Penitentiary as a Factory Sparks Economic Debate
The Hart administration advances an industrial program at Washington state penitentiary aiming to turn it into a large-scale production facility for metal auto plates road signs and apparel to employ prisoners and reduce tax costs. Critics warn prison labor cannot compete with free labor and fear harm to private local industries. supporters stress road-building and constructive labor, urging intensive study and Pacific Northwest Products Organization input.
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Hart
State Penitentiary
Washington
Pacific West
Pacific Northwest
Star
Walla Walla
Pace
Pacific Northwest Products Organization
Idea
Swordfish moniker used for war profiteers in Italian theater
The piece riffs on the term Peshikani used by Italians to label war profiteers and urges wary behavior among the public. It contrasts expected restraint in expenses with social scolding for luxury goods, and includes a quip about U.S. reactions and moral admonition from Marcus Aurelius.
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Daugherty
A Sign of Real Promise in Jobs and Prosperity
Traveling salesmen report more "Lo Wanted" signs as new factories rise. Unskilled labor gains, mood lifts, and a shift toward more jobs than men to fill them. Cotton exchange suspends three fraud cases in a period of improving general prosperity.
Radio Craze Expands Across the Nation
Alexander Eisemann, president of the National Radio Chamber of Commerce, estimates 1.5 million home radio outfits are in use and projects rising to 6 million in five years. He says America shows an industrial Pandora's Box of surprises as the radio industry, aiming for 100 million dollars yearly, grew rapidly and new opportunities continually arise.
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Alexander Eisemann
National Radio Chamber of Commerce
Eisemann
America
Ford Joke and Production Pace in June Plans
The Wall Street Journal cites a Ford anecdote where Henry Ford supposedly wakes to life in a coffin and orders a mobile casket. It notes Ford's June plan for about 5,400 cars daily, highlighting high production speed amid busy demand.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Ford
Henry
Closed Cars More Numerous
A report notes that closed motor cars are rising in popularity with Ford forecasting a third of its output as closed cars and Packard expecting 70 percent of fall sales in closed models. Engineers predict closed cars may reach 40 of 100 eventually, with Seattle likely higher.
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Ford
Packard
Seattle
Learn a Word Every Day Welter Definition Primer
The passage defines welter as to tumble or roll with confusion or turmoil. It notes pronunciation wel ter and traces origin to Anglo Saxon wiel tan. An example shows welter used to describe tariff dispute figures causing public confusion.
Letters in Lostor The Wine of Ancient Times
Sidney M. Benton argues that ancient wine differed from modern alcohol with lower alcohol content and mixed use with water. He cites Biblical references to wine as a fermented beverage and discourages applying modern drinking debates to ancient times.
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Cana
Sidney M. Benton
School Salaries and Morale Clash With Tax Cuts
The Star notes that tax cut advocates and others won a victory but harmed a great cause as Board of Education member Mr. Shorrock warns salary reductions endanger classroom quality. He says pay cuts late in the year demoralize teachers, threaten staffing, and strain student attention next year.
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Smail Bere
Shorrock
Board of Education
Mr Shorrock
Morale as Currency in Seattle School Budget
The writer argues morale is overvalued in Seattle schools and critiques Shorrock Santmyer and Taylor for resisting higher teacher salaries. He notes voters supported maintaining pay and urges economy by removing morale as a budget factor, proposing a morale fumigator to purge perceived excess.
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Shorrock
State House
Olympia
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