Morale and wartime programs boost American army
The article describes government efforts to raise soldier morale before and during war. It details the Morale Division in Washington with its Moving Picture Service Camp Publications Post Exchanges and hostesses. It notes the Post Exchange profits and the role of entertainment education and sports in building fighting spirit.
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Y.M.C.A
Adjutant General
Washington
Army Motion Picture Service
Moving Picture Service
Moving Picture
Bell
Post Exchange
Army General Store
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Stars & Stripes
France
Harold Ross
Paris
New Yorker
Alexander Woollcott
America
John Winterich
Major Winterich
Harry Terry
The
Commerce Magazine
Yard Birds and Civic Figures Enter the Army Draft
The piece notes slang shifts in the army as World War I draftees arrive, including Daniel R. Topping, Yehudi Menuhin, Arthur Victory Christman, Wendell Grove, Frank B. Thompson, Winthrop Rockefeller, Leopold Stokowski, and others labeled yard birds. It also reports growing civilian staff in the army, a FCC stance on unbiased broadcasting, and a Corcoran daughter born amid inaugural excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel R. Topping
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sonja Henie
Topping
Yehudi Menuhin
California
Nora Nicholas
Austria
Menuhin
Arthur Victory Christman
New York
New Jersey
Wendell Grove
Third Infantry
Fort Snelling
Frank B. Thompson
Glenmore
National Debate on America’s Role in World Crisis
The nation weighs a policy of unrestricted help to Britain as Congress considers Roosevelt’s lend lease plan. The president seeks power to lease or lend munitions and supplies without further Congress, a move seen as pivotal for Britain’s survival and a test of US global stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Europe
England
Britain
All Out Schedule For Auto Show Canceled
The National Automobile Manufacturers Association will not hold its national show in New York this year. The industry is focused on defense production and exhibits are canceled, except in distributors' own showrooms. Strikes in isolated areas have slowed production, though the Labor Department calls the impact a small fraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Automobile Manufacturers Association
New York
Grand Central Palace
Department of Labor
Defense push unites states urged as war clouds loom
Government posters roll out during Preparedness Through Production week as governors back defense drives and manufacturers register facilities. Congress debates quick action amid isolationist opposition while unions clash with industry over plant operations and labor mediation efforts unfold nationwide.
Two Directions for Farm Income Rise in 1940
The article outlines dual paths to higher farm income: boosting U S production of importable goods and expanding use of farm products in manufacturing. It notes 1940 farm income just under 9 billion dollars across about 6 5 million farms and discusses optimism amid war era concerns.
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Washington
United States
Soil erosion costs U S billions says conservation chief
H H Bennett chief of the U S soil conservation service warns annual erosion toll exceeds 3.8 billion dollars with half the nation’s land damaged. He notes farmers are already conserving on 250 million acres and projects balancing waste forces in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
H. H. Bennett
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Bennett
Roosevelt eyes plan to build state unemployment reserves
Trends reports President Roosevelt showing interest in a plan to pull state unemployment insurance reserves up. Barcus Kindred finds $70,245,400 rise in state and municipal financing last year, with 1940 totaling $1,168,849,865 up from $1,098,604,265.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Barcus, Kindred & Co
Chicago
United States
Great Britain
Weekly News Analysis: Senate Vote Shapes U.S. Aid Plans
Editorial notes that a Senate vote will determine how far the United States will aid Britain and bolster the auto industry for defense production. The piece outlines an all-out schedule to boost wartime production and national defense efforts.
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Representative Fish
N. Y
Tinkham
Mass
Massachusetts
Knox
Stimson
Morgenthau
Britain
United States
America
Hitler
Japan
Senate
U.S
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Wickard
WNU Service
National Press Bldg
Washington, D. C
Purdue University
Napoleon
Uncle Sam
Winthrop Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Army
Selective Service Board
New York City
Kentucky National Guard
Leopold Stokowski
Philadelphia Orchestra
Third Coast Artillery Band
San Pedro
Calif
War Department
Federal Communications Commission
WAAB
Boston
Thomas Corcoran
New Deal Advisors
Adolf Hitler
Clay
Webster
Woodrow Wilson
Fish
ATARI
Defense
Defense Commission
National Association of Manufacturers
Berlin
Rome
Germany
U. S
Saginaw
Mich
Eaton Manufacturing Company
C.I.O
James F. Dewey
San Diego
Ryan Aeronautical Company
Selective Service Act
Lewis B. Hershey
Law
Sidney Hillman
C.I
Wendell Willkie
Mussolini
Reich
Brenner Pass
Il Duce
Wises
Patterson
Western Newspaper Union
Russia
John Friedland
Northland
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Barrow
John
States
Friedland
Candle Creek
Arctic
Italy
Edward C. Wayne
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