Auto Industry Tops Schedule On Conversion
Six weeks into war conversion the U S auto industry has moved rapidly from car assembly to weapons production. Plant retooling is ahead of schedule with expansion of anti aircraft cannon aviation engine parts bombers and tanks. Parts banks and improved tooling are ready for full mass production once lines are built, sustaining employment and aiming for 800 000 to 1 000 000 hourly workers at peak.
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Detroit
War Production Board
Ernest Kanzler
London Calls Doctors Muster in Military Service
London dispatch says young British doctors formerly exempt from conscription are now called to join the armed forces unless they secure a hospital post. Those who cannot advance to a senior post after six months of hospital service must enlist in the army, navy, or air force.
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London
Army
Navy
Nn’ FF
War Foot Notes It Costs Uncle Sam $75,000 To Train An Air Corps Pilot
Maxwell Field at Montgomery Alabama hosts a vast wartime pilot training program. Cadets transform from civilians to aviation officers in under 40 weeks, with 37 percent failing in primary, six percent in basic, and one percent in advanced stages. The program costs about $75,000 per pilot, including facilities and salaries, as nations prepare a 2,000,000 strong air force.
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Uncle Sam
Air Corps
Devon Francis
Wide World Aviation
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Southeast Air Corps Training Center
John Paul Jones
Wright Brothers
Americas
Europe
Asia
United States
Army
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Moffett Field
San Francisco
United States Military Services
John Doe
New England
Sentry of Pearl Harbor Starts Officer Training
Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Lockard, famed for sounding the Pearl Harbor alert, began officer training at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He received the Distinguished Service Cross in Washington and was honored in Williamsport Pennsylvania with a hometown ceremony before leaving for New York City.
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Pearl Harbor
International News Service
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Joseph L. Lockard
Japan
Sgt. Lockard
Williamsport
Washington
New York City
40 Mile Speed Limit Urged In Ohio Statewide
Governor Bricker urges Ohio residents and state workers to observe a voluntary 40 mph speed limit following President Roosevelt's request for a uniform nationwide limit. He argues the measure will conserve tires gas oil and reduce accidents and injuries statewide.
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United Press
Columbus
Bricker
Ohio
Roosevelt
Law sets 50 mph highway speed limit outside towns
The present legislative session passes a measure capping highway speeds at 50 mph outside municipalities with state patrols enforcing noncompliant drivers. Gov Bricker urges cooperation to conserve materials while the highway director may set a reasonable limit under state law.
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Bricker
Private game preserves claim over vast North Carolina lands
In North Carolina more than 600000 acres are turned over to private game preserves. The large tracts, spanning multiple counties, reflect a growing trend in land use and wildlife management amid debates on public access and conservation.
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North Carolina
Stamp thermometer boils over as girl buys defense bonds
In San Jose California on March 14 Belle Vargas sold the family cow at Edison High School to buy two defense bonds worth 75 dollars each. The event took place as girls sold national defense stamps under the school program.
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San Jose
Calif
Edison High School
Belle Vargas
Want Ad-Taker Offers Timely Inexpensive Insertion
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Wide World Automotive Editor
Hamburg
Fresh Small Hearts
U.S. Army
Maio
Ze Lev Tenane
C.e
Ende
Patrol
Canton
John F
W. F. Damlos
West Tusc
Hay
Honda
Defense Workers
Avalon Box
Big Sis
Seikel’s
Seikel
Strahan
Louis Seikel
Stark County
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