Navy Urges WAVES and Nurses to Fill Frontline Roles
Comdr P J McNotten heads WAVES recruitment for the 11th district urging young women to join Hospital Corps and other WAVES roles as the Navy fights Japan. Recruits may lack experience, but ages 20 to 36 and two years of high school suffice. booklets available at WAVES Los Angeles or Navy recruiting stations. In a separate case, Karl W Muntz lost a warranty suit to Pauline D Van Der Staay. judge awards treble damages of 457.50 for overcharging on a 1937 Ford when OPA price capped at 300.
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Japan
Comdr
P. J. McNotten
11Th Naval District
Navy
West Fifth Street
Los Angeles
Mad Man
Muntz
Karl W
Joseph L. Call
Pauline D. van der Staay
Burbank
OPA
Lee Freeman
America Invaded By Ship And Plane Heading Home
Returning servicemen describe their overseas experiences and praise the United States for mass production, mass distribution, and economic strength. They credit America's scale in banking and farming for sustaining the war effort and enabling victory. They expect a future homecoming invasion to be permanent and to reinforce national unity.
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America
Hitler
United States
Kaiser Sees West Coast Becoming Auto Center
In a San Francisco speech Henry Kaiser declares belief that automobiles will be built in the west. He notes California's leading auto registrations and diesel trucks, arguing a western production plant would cut coast- to-coast transport costs and boost western competition against Detroit.
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West
Henry Kaiser
San Francisco
Kaiser
California
New York
Detroit
Pacific Coast
East
Middle West
Tokyo clubs clash over bombing America society
Embarrassing note from a humorous column recalls Tokyo residents forming a Society for Bombing America and a rival group called the Society for Bombing Japan. The two meet, tensions rise, and the gathering adjourns abruptly with a farewell apology.
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America
Hirohito
Tokyo
Japan
Beach Purchase Plan Outlined for Redondo Beach
Regional Planning Commission prioritizes acquiring all privately owned beaches in Redondo Beach. County Supervisor Ray V. Darby outlined $250,000 parcels near Horseshoe Pier and south limits, to be funded from a $15,000,000 state beach fund. The master plan also calls for widening eroded frontage and a yacht harbor via breakwater extension or Salt Lake Lagoon conversion.
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Redondo Beach
Regional Planning Commission
Ray V. Darby
Horseshoe Pier
Tom Cook
Planning Commission
Salt Lake Lagoon
Price Controls Could Be Eased On Some Goods
Agricultural economist D. E. Timmons from the office of Chester Bowles says some price restrictions may be lifted while basic necessities stay controlled. He cites potatoes onions carrots and lettuce along with a few other high nutrition vegetables as needing continued OPA limits, but smaller vegetables could be freed. Fruits like berries limes and other perishable items might also be removed from price ceilings.
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D. E. Timmons
Chester. Bowles
California
OPA
Timmons
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