motors and helmets for soldiers, while experimenting with tanks and novel helmet designs.

Detroit Henry Ford Ford D‘éputch Wall Street Journal Ienry Ward Pacific United States Att Ford Sam Mr. Ord River Rouge Mr. Ford Liberty Motor Liberty Ford Organization Philadelphia

Weary Soldier Letters Home And Fatherly Replies

A front line soldier writes home asking for funds to replace a trench and his wife replies with a frugal message offering two candles. A second vignette shows a wealthy father testing a suitor with questions about fitness and status, including college achievement, cocktail avoidance, and a lawyer’s claim of earnings. The fragmentary text sketches social norms and humor from a past era.

Mary Jim Pearson

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