Morale of Night Workers And Women Rates Highest
A Chicago release from Benge Associates reports women show eight to ten percent higher industrial morale than men after four years of testing in forty plants nationwide. Night shift workers exhibit higher morale than day workers, while swing shift morale trails. Factors include fewer interruptions and perceived professional acceptance for women under masculine leadership, with night work offering daylight recreation and evening entertainment.
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Chicago
Benge Associates
Eugene Benge
Benge
Dustry
Surs
International Mobilization of Food Output Proposed
Washington reports the United States may seek a UN council to mobilize global agricultural resources to boost food for war relief and reduce transport needs. Marvin Jones of the War Food Administration outlines a 1944 plan to plant 380 million acres, raise meat dairy and egg outputs, and boost fertilizer and machinery, with a goal of 88 million acres of wheat and larger crop supports to sustain high yields for several years.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Marvin Jones
War Food Administration
WFA
Jones
New Ration Books No 3 Must Bear Stamp
District OPA officials announced that Ration Books No 3 intended for Troy Area residents must include the inked stamp of validity on the cover. Some No 2 books arrived without the stamp, letters to the Troy Record say. Return stamped No 3 books by mail to the New York address and note the serial number. include a request letter and prepay postage. Police officers in Los Angeles are urged for their wartime service as one-sixth of personnel have left to join the armed forces, especially lieutenants and captains.
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New York
Troy Area
OPA
Troy Record
Newark
Los Angeles
Cal
Scrap Metal Drive Waits Upon Boys in Troy
Troy War Salvage Committee chairman Edwin J. Mahoney says no metal scrap drives will run until fall when boys return from camp. With many youths away at summer camps, a drive would be hard to run. Fats are taken to butcher shops, women donate silk and nylon stockings, and the department of public works collects tin cans monthly.
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Troy
Edwin J. Mahoney
Troy War Salvage Committee
Department of Public Works
Saratoga Bids For Conference
Saratoga Springs officials bid to host the international food conference continuation of the Hot Springs session. Letters were sent to Under Secretary Sumner Welles Representative Dean P. Taylor and Senators Mead Wagner and to President Roosevelt. Warren Kelchner, head of the food conference division, visited Saratoga to inspect hotel facilities.
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Saratoga Springs
Hot Springs
Sumner Welles
Dean P. Taylor
Mead and
Wagner
Roosevelt
Warren Kelchner
Food Conference
Health Monoxide Poison May Come Slowly
Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning can stem from war work or home and cause absenteeism or disability. It is an odorless gas that replaces blood oxygen, with symptoms ranging from yawning and drowsiness to headaches dizziness and, in severe cases, unconsciousness. Long exposures slow breathing and may require oxygen mixtures. fresh air and rest are key, with elimination of causes like faulty heating or gas pipes.
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Masters
Pop
Willie
Fort Ticonderoga
Appeal Taken In Slaughter Violation Case
Harry Maistelman and James Ansil, both charged with violating the agriculture and markets law by preparing a dead cow for food, received writs of habeas corpus from Judge Pierce HB Russell but were held to answer in Troy Police Court. An appeal to the Appellate Division halted proceedings, adjourned before Judge James F. Byron, as the two wait the appeal outcome.
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Harry Maistelman
Bertha Street
Albany
James Ansil
Nassau
James N. Noonan
Supreme Court
Pierce HB. Russell
Maistelman
Ansil
Troy
James F. Byron
River Street
Isadore Bookstein
Asst
Joseph B. Mulholland
Justice Russell
Byron
Russell
Indoor Rainy Day Fun From Two Recreational Experts
A NEA Service feature offers home vacation ideas for rainbound families. Activities include an at home treasure hunt with clues, puppet shows, shoebox theater, and family storytelling. Music, reading aloud, singing, and role play foster togetherness and imagination.
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Pop
Mom
Pussy Cat
London
War Production Board expects civilian supplies shortages this fall
Washington reports the War Production Board’s Office of Civilian Requirements warns of dangerously low civilian stocks by November. A program for the last quarter aims to replenish personal items while reducing large goods. OCR may seek rationing on some items and possibly renew electric irons and washing machines production.
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Washington
War Production Board
Office of Civilian Requirements
OCR
Civilian Requirements Division
James F. Byrnes
CCR
American Sailors Buy War Bonds
Washington UP reports sailors are purchasing about 6.9 million dollars in War Bonds monthly. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau notes Army and Navy bond buyers surged over 500 percent in three months, from 0,000 to 277,000 by July 7. About 129,000 buy at least one bond monthly, with 35,000 Marine Corps and 25,000 Coast Guard active accounts.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Gas Ration Rules Expand for Troy plants Workers
Officials告 announce extra gas line eligibility for workers at Troy area plants who lack alternative transport. Also drivers with B or C books must use expiration dates. no new books issued before expiration unless extreme emergency proven. OPA District guidance allows restoral of mileage loss only for visiting designated plants, not for work duties. Plants listed include Watervliet Arsenal, Ford Mfg Co, American Locomotive, and others in Schenectady Albany Troy area.
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Troy Area
OPA
W. & L. E. Gurley Corp
Marvin Neitzel Co
Troy
Watervliet Arsenal
Ford Manufacturing Co
Waterford
Noble & Wood Machine Co
Hoosick Falls
General Electric Co
American Locomotive Co
Schenectady
F. C. Huyck & Sons
General Aniline Co
Rensselaer
Army Depot
Voorheesville
Consolidated Car Heating Co
J. DeBeer Son and Ramsey Chain Co
Albany
Edward J. Rowan
Troy Rationing Board
Ronan
Mass Production Plan Aims to End Clothing Rationing
Washington announces a six point program by WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson to eliminate clothing rationing for wartime. The plan targets mass produced low priced garments, voluntary retail cooperation, and simpler consumer rules: buy only what you need, buy when you need it, and make items last.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
The
War Production Board
WPB
United States
Nelson
Newer
New Antiserum Aims to Combat Influenza
Navy physicians report a promising antiserum inhaled as a fine mist into the lungs to neutralize influenza virus, potentially protecting patients from infection. Commander Albert Paul Krueger, head of the naval unit, notes animal experiments justify hope for human use. Krueger previously taught bacteriology at the University of California.
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San Francisco
Navy
Twelfth Naval District
Albert Paul Krueger
Naval Laboratory Research Unit
Krueger
University of California
Board tightens rules on extra B or C gasoline books
The board plans to deny requests for additional B or C ration books before the original expiry unless an extreme emergency is proven. Appeals remain possible to the District OPA, but applicants must show a strong reason to receive extra rationing books before their current one ends.
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OPA
Ronan
Othey
Tradesmen Needed for Seabees Recruit Drive
Chief Gunner's Mate Joseph Sullivan announces urgent enlistment of skilled tradesmen for the Navy Seabees in Class V-4. Recruiting offices report a bureau directive to boost enlistments for construction battalions. jobs span mechanics, riggers, carpenters, divers, electricians, welders, and more with salaries from 54 to 126 dollars monthly plus overseas premium. Details at the Rensselaer County Court House third floor recruiting office.
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Naval Reserve
Joseph Sullivan
Navy
Navy Department Bureau of Yards and Docks
Sullivan
Rensselaer County Court House
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