War and labor unrest intertwined in Ford wartime output
The article describes a sweeping view of domestic upheaval alongside Ford Motor Company’s war contributions. It highlights strikes, radical propaganda, and government actions, then details Ford’s massive wartime production including Liberty motors, caissons, tanks experiments, ambulances, bearings, cylinders, and substantial labor force at Highland Park, with broader implications for national security and industry.
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Washington
Trotzaky
New York
Russia
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Ford Motor Company
United States
Liberty
Ford
Liberty Motors
America
Liberty Motor
Liberty Loans
Red Cr
Patriotic Fund
France
Chemical Laboratory
U. S
Highland Park
These Rats Wouldn't Eat My Best Grain Says Fred Lamb
An elderly ad style notice reports Fred Lamb touting rat control methods using Rat Soap and Rat Snap after years of rat trouble. He claims live rats were fed up, gathered dead rodents, and asserts his grain remains safe now. Sold by L. L. Critcher with three sizes and a price.
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Fred Lamb
L. L. Critcher
Industrial plants on the Rouge employ vast work force
Plant on the River Rouge and a new Blast Furnace under construction provide jobs for thousands, with the Carburator Plant hiring an average 44,000 employees. Government work is cited as a standard eight hour day and a minimum wage of five dollars per day, reflecting wartime labor norms.
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River Rouge
Rouge
Master’s sake for North Carolina orphans appeal
A North Carolina orphan aid plea urges every father mother and every worker to give one day’s income to support orphanages. It frames neglected children as future societal threats and portrays orphanages as simple, crucial paths to literacy cleanliness proper meals and spiritual guidance through Christian charity. The piece calls for just action mercy and humility aligned with scriptural duty.
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Jesus Christ
North Carolina
North Caroline Orphan Association
M. L. Bhipman
Jas. R. Youne
Livi Neston Johnson
Joan D. Berry
W. F. Evans
North Rolina
Sugar Price Rise Stirs Debate in Statesville
The Statesville Landmark critiques sugar price hikes amid shortages noting fixed consumer costs at 134 cents per pound while producers and refiners gain. It argues higher costs reflect broader production increases, urges fair scrutiny, and appeals for Thanksgiving charity to aid orphans through the North Carolina Orphan Association effort led by church leaders and Sunday school supervisors.
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Sugar Division
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New Orleans
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