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Schwab’s praise and prizes fuel WWI ship factory success
A letter dated June 9 1939 from Charles M Schwab highlights how honest appreciation spurred workers at Bethlehem Steel’s Camden yards to rush the Tuckahoe cruiser. Schwab publicly thanked crews, awarded silver medals, and gave a gold watch to superintendent Thomas E Mason, praising shared credit.
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Charles M. Schwab
Joseph P. Day
Schwab
Woodrow Wilson
Dale Carnegie Emergency Fleet Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
United States
Lehigh River
Camden Yards