Giant Strides In Ship Building Under a New Standardization System
The article outlines wartime shipbuilding expansion under standardization, noting government support to boost output. It discusses steel and wooden ship plans, the shift by the Shipping Board, and hopes for a strengthened merchant marine and national standing. It emphasizes increased production across yards and allied industries to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the International Syndicate
Shipping Board
Atlantic
The Steel Ship In The War Effort The Se
The piece explains the US ship building push during World War I, detailing standardization across yards and fabrication shops, large scale output targets, and the craft of assembling steel ships from keel to launching. It notes 150 shipyards, 200000 workers, and naming plans for 7k to 12k ton vessels while stressing safety and discipline.
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United States
Germany
Shipping Board
The Girl Scouts War Work and Story of the Movement
The piece details Girl Scouts across the United States aiding WWI efforts through Red Cross service canteen work and home economics with Agriculture and Food Administration guidance. It notes garden programs, canning clubs, and collaboration with Treasury and Education departments, plus the leadership of Mrs Wilson and Mrs Hoover.
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Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Department of Agriculture
The
Food Administration
Wilson
States Relations Service
Treasury Department
Woman’s National Liberty Loan Committee
McAdoo
Boy Scouts
New York
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Federal Reserve
Bureau of Education
Washington
Girl Scout Movement
Herbert Hoover
District of Columbia War Garden
Daughters of the Woods
Girl Scouts of America
Juliette Gordon Low
Savannah
Georgia
Boy Scouts of England
Robert Baden-Powell
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