New Building Expansion Boosts U S Industry Outlook
New factory and mill construction in steel and other industries, driven by U S defense needs, points to the busiest winter in over a decade. Awards topped 1 000 000 000 in October and November with high demand for ammonia plants shipbuilding and machine tool expansions as Bethlehem and U S Steel plan costly capacity increases.
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New York
U. S. Defense
Engineering News-Record
War Department
Morgantown
West Va
Cramp
Philadelphia
Fond du Lac
Wis
U. S
Bethlehem Steel
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Birmingham
Union Electric Co
Missouri
Venice
Associated Press
Jesse Jones
Dun
Bradstreet
United States
England
U S Army Adopts European Tactics
The Army shows progress borrowing European war ideas from air infantry to parachute operations. Fort Benning engineers test anti tank devices, portable bridges and mine layers while paratrooper training expands with a full battalion of the 501st at Benning and new towers planned.
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Washington
West
South
Air Corps
Congress
Fort Benning
Fourth Division
Vance
Germany
France
501St
Students Backed By State In Jefferson Parish Strike
New Orleans Dec 7 State Superintendent John E Coxe supported the demands of 225 Jefferson Parish high school students on strike over the dismissal of five teachers. He warned parish funds could be withheld until reinstatement. A student spokesman said they would continue striking until action is taken. A parent teacher group planned a mass meeting to settle school board difficulties.
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New Orleans
John E. Coxe
Jefferson Parish
Kern
Miss Hayes
Campbell
Coxe
Lillian Thomas
Mild mannered mother causes havoc at cafe and jail
Ellen Boyles known as Patsy, 32, torn linoleum at Bungalow cafe while searching for a coin, argued with manager Harry Wright and was jailed after being convicted of disturbing the peace. Wright dismissed. Boyles fined or jailed. Officer notes describe further property damage in courthouse offices as investigation continues.
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Ellen Boyles
Patsy
North Scott Street
Harry Wright
Boyles
Paul Cella
Wright
County
Bryce Wilson
Court House
Johnstown
Herb Woods
Arizona Troops Moved From Fort Sill to Abilene Camp
The War Department plans to transfer the 45th division from Fort Sill Oklahoma to a new tent camp at Abilene Texas due to inadequate water there. The division, comprising guardsmen from Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona and Colorado, will grow from 13 000 to 15 700 by January as barracks kitchens and medical facilities rise in screened tents and wooden cantonments. Oklahoma lawmakers disputed water misinformation cited by the department.
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Washington
Oklahoma
War Department
Fort Sill
Okla
Abilene
Tex
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Department
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U.S. Army
United States Army
Europe
Edward E. Bomar
Theodore de Grazia
Arizona Inn
Mexico
Stone Ave
Tucson
Ariz
Sunset Dairy
Louisiana
Cain
Pean Seana
Stone Avenue
Cee
Texas
John M. McBride
Valley Nat'l Bidg
North
Fourth Avenue
The
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