War Department Ideas for Victory Save Millions
Since last June the War Department collected 4743 civilian employee suggestions to gain efficiency and save 10.33 million dollars annually. Cash awards have totaled over 100000 as ideas were adopted, ranging from railcar cost cuts to dented canteen repairs and eyelet reductions in drawers, with many proposals adopted across branches.
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Washington
War Department
Quartermaster Corps
Rovernment
G. J Lee
Céros
Philadelphia
World War II Strategic Nonsense Drafts Bold Schemes
A wartime column mocks absurd Allied and Axis strategies such as dispersing 1000 pounds of "pees" behind German lines, camouflaging carrier pigeons for the South Pacific, dyeing Arctic penguins, spraying jungle trees with phosphorus, and using V‑bombs with whistle signals to paralyze Germans, noting the unlikely and illogical ideas.
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South Pacific
Arctic
War plants seek more women workers in city drive
A meeting at Blyria Country Club drew representatives from over 40 women’s and service groups to boost recruiting for wartime labor. General Industries officials urged groups to inform women about job opportunities, noting urgent needs on all shifts and especially the third shift. Ward Riley projected Elyria area shortages through July with women making up a growing share of new hires.
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Blyria
Inj
York
Cys
Blytia Country Club
US General Industries Company
Etter Alvin W. Fritzsche
General Industries Company
T WatQeull
Owe
Wer
Qiat
Ward Riley
Lorain County
Wet Manpower Commission
Elyria Industries
Ute
Riley
Elyria
Nct
Washington
L. B. Lancashire
United States Employment Service
Pritesche
Helen Crehore
General Innistries
Fritsche
General Indiatries
General Thelistries Company
O. W. Marsh
Dlastres Peoduethon
Decne
Joseph Q. Petro
Stabilzation
General Industries Chink
General Industries
Mars Stoltz
General India Fries
General Industries Parsonnel Department
Marcella Schalble
Borain County Womanpower Conmittee
Lorain
Ote Tashowe
Tel Loran
Oberlin MRS Cedar Ave Delivery Service
A fragment notes a Cedar Avenue delivery service run by Oberlin MRS and H G Shannon OFS with contact at 149 Morgan Street and phone number 4872 or 221 for delivery.
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H. G. Shannon
Ofs
Cedar Ave
Robert
Morgan St
Third Symposium To Be Held April 17 Oberlin
Oberlin will host the third Nonpartisan Convention Symposium on April 17 with the topic Democracy on Trial The Rights of the Individual Four speakers include Ruth Benedict a Columbia anthropologist Mordecai Johnson Howard University Anna Hedgeman chair of a permanent Employment Practices committee and Ruth Baldwin Civil Liberties Union president The first session starts at noon in the Liberty Means Our Civil Liberties venue.
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Oberlin
Callepe
Trin
Ruth Benedict
Columbia University
Mordecai Johnson
Howard University
Anna Hedgeman
Ruth Baldwin
The
Civil Liberties Union
Oberlin students shape postwar platform and events
Amid student forums at Oberlin college a nonpartisan push crafts a presidential platform under the banner Beyond all Parchins The Common Good is the sacra. Seven symposia will inform students ahead of a May 27 candidate selection. Oliver and musical figures receive Guggenheim honors and a play by J M Synge is staged with Oberlin actors. The DAR hosts an all day event April 24 with Red Cross sewing and a luncheon.
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Oberlin
Gurgenheim
Norman Lockwood
Oberlin College
Lorvkywood
Guggenheim
University of Michigan
Ned
Lortieued
Reno
Respighi
Nadia Boulanger
Igor Stravinsky
Orin
Walt Whitman
Lincoln
Orrie
Au Symphonie Seem
Walt Whitmans
J. M. Synge
Sundis
Bh Hin
Beth Heller
Wuier
Lineal
Neb
Wil Ham Kennick
Pithburgh
J. Stanton McLaughlin
English Department
Molle¢En
DAR
Ho V. Zahn
Morgan Street
Renewed Demands For Early Trial Of Kimmel And Short
Washington prominence grows as senators press for an early court martial for Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter Short over negligence linked to Pearl Harbor. Secretary Knox called the Kimmel Short case confused and asked the Justice Department to review. Army and Navy favor delay until after the war, clashing with congressional opposition.
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Washington
Husband EB. Kinggnel
Walter €. Short
Cameron
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Justice Department
Army
Navy
Congress
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Dinflay
Altman & Ackerman
Broad Street
Wats Furnishings
Coats
FAY Co
Kimora
Short
James
Armstrong and Gold
Teri Hiauid
William
Dhiner
Sutton
Carton
Menth
Mennen
Pal Blades
Kaira
Bezea
Theanses
Omar
Lustratna
Werda
Aauer & Mack
Ertron
Fach
U.S. Po
Bose
Carsues
Sew Obe
Arihritis Bose
Parbe-Davis CO
STAMS
Tobiers
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